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X Factor date
X FACTOR star Louisa Johnson has been lined-up to headline the Big Day Out to be held in Maid- stone in July. The singer, best known for the hit
NHS West Kent Clinical Commis- sioning Group (CCG) has ap- pointed Glenn Douglas as accountable officer. He will performa similar role in
CCGs at Ashford, Canterbury and Coastal, Dartford, Graveshamand Swanley, Swale, and Medway as the result of the six CCGs deciding toworkmore closely together. Mr Douglas,
Best Behaviour, will take the stage at Mote Park on July 1. She announced the gig on Twit-
ter, saying: “Big news! I’ll be head- lining the @BigDayOutUK Festival in Maidstone this July! Can’t wait to see you all there.” Also on the bill are Diversity,
who won Britain’s Got Talent, and girl band Atomic Kitten, who have Kerry Katona in their line-up. Louisa (19) won the X Factor in
2015, after singing with mentor Rita Ora in the final.
Assault case A MAIDSTONE woman has been charged with wounding after an al- leged stabbing in Shepway. Nicola Goslitski (40), of Sutton
pictured, is cur- rently chief exec- utive of the Kent and Medway Sustainabi l i ty and Transforma- tion Partnership (STP) and will
maintain this role alongside his newaccountable officer duties. Dr Bob Bowes, chairman ofNHS
West Kent Clinical Commissioning Group, said the role would help “streamline strategic decision-mak- ing, freeing up time and resource to focus on the vital task of develop- ing local care so that people get bet- ter access to care and support in their local communities”.
Road,was arrested after policewere called to a report of an assault in Westmorland Road on Sunday, April 30. Officerswere told that two women had made theirway to hos- pital with arm injuries. They are be- lieved to have known the suspect. Goslitski has been charged with
two counts of wounding with in- tent and one of possessing a knife in a public place.
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Inspectors say trust’s services ‘improving’
Princess Royal meets charity shop workers
THE Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust has been given an encouraging diagnosis fromthe government health watchdog, the CareQuality Commission (CQC). England’s chief inspector of hos-
THE PRINCESS Royal received a warm welcome from charity vol- unteers when she visited the Save The Children shop in Maidstone. Acrowd of onlookerswaited out-
pitals has toldMaidstone and Tun- bridge Wells NHS Trust that there has been significant and sustained improvement throughout the trust, although some areas still require improvement. A team of inspectors from the spoke of her appreciation of the con-
side the store in Union Street to see Princess Anne. She was greeted by dignitaries including the Mayor of Maidstone Cllr Derek Butler, the charity’s retail manager Cheryl Adams and voluntary shop leader, Karen Elphick, before going inside to meet shop workers. The Princess, who has been presi- dent of the charity since the 1970s,
check on five core services: urgent What is the CQC? and emergency care; medical care;
work of the charity at home and abroad.
She also presented certificates to surgery; critical care; and services Sylvia Thomas in honour of their long service to the charity.
Hospital and The TunbridgeWells Hospital at Pembury. There has been no change to the
Dennis Foad, Brenda Harris and for children and young people. Inspectors went into Maidstone Seven-year-old Daisy, the daugh-
trust’s overall rating,which remains ‘requires improvement’. Safety, effectiveness and being re- sponsive to people’s needs all re-
ter of shop volunteer LoraMaxwell, presented the Princess Anne with a posy and a card she had made. The card had a picture of a horse be- cause Daisy had researched on the internet and found that the Princess
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two locations in the trust between The Princess Royal is greeted by Cheryl Adams, the mayor and Karen Elphick October 2017 and February 2018 to
Care Quality Commissi n visited crucial area of leadership has tribution the shop makes to the
quire improvement but caring re- mains ‘good’. Asignificant findingwas that the
loved animals. Among the dozens of onlookers
who watched the Princess depart was 88-year-old BettyWarren who hadwaited for nearly an hour to see her andwas given a chair and a cup of tea outside the shop. The charity shop opened in Union
Street in 1980 when the building was bought for £12,000. Thirty- seven years later, its success contin- ues, with the volunteers having
THE Care Quality Commission (CQC) is the independent regulator of health and social care in Eng- land, making sure services to pa- tients are “safe, effective, caring, well-led and responsive”. The CQC monitors, inspects and regulates services to make sure they meet fundamental standards of quality and safetywith findings published.
jumped a rating to ‘good’. CQC’s deputy chief inspector of
hospitals,Amanda Stanford, said of the report: “Since our last inspection in 2015, Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust has worked to make significant improvements es- pecially in the well-led domain which is reflected in the improved rating. “Inspectors also identified nu-
merous areas of outstanding prac- tice in four of the core services inspected throughout the trust. “There are still improvements to
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be made, however, in relation to staff training, adequate record keep- ing, as well as reducing overnight discharges. “Whilst acknowledging the
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