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downsmail.co.uk Recruits’ newroute to nursing


THERE is a newway of entering themedical profession for thosewho dreamed of being a nurse but never had the chance.


The first recruits (pictured)


have been taken on at a newnurs- ing academy based at The Or- chards in East Malling – one of the first centres offering a route into the career hosted by a com- munity NHS trust. The 46 recruits will be em-


ployed by the trust as healthcare assistants, allowing them to earn while they learn. Helen Foster,KCHFTAcademy


and Learning Environment Lead, believes the initiative offers an in- novative route into nursing, com- bining work-based academic learning while being employed by the trust. There is no cost to the student


and both courses are accredited by the Open University. Students fromacrossKent have


the option of taking a two-year or a four-year course to qualify as a nurse associate or a registered nurse. They began their course with a


seven-day induction in East Malling, when they found out


more about the trust, their courses, collected their uniforms and shared stories about what brought themthere. Among them was Fola Yusuf-


Adewuyi, whose mother was a chief nurse in Nigeria. It has al- ways been Fola’s dreamto follow in her footsteps, while another student, Gareth Larkins, was a classical violinist and a cabin crew memberwith BritishAirways.


KCHFT chief executive Paul


Bentley was at the induction. He said: “All our new students have a story to tell. To play a small part inmaking their dreams come true is very special. It’s important to have new blood, but equally re- warding to be able to further de- velop team members who are already part of the trust.” Those signing up commit to the trust for eight years.


Nathan’s year-long run formum


NATHAN Pereira has run 5km every day for a year to raise funds for the Aylesford charity that cared for his dying mum Kate. The 21-year-old Maidstone


sports fan (pictured) raised more than £5,000 for Heart of Kent Hospice, beating his own target of £1,825. And he completed the Her- culean task on the fifth an-


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niversary of losing hismother. He said: “I have always


played sport from a young age, and there was no better feeling than playingwell in front ofmy mumandmaking her proud.” Nathan immersed himself to-


tally in the challenge, running wherever he happened to be in the world, and whatever the weather, from a cruise ship in the Caribbean to an icy winter


trek in the UK. The final leg of his run


started at the hospice and ended at Kent Fire Rescue Ser- vice’s headquarters in Tovil. “Sport has a special place in


my heart and so does my mum,” he said. “This challenge, and raising


money for Heart of Kent Hos- pice, has been the best way I could commemorate her.”


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Make your breakfast count this March


8 Malling March 2019


“Once they qualify, theywill be


employed by the trust for amini- mum of two years for a nurse as- sociate and four years as a registered nurse.” After successful completion of


the course, students are eligible to register with the Nursing and Midwifery Council. For details of theNursingAcad-


emy visit www.kentcommunity- healthacademy.co.uk.


21-24 March 2019


Organise or attend a breakfast or make a donation. The money you raise will support our nurses to provide outstanding care to our patients and their families.


www.hokh.org/breakfast


RCN No. 298164


Have a hearty breakfast


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