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£300k pledge for hospital helipad
MAIDSTONE Hospital is to open a new24 hour-helipad after receiving a pledge of £300,000 from a specialist fundraising charity. Medics are currently using a
temporary landing site at the rear of the oncology unit, but it is fre- quentlywaterlogged. The new helipad will bring a
round-the-clock safe landing site back toMaidstone. The cash injection, to be paid in
two £150,000 tranches, comes from HELP (Helicopter Emergency Landing Pads) Appeal – the only charity in the country dedicated to funding hospital helipads. Leigh Curtis, executive director
of service delivery at Air Ambu- lance Kent Surrey Sussex, said: “Having access to hospitals like Maidstone is vitally important, as it gives us the ability to reduce pa- tients’ journey time, giving them access to critical care quicker. “This one is particularly mean-
ingful to us, as it allows us to serve our founding community at its very heart.” Robert Bertram, CEO of the
HELP Appeal, said: “We go where we are needed most, and Maidstone Hospital needed our help. “Seriously ill patients need hos-
pital care in a matter of minutes, to increase their chances of sur- vival and recovery. “Building a helipad with zero
risk of becomingwaterloggedwill ensure this happens, saving time and saving lives.” JohnWeeks, head of emergency
planning and response at Maid- stone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust, added: “We are extremely grateful to the HELP Appeal for agreeing to fund the landing site, which willmake a real difference toMaidstone Hospital.” The helipad is expected to be
ready for use by the spring of 2020.
SimonHartwith pharmacists LisaNash, CoralieGlover and ClareWilliams Advice on health careers
MORE than 160 students went to Maidstone Hospital on March 28 to get more information on the range of careers on offer in the NHS. More than 20 stands were
manned by teams of specialist health professionals, giving advice on opportunitieswithin their sector. The event, aimed at 14- to 19-
year-olds, was the third of its kind to be run by Maidstone and Tun- bridgeWellsNHS Trust, in conjunc- tion with Health Education England.
Simon Hart, fromthe trust, said:
“The NHS is one of the biggest employers in the world. “At any given time we might
have up to 100,000 vacancies for jobs, so we were keen that visitors were able to ask as many ques- tions as they wanted, to see if the NHS is the right career for them. “We hope that many of those
who attended might choose to followa career pathwith us, either through an apprenticeship, or through other recruitment oppor- tunities.”
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YALDING
Saturday 28th October Halloween Fancy Dress party
Daytime fancy dress party for children, facepainting, games, painting competition and much more.
9pm - Fox Force 5 playing music and an Adult Fancy Dress competition with prizes for best dressed
Saturday 2nd December
The family warmly welcome you to The George Inn, Yalding.
Atmospheric family friendly pub, outside events.
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Lots happening at The George and in Yalding. A barbeque, raffles, Santa will make a guest appearance, face painting and lots more.
Sunday 24th December Music with DJ Julie Sunday 31st December DJ John with lots of party fun! We also have Curry & a Pint Mondays & Tuesdays.
Pizza & Pasta special Thursdays. Fish Fridays & Saturdays. Christmas menu available from 3rd December
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