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GP practice praised for ‘outstanding’ service


PATIENTS inMardenwill be re- assured to learn that the care they receive has been rated outstand- ing by an independent inspector, placing theirmedical centre inthe top 3%in the country. The centre in ChurchGreenwas


visited by a team from the Care Quality Commission, led by chief inspectorDr Rosie Bennyworth. The surgery looks after 6,450 pa-


tients and is operated by doctors Streeter,Potter,Morgan andEstall. The practice was rated good in all areas and outstanding for care and leadership, to receive its overall grade of outstanding. The inspection team report’s


said: “The culture of the practice and theway it is led andmanaged drives the delivery and improve- ment of high-quality, person-cen- tred care. “Leaders had an inspiring


shared purpose, striving to deliver andmotivate staff to succeed. “Services were planned and de-


Staff atMardenMedical Centre were delighted with the CQC report


livered in a way that meet the needs of the local population; the importance of flexibility, choice and continuity of care being re- flected in the services provided.” Ruth Rankine, deputy chief in-


spector of general practice in the South, congratulated the practice on the grade, adding: “This is a great example ofwhat outstanding care looks like and the team at MardenMedical Centre should be


very proud of what they have achieved to date.” Aspokesman for the centre said:


“We are really pleased that all the hard work of our excellent team has been recognised in this way. Like the rest of theNHS,wework under increasing and, at times, ex- treme pressure, and it’s only by working together and supporting each other that we have managed to achieve this CQC outcome”


News Tenants’ help


THOUSANDS of people living in rented accommodationmay bene- fit from Government plans to ban landlord evicting tenants at short notice. There are more than 12,000


renters inMaidstone, says the Of- fice forNational Statistics. Landlords can currently evict


tenants at any timewithout giving a good reason, once an initial fixed termhas ended.


MP resigns


MAIDSTONE and theWeald MP Helen Grant has resigned as Tory vice chairman for communities. In a letter to Conservative Party


chairman Brandon Lewis, she said she was doing so to “actively and openly” back a leadership con- tender looking to replace prime minister Theresa May. She later confirmed thiswasDominic Raab.


Flat gas leak


A MAN was treated by para- medics for the effects of inhaling gas at a flat above commercial premises in Maidstone on May 4. Firefighters searched the property to dealwith the leak.


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