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A new cancer support centre to be built in grounds of Maidstone Hospital has been granted planning permission. Designed by Assemble, the Kent centre will provide free, tailored practical and emotional support for people at all stages of cancer, as well as their family and friends...
It is expected the centre, which will be built in the grounds of Maidstone Hospital, part of Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust, will be supporting people living with cancer by 2028. Maggie’s Chief Executive Dame Laura Lee DBE said:
“We are delighted to have planning permission to build our new Maggie’s in Kent. “We have been working closely with Maidstone and
Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust to bring our free expert support to the people of the whole Kent region, so it is wonderful we are now a step closer. “This incredible milestone comes as we mark 30 years
of providing trailblazing expert support across the UK and look towards the next three decades of Maggie’s. Our Kent centre is progress towards our ambition to have 60 centres across the UK so no one faces cancer alone.”
partnership with Maggie’s represents an important step in how we care for people – not just by delivering world-class medical treatment, but by recognising and responding to the “This new centre – just a short walk away from the Kent
Oncology Centre - will offer patients and their families a sense of community, guidance and strength at a time when they need it most. We are looking forward to seeing the project develop and the positive difference it will make for
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