Latest news from around Kettering General Hospital

Enhanced care team
KGH enhanced recovery programme one of the best in England

An enhanced recovery programme for colorectal patients at Kettering General Hospital is helping people to get safely home after surgery sooner than ever before.  And its shorter length-of-stays,...

Award winners
We win two national awards for cardiac MRI service

The cardiac MRI team at Kettering General Hospital have won two national awards for the way they work together to provide good patient care. They have won the Society of Radiographers’ Midlands...

Macmillan Team
Our online cancer support event on November 12

Our amazing Macmillan Cancer Support Centre has organised an online cancer information event for people with questions about living with cancer. The event is on Wednesday, November 12, from 6.30pm t...

Team involved in BRACE
KGH in pioneering fracture and coeliac disease study

Researchers at Kettering General Hospital are investigating if people with bone fractures have a greater risk of coeliac disease. The aim is to find out if patients who have broken a bone should be t...

Members of the UHN Armed Forces Network
Join our on-line event supporting the Armed Forces Community

The University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN), which is made up of both Northampton General and Kettering General Hospitals, along with Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation NHS Trust (NHFT), ar...

Celebrating 50 years if play in healthcare with facepainting
UHN play teams celebrate 50 years of play in healthcare

Play teams across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN), which is made up of both Kettering General Hospitals (KGH) and Northampton General (NGH), have celebrated play in healthcare week....

Quiet Room
Creating calm: Outpatients transform an unloved space for patients

How a simple idea is making a real difference for oncology and haematology patients....

The surgical robot is operated by consultant colorectal surgeon Mr Jamil Ahmed.JPG
UHN pioneers live-streamed robotic cancer operations as part of advanced medical education

The University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN) has undertaken two live-streamed robotic colorectal cancer operations to support the education of surgeons....