Latest news from around Kettering General Hospital

Macmillian Support Centre staff at the birthday celebration - left to right Hannah Medlicott Support Worker, Mim Langschova Centre Manager, Ruth Giles Macmillan Head of Nursing Cancer
Macmillan Cancer Information and Support Centre celebrates its third birthday

Congratulations to our Macmillan Cancer Information and Support Centre which was opened three years ago in January 2022 by Earl Spencer....

Josie working on vaping poster
We support awareness on the dangers of vaping in young people

The paediatric ward at Kettering General Hospital is hosting a community poster competition for children and teenagers to help highlight the dangers of vaping....

Research nurses in the Newlands Centre
Can you help with research into prostate cancer stigma?

Kettering General Hospital is supporting research into the reasons why black men do not always come forward for prostate cancer testing. Our research team is looking to contact black men and their fa...

Baby Roadshow
Oh baby our roadshow is here again

A pregnancy and baby road show is being hosted by Kettering General Hospital to help hundreds of parents-to-be to prepare for their big day and subsequently care for their baby.   The event ...

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UHN celebrates colleagues and teams at its 2025 Annual Excellence Awards

University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN) recently rolled out the red carpet for an evening of pride and inspiration at its 2025 annual Excellence Awards at the Mercure Hotel in Northampton. Spon...

The pouch service team in front of KGH
New service launched for some IBD patients

A University Hospitals of Northamptonshire surgeon has carried out a new operation  that marks the launch of a new county pouch service for some suitable complex inflammatory bowel disease patien...

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Don't come to hospital with flu-like symptoms

Please don’t visit relatives or friends in hospital – or use hospital emergency departments – if you have flu-like symptoms. That’s the message from infection control experts ...

At the awards
KGH Macmillan volunteer gets a national runner-up award

A volunteer who provides holistic therapies for people using the Macmillan Cancer Information and Support Centre at Kettering General Hospital has done well in a national award. Joanne Smeathers is r...