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A healthcare assistant who went the extra mile to support a worried surgical patient has received a ROSE Award from Kettering General Hospital.

Michelle Dorrington, who works on Deene A ward, received the award for the kind and thoughtful way she helped a patient to relax after being in pain and feeling overwhelmed.

Today we welcomed Rosie Wrighting, newly elected Labour MP for Kettering. We were pleased to discuss our new hospital plans and hopes for the future development of our hospital, including our new energy centre. 

Kettering General Hospital is pioneering new ways of doing some ear, nose, and throat (ENT) procedures under local anaesthetic enabling more patients to benefit from them.

The pioneering work of one of our hospital consultants in the 1960s is being remembered as he developed the first Intensive Care Unit in England at KGH. 

More than 300 memorial crosses laid by the relative of a patient lost to Covid-19 have been interred at Kettering General Hospital’s Pocket Park. 

University Hospitals of Northamptonshire NHS Group (UHN) and University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust (UHL) have appointed Andrew Moore as their new Group Chair.

Two Chaplains at Kettering General Hospital were officially licensed on June 19 by the Bishop of Peterborough.

The Rev Evie McNally and Church Army Diocesan Lay Minister Sharon Bulita are part of KGH’s eight-strong multi-faith Chaplaincy and work alongside its 30 dedicated team of spiritual and pastoral care volunteers.

The University Hospitals of Northamptonshire – made up of Kettering and Northampton general hospitals - are holding our annual Excellence Awards on Thursday, September 26, to honour the achievements of our amazing colleagues, volunteers and fundraisers . 

Three nurses from Kettering General Hospital have received DAISY Awards for the outstanding compassionate and sensitive care they have provided.