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Northamptonshire Health Charity is delighted to announce its partnership with the Northampton 10K event, set to take place on Sunday May 26, 2024. As the official charity partner, Northamptonshire Health Charity invites participants to run and raise funds to support the enhancement of patient care across Northampton General Hospital, Kettering General Hospital, and Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. For this event the charity is thrilled to have Barratt Homes supporting as their proud corporate sponsor.

Kettering General Hospital has won a quality award for the way it supports its international nurses and helps them to develop rewarding careers in the NHS.

 

It has received the NHS Pastoral Care Quality Award for International Nurses and Midwives recognising its commitment to providing exceptional support for staff moving to work in the UK from overseas.

Spinal surgeons at Kettering General Hospital have performed Northamptonshire’s first ever operation to remove a disc from a person’s spine using an endoscopic camera/surgical tool almost as thin as a pencil.

Two midwives and a nurse from Kettering General Hospital have received DAISY Awards for the outstanding care they have provided

We would like to say a huge thank you to the team at KHC Signs and Graphics. Recently they donated wall art to our children’s outpatient’s area.

Measles is a highly infectious viral illness, so anyone with symptoms is advised to stay at home and phone their GP or NHS 111 for advice, rather than visiting a GP surgery or A&E, to prevent the illness spreading further.

Kettering General Hospital has achieved a nationally recognised – and difficult to achieve - quality standard for the way it collects information about joint replacement surgery to support patient safety.