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Five Kettering General Hospital patients who donated their organs after death have helped to save or transform 12 lives following transplant surgery.

NHS Blood and Transplant and Kettering General Hospital have released the figures to mark the publication of the annual Organ Donation and Transplantation Activity Report covering the period April 2021-March 2022.

Kettering General Hospital has invested £1.2m in state-of-the-art x-ray technology to improve patient care.

The Trust has upgraded two of its seven x-ray rooms - one in main x-ray, and one in A&E - to incorporate two £150,000 (each) state-of-the-art machines which will help patients to be seen more quickly and result in higher quality diagnostic images.

From today (Tuesday, July 12) both Kettering and Northampton general hospitals have reintroduced mask-wearing for all staff, patients and visitors, because of a significant increase in Covid-19 infections.

The reintroduction, in all areas of the two hospitals, aims to reduce infection risk to vulnerable patients and help prevent staff absences.

Patients and staff at Kettering General Hospital are supporting important research into new ways of diagnosing cancer.

As the NHS celebrates its 74^th birthday today (Tuesday, July 5) NHS England is highlighting some of the great work the NHS undertakes.

One aspect of that work is a Pilot Study being undertaken across the country on the use of the Cytosponge – a new way of carrying out testing for cancer of the oesophagus.

Dr Muthi Kasimanickham is leading on testing at Kettering General Hospital where, since November 2021, there have been about 60 patients who have had the procedure and are taking part in the pilot.

The professional excellence of medical students, junior doctors and consultants at Kettering General Hospital has been celebrated with an annual award.

On June 24, 2022, Kettering General Hospital held its seventh Trainee & Trainer Professional Excellence Awards at the hospital’s Prince William Post Graduate Centre as a virtual presentation and awarding of certificates where this was possible.

The awards are a way for the hospital to say a ‘big thank you’ for the contributions made by medical staff towards patient care, education and training

A patient at Kettering General Hospital (KGH) is championing a national awareness campaign to prevent long waits to diagnosis of a cancer of the blood.

Father-of-two Dave Carson, 70, from Kettering, has teamed up with Myeloma UK this week (National Myeloma Awareness Week 20-26 June) to help prevent delayed diagnosis of the disease.

Helping create meaningful memories for Northamptonshire NHS & health and social care staff and their families.

Brands, businesses & individuals are being given an incredible opportunity to recognise and thank Northamptonshire NHS and health & social care staff by supporting thankufest a programme of 15 festivities taking place over the next 15 months, starting on 17 June 2022.

After months under construction, the new Macmillan Cancer Support Centre at Kettering General Hospital has welcomed its first patient.

Shaped by local people living with cancer, the brand new state-of-the art cancer centre brings together a range of vital cancer information and support services under one roof. It will provide cancer information, practical and emotional support as well as advice on welfare benefits, wig-fitting and signposting to other local services.