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From 14^th July Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals are changing the way we deliver emergency Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) care for our patients. The service change is the first programme of collaborative work between our two hospitals since they became the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire NHS Group on July 1, 2021.

Construction has started on the brand new Macmillan Cancer Support Centre at Kettering General Hospital which will transform care for people living with cancer in the region.

 

The centre – the first in North Northamptonshire - will bring a range of vital cancer support services together under one roof. As well as providing information on all aspects of cancer, emotional and psychological support, the centre will provide welfare benefits advice, wig fitting and signpost to other local services.

Governors have showcased some amazing work they have done during the pandemic at a prestigious national event held this week.

 

Our Governors were shortlisted to present examples of some of the awareness work they had done with the Northamptonshire Telegraph at the NHS Providers Governor Focus virtual conference which took place on July 6-8.

Kettering General Hospital has taken a series of immediate actions to address concerns raised in a Care Quality Commission (CQC) report into patient falls published today (Wednesday, July 7, 2021).

 

It has developed, and is implementing, new ways of working to address issues highlighted by the CQC following a focused inspection visit on May 4 and 5, 2021.

Today, 1 July 2021, colleagues from Kettering General Hospital (KGH) and Northampton General Hospital (NGH) are celebrating having achieved University Hospital status, working with the University of Leicester, the University of Northampton and other academic partners. We are also delighted to announce the launch of our new hospital group, University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN) NHS Group.

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

 

On June 25, 2021, Kettering General Hospital held its sixth 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

During the height of the pandemic, we were overwhelmed by the support we received from our local community.  

 

For those younger and more artistic members of the community they supported us by writing to us and sending us drawings.

Please make sure your chair is in the upright position and your tray table is folded away.

 

Staff at KGH got their final experience of the high-life as we were visited for one last time by Project Wingman.

Staff at Kettering General Hospital are celebrating today (Monday, May 24) after a study they took part in has demonstrated that dogs can be trained to indicate if people are Covid-19 positive by simply smelling them.