Latest news from around Kettering General Hospital

Please help A&E by using Corby Urgent Care Centre

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Posted on at by David Tomney

Local people are being urged to make more use of Corby Urgent Care Centre rather than travelling to Kettering General Hospital’s A&E department.

During the Covid-19 pandemic use of the Cottingham Road centre – which is open every day of the year from 8am-8pm – has dropped significantly.

As a result Corby Urgent Centre, Kettering General Hospital, and East Midlands Ambulance Service, are working together to ensure that appropriate patients do make good use of the centre for urgent but non-life threatening treatment.

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KGH’s Heart Attack Centre celebrating ten years of life-saving care

Representatives from the many hospital teams that together provide the 24/7 cardiac PPCI service at Kettering General Hospital

Posted on at by Gail Meachem

Kettering General Hospital’s 24/7 Heart Attack Centre is celebrating ten years of delivering life-saving care to the people of Northamptonshire, South Leicestershire and South Lincolnshire.
 
Since its launch in 2010 more than 4,000 patients have benefitted from the emergency service, which is delivered by an expert multidisciplinary team.
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Meet Margaret who manages our staff book clubs

Posted on at by Gemma Cleaver

It’s World Book Day today, and we wanted to highlight our Library Service - something that you may be unaware of if you didn’t work for KGH.
 
Margaret Theaker is our Knowledge and Library Services Manager. Margaret has an extensive career in the world of library services. Margaret began her career as a Library Assistant at the science library in Nottingham after leaving university; and then moving to roles in the NHS in Devon and then Ayrshire.
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New Macmillan telephone and online support service launches at KGH

Danielle Mellows Macmillan Cancer Information and Support Lead

Posted on at by Gail Meachem

A new Macmillan telephone and online support service for local cancer patients has been launched at Kettering General Hospital.
 
The service is providing practical, emotional and financial support virtually, by telephone, video call, email, and online and has already helped some 141 people – by direct inquiry of by taking part in events - since it was launched at the end of last year.
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Kettering Crematorium donates £10,000 to the Twinkling Stars Appeal

MR1165 Twinkling Stars Appeal launch

Posted on at by Gail Meachem

Kettering’s Warren Hill Crematorium has donated £10,000 to the Twinkling Stars Appeal at Kettering General Hospital, from money received for participating in the Institute of Cemetery and Crematorium Management (ICCM) metals recycling scheme.
 
This takes our total donations from the scheme to more than £119,000 donated to local bereavement related charities since 2011.
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