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Kettering General Hospital officially launched its new electric buggy service on July 16.

The buggy – similar to an electric golf cart – will enable less able patients to be driven by registered hospital volunteers to and from the hospital from set pick up points located around the hospital site at various entrances and car parks.

The launch involved a ribbon cutting ceremony and a patient – Joe Huitson - being symbolically driven to the hospital entrance in the buggy by his daughter, Senior Cardiographer Louise Huitson, who came up with the idea.

A chance to tour Kettering General Hospital’s new Maxillo-Facial Unit, Simulation Suite and Dementia Garden are all available at the Trust’s Annual Members’ Meeting on Tuesday, July 16.

The tours are just one of a number of activities and opportunities to enable members of the public to find out more about the hospital, its services, and its plans for the future.

The Annual Members’ Meeting is being held in the Prince William Lecture Theatre at the main hospital site from 3.30pm-7pm. You do not need to be a member of Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust to attend

Kettering General Hospital has been shortlisted for a national nursing award for the way in which it has supported mothers whose children have been taken into care.

The Trust is on the shortlist for the Nursing Times Awards 2019 in the Enhancing Patient Dignity category for the way its Safeguarding Team has introduced ‘Not Forgotten Boxes’ for women in this distressing situation.

The boxes contain hand and foot prints, a photo frame, baby blanket, teddy, and information on support services and advice for mothers and their families.

Friends and colleagues say a fond farewell to Consultant Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) Surgeon, Mr Robin Lee, who retired on June 28 after serving KGH for 31 years.

Dedicated hospital gardener Ralph Howe was honoured on Friday, June 28, for an amazing 60 years of service to Kettering General Hospital.

He was presented with a long service award to mark his extraordinary achievement – which also makes him one of the NHS’s longest serving employees.

He was presented with his award in the hospital’s Prince William Education Centre  alongside some of the 43 other hospital staff with more than 30 years of service.

Today, colleagues at KGH have been learning about the menopause in special information sessions being run by Henpicked.

This is a topic close to the hearts of most of the people who work at KGH. At KGH 37% of our staff are women aged over 45.

Learning Disability Week runs between 17-23 June. This is an opportunity for us to think how we can support our patients who have a learning disability (LD).

Leanne Farmer, LD Acute Liaison Nurse and Chris Abram, LD Project Worker are visiting a number of wards across the Trust to promote Mencap’s Treat Me Well campaign. They’re asking staff to sign up to the pledge.