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Kettering General Hospital has launched a new procedure which can provide quick relief for breathless lung cancer patients without the need for a major operation.

The procedure – normally only done at a handful of specialist national centres – uses electricity to cut a tumour into pieces through a bronchoscope – a kind of tube inserted into the lungs which contains a camera and light

It will mean patients do not have to travel so far for treatment and provide an alternative for individuals who are not suitable for major surgery.

Consultant in Respiratory Medicine, Dr George Tsaknis, performed the procedure for the first time at KGH with the assistance of Endoscopy Staff Nurse, Jayne Haycock, on November 18, 2019.

Staff from a ward at Kettering General Hospital have pulled together a donation of 30 presents to a county group that supports those in need at Christmas.

Staff – and other local individuals – made the donations to Geddington Ward who presented them to the county’s Earth’s Lonely Angels group on November 26.

The presents will go to disadvantaged elderly, disabled and mentally ill local people to help brighten-up their seasonal celebrations.

Support for Kettering General Hospital’s new Twinkling Stars Appeal has come flooding in.

The appeal – launched on November 6 - aims to raise £1m to dramatically improve the bereavement facilities for local families who have suffered the trauma of losing their baby.

The aim is to develop a brand new bereavement room, family room, quiet room and office separated from the Labour Suite – where bereaved families can currently be surrounded by families going through the joy of childbirth.

A bench has been placed in Kettering General Hospital’s grounds in memory of hospital pantomime cast members who have died.

The hospital’s annual staff pantomime has been running for 21 years and has raised more than £42,000 for patient care.

The cast – known as the Trust Timewarpers (after the song) – wanted to do something to recognise the contribution of staff who have taken part in the annual event, especially those who are no longer with us.

From today (Tuesday, November 12) staff at Kettering General Hospital are going to show their support for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning (LGBTQ) community by wearing distinctive enamel badges.

The Trust is launching NHS Rainbow Badges for staff who want to demonstrate to members of the LGBTQ community that their feelings and sexual or gender identity will be respected during their time at the hospital.

Plans to dramatically improve the facilities at Kettering General Hospital for families who have suffered the trauma of losing their baby have been unveiled.

Today (Wednesday, November 6), the Trust is launching a £1 million public fundraising campaign - called the Twinkling Stars Appeal - to set up a brand new bereavement suite adjacent to the maternity unit.

A Treatment Room on Geddington Ward has been named in memory of much loved and well respected KGH nurse.

The official opening of the Caren Ashcroft Treatment Room was held on November 4, 2019, in the presence of Caren’s daughter Georgie, her six-month-old grandson Harry Walpole, and Caren’s close KGH friends.

Staff Nurse Caren Ashcroft, from Mawsley, sadly died in a road accident on Sunday, June 7, 2015.

She had been a nurse at KGH for 30 years and was very well known and respected. She had worked in various areas across the Trust, most recently in orthopaedics and surgery in Geddington Ward where she served from its opening in 2007-2015.

Kettering General Hospital’s bid for a £46m Urgent Care Hub for North Northamptonshire has been approved by the Government.

The announcement was made by Health Minister Edward Argar MP today (Wednesday October 23, 2019) in Westminster Hall in the Houses of Parliament.

He made the announcement in response to issues raised by Kettering MP Philip Hollobone in a debate on health and social care this morning.