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 MEMBERS of the Organ and Tissue Donation Committees at Kettering and Northampton general hospitals are emphasising the importance of confirming your decision to donate during the national awareness week.

Find out how your local hospitals are performing and their plans for the future at our annual public meeting.

University Hospitals of Northamptonshire is a collaboration between Kettering and Northampton general hospitals (KGH and NGH) and was launched in July 2021, with both Trusts working together to improve patient care and experience in Northamptonshire.

Starting on August 27 the new local NHS Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) building in Corby took shape rapidly with modules craned into place over 5 days .

The building is due to open in the spring next year, within the Willowbrook Health Complex in Corby. The building will house equipment for essential diagnostic tests, helping patients to access these tests quicker than waiting for a hospital appointment.

A pregnancy and baby road show is being hosted by Kettering General Hospital to help hundreds of parents-to-be to prepare for their big day and subsequently care for their baby .  

The event on Thursday, September 19, is the 34th in 26years and it will provide a huge range of advice on all aspects of pregnancy and baby care.  

This is your chance to meet and talk with the Governors from Kettering General Hospital.

Additional specialist support for families who have been through the difficulties of having sick and premature babies is now being delivered in Northamptonshire’s acute hospitals and in the community. 

The University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN) – a group collaboration between Kettering and Northampton general hospitals – now has a specialist Neonatal Clinical Psychologist supporting the neonatal units at both acute hospitals. 

Skin specialists at Kettering General Hospital are offering local people the chance to have moles and other marks on their skin checked out to have peace of mind on possible skin cancers. 

A Kettering General Hospital midwife and a KGH team that supports families having caesarean sections have won national awards from England’s top midwife.

And on August 20 England’s Chief Midwifery Officer, Kate Brintworth, presented her National Silver Awards to both Community Midwifery Support Lead, Mary Grey, and to members of the Elective Caesarean Section Team.