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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, January 15,  will provide a huge range of advice on all aspects of pregnancy and baby care.

  It is being held  at The Hall@KGH (the recreation hall next to car park B at the main KGH site) from 6pm-8pm.   Concessionary £1 car parking will be available.

University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN) recently rolled out the red carpet for an evening of pride and inspiration at its 2025 annual Excellence Awards at the Mercure Hotel in Northampton. Sponsored by Smart Co Future Health, this glittering event celebrated the remarkable staff, volunteers, and fundraisers from Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals.

A University Hospitals of Northamptonshire surgeon has carried out a new operation  that marks the launch of a new county pouch service for some suitable complex inflammatory bowel disease patients. 

Please don’t visit relatives or friends in hospital – or use hospital emergency departments – if you have flu-like symptoms.

That’s the message from infection control experts at the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire as this season’s flu-bug starts to impact NHS services.

Emergency departments at Kettering and Northampton general hospitals are always open for people who have serious and life-threatening conditions, but flu is not usually one of them.

A volunteer who provides holistic therapies for people using the Macmillan Cancer Information and Support Centre at Kettering General Hospital has done well in a national award.

Joanne Smeathers is runner up in the national Macmillan Cancer Support’s ‘Thanks to You Awards 2025’ in the With Heart Award category.

Kettering General Hospital has started work on a £713,000 project to fit rooftop solar panels to help it to reduce yearly energy bills by around £150,000.

Kettering General Hospital has today (Thursday, November 20) launched a new volunteer-led service that allows families and friends to send personalised messages to patients online – which are then delivered in person on a greeting card by hospital volunteers.

The initiative, designed to support patients who may feel lonely or anxious, enables messages of many kinds to be composed online and delivered for free directly to the patient’s ward on a card which they can choose.

An enhanced recovery programme for colorectal patients at Kettering General Hospital is helping people to get safely home after surgery sooner than ever before.

  And its shorter length-of-stays, and less patients needing intensive care treatments afterwards, mean its results are some of the best in the country.

The cardiac MRI team at Kettering General Hospital have won two national awards for the way they work together to provide good patient care.

They have won the Society of Radiographers’ Midlands Radiology Team of the Year 2025 and the Patient’s Choice Award for Exceptional Care 2025.

The national Radiography Awards celebrate the stand-out individuals and teams from across the UK who have made a positive difference to patient care, service delivery, or those who have excelled academically. Winners announced in Radiography Awards 2025! | SoR