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Two amazing midwives and a nurse from Kettering General Hospital have received DAISY Awards* for the outstanding, compassionate, and sensitive care they have given to patients.

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That’s the strong message from Northampton and Kettering General Hospitals as the number of people attending A&E – particularly young people with minor complaints – continues to rise.

 

Northampton General Hospital’s Chief Operating Officer Jo Fawcus said: “We are continuing to see hundreds of people attending the two A&E departments at Northampton and Kettering each day – a significant number of them with relatively minor problems.

The University Hospitals of Northamptonshire will be asking local people who visit Kettering and Northampton Hospitals to stick to ‘Hands, Face, Space’ rules in hospital as Covid cases continue to rise.

From 14^th July Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals are changing the way we deliver emergency Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) care for our patients. The service change is the first programme of collaborative work between our two hospitals since they became the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire NHS Group on July 1, 2021.

Construction has started on the brand new Macmillan Cancer Support Centre at Kettering General Hospital which will transform care for people living with cancer in the region.

 

The centre – the first in North Northamptonshire - will bring a range of vital cancer support services together under one roof. As well as providing information on all aspects of cancer, emotional and psychological support, the centre will provide welfare benefits advice, wig fitting and signpost to other local services.

KGH Governors have showcased some amazing work they have done during the pandemic at a prestigious national event held this week.

 

Our Governors were shortlisted to present examples of some of the exemplary awareness work they had done with the Northamptonshire Telegraph at the NHS Providers Governor Focus virtual conference which took place on July 6-8.

Kettering General Hospital has taken a series of immediate actions to address concerns raised in a Care Quality Commission (CQC) report into patient falls published today (Wednesday, July 7, 2021).

 

It has developed, and is implementing, new ways of working to address issues highlighted by the CQC following a focused inspection visit on May 4 and 5, 2021.

Today, 1 July 2021, colleagues from Kettering General Hospital (KGH) and Northampton General Hospital (NGH) are celebrating having achieved University Hospital status, working with the University of Leicester, the University of Northampton and other academic partners. We are also delighted to announce the launch of our new hospital group, entitled University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN) NHS Group.