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Our public health bus parked at Ramsgate harbour to reel in local fishermen for vital on-the-spot health checks.

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Closing the gaps in the pavement

11 April 2024

Theresa Tester is a specialist nurse who works in complex care in the community in east Kent. A friendly face at outreach centres, she offers rough sleepers healthcare advice, support and referrals to the services they need. We met Theresa, who recently won the Excellence in Inspiring Individuals Healthwatch Award, at Maya’s Community Hub in Herne Bay, to find out more.

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#TeamKCHFT scoops nine Healthwatch Kent awards

10 April 2024

Visiting cattle markets to deliver health checks to farmers and a peer support group for people with HIV were just two Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust (KCHFT) projects commended at the Healthwatch Kent awards.

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Caroline Bates to join #TeamKCHFT as chief nursing officer

9 April 2024

Caroline Bates has been appointed as Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust’s (KCHFT) new chief nursing officer and will join the team at the end of June.

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Clinical hubs benefitting patients and reducing demand on A&E

4 April 2024

More than 1,800 people in Kent avoided a trip to A&E this winter thanks to a pilot project of two emergency care co-ordination centres.

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'If you get a chance to come to community, do it'

25 March 2024

Dan Stephens, a qualified nurse who moved to Kent from his native Lincolnshire, is loving his new role in sexual health with Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust (KCHFT).

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East Sussex recruitment open day

22 March 2024

Are you a qualified therapist seeking to advance your career in paediatrics in East Sussex?

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HRH The Duke of Gloucester follows his father’s footsteps as he visits Victoria Hospital in Deal

14 March 2024

His Royal Highness, The Duke of Gloucester, visited Victoria Hospital, Deal, 100 years almost to the day since his own father opened the site.

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'I wasn’t just being cared for – I felt like I mattered'

12 March 2024

Rosemary Crouch, 80, shares how a three-week stay at West View Integrated Care Centre didn’t just help her to walk again, but gave her the confidence to get back to living her life.

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Kim goes smokefree with a vape and One You Kent support

8 March 2024

Kim Wallis, a retired care worker from Dover, quit smoking with the help of a vape and support from One You Kent, a year after losing her beloved husband, David, to cancer.

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Staff say they feel valued as KCHFT hits highest ever survey response rate

7 March 2024

Colleagues at Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust (KCHFT) feel valued as KCHFT hits highest ever response rate for the national NHS Staff Survey.

When the boat comes in

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Closing the gaps in the pavement

#TeamKCHFT scoops nine Healthwatch Kent awards

Caroline Bates to join #TeamKCHFT as chief nursing officer

Clinical hubs benefitting patients and reducing demand on A&E

'If you get a chance to come to community, do it'

East Sussex recruitment open day

HRH The Duke of Gloucester follows his father’s footsteps as he visits Victoria Hospital in Deal

'I wasn’t just being cared for – I felt like I mattered'

Kim goes smokefree with a vape and One You Kent support

Staff say they feel valued as KCHFT hits highest ever survey response rate

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The Kent, Medway and Sussex Secure Data Environment (KMS SDE) for research

Come to community as our new Chief Nurse

Finance Team win award for commitment to sustainability

National disruption of medication supplies to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

Education drop-ins for professionals working with children

New opening hours for Sheppey and Sittingbourne minor injury units

Join our Expert Patient Programme as a volunteer facilitator