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#TeamMTW
| 🏥 Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells hospitals | 💙 8,000+ exceptional staff and volunteers working together to deliver outstanding care.
It’s great to see Lucia back at work again after shielding since the start of the pandemic.
At the age of 92, Lucia works as a domestic looking after the doctors’ mess. Not wanting to disturb them, she has been known to mop the floor under the feet of resting doctors 😊
After helping staff lower our commemorative time capsule, HRH The Princess Royal has been given a rapturous reception by colleagues lining the new helipad. 🚁
Partners from
@airambulancekss
and
@HelipadHELP
are now taking time to talk about their amazing services. 🙌
We’re almost all set for our second royal appointment within the last week as some of our colleagues were invited to
#ABerryRoyalChristmas
Party hosted by The Duke & Duchess of Cambridge. 👑
Tune into
@BBCOne
from 8.30pm tonight to see if you can spot some familiar faces. 👀
A great moment today as Emma from our Oncology Dept becomes the 5,000th person to get the Covid vaccine at our centre! 😱
... that’s right, FIVE THOUSAND! 🎉
So proud to also continue helping friends from
@SECAmbulance
@kmptnhs
@NHSKentCHFT
& other partners. 💙
#KentTogether
🥇🏆 WE ARE NUMBER 1 🏆🥇
Our Emergency Departments (ED) at Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells Hospitals are officially the best performing ED’s in the country this week! 🎉
Huge thanks to our teams who’ve contributed to this amazing achievement! 👏🏽
#ExceptionalPeopleOutstandingCare
A couple of amazing photos of some of the absolute heroes working this evening in our Intensive Care Unit at Tunbridge Wells Hospital. 🥰
Thank you so much to these heroes for everything they are doing. 💙
We hope you’ve all had a fantastic day. Stay safe & Merry Christmas! 🎅🏼
Some fab Friday night news as Covid-19 patient Glynis, who featured in our documentary on C4 on Wed night, was discharged this afternoon & reunited with her husband. ❤️
Thanks to our amazing staff, we have now discharged 115 Covid-19 patients. 👏
Donate:
The day we’ve been waiting for. 🎉🎉🎉
A momentous occasion at MTW today as we begin to administer the COVID-19 vaccination for priority groups of staff. 💙
We are privileged to be able to play a part in delivering this life-saving vaccine. 🤝
Info:
Over the last few days, BAFTA winning & Oscar nominated filmmaker
@waadalkateab
has been documenting our frontline teams as we continue to face the challenges of Coronavirus. 🎥
Watch Channel 4 from 9pm tonight for an emotional 1 hour special.
#ExceptionalPeopleOustandingCare
‘Keep doing what you’re doing... we love you for it’. ❤️
A massive thanks to friend of the Trust & Harry Potter star
@jasonsfolly
for this heartfelt message to our staff. 🤝
We wonder if his former co-stars have a message for us too? 👀
@TomFelton
@EmmaWatson
@Mattdavelewis
We are ranked fifth out of 120 trusts in England in the
@Telegraph
NHS data tracker, based on important measures including A&E wait times & how quickly cancer treatment starts after diagnosis.
Thank you to our amazing teams for everything you do for our patients, every day. 💙
HE’S DONE IT! 🏅
Our CEO,
@MilesScottNHS
, has crossed the finish line at Maidstone Hospital after running a distance of over 26 miles! 🎉
& what a reception from our teams. 💪
Please donate at:
WELL DONE MILES! 👏👏👏
#RunMilesRun
A little something to lift people’s spirits!
This beautiful 🌈 balloon 🎈 garland was gifted to the Trust by J’Decor based in Maidstone.
Owner Judita Knights installed it this afternoon whilst the ☀️ was shining.
We hope it puts a smile on your face like it has us 😊
Thanks to all who tuned into
@Channel4News
this evening to see our story so far and an even bigger thank you to our awesome teams across the Trust. 🙌
You’re the best and we love you. ❤️
Show your support at:
#ExceptionalPeopleOutstandingCare
A huge 🍅🍓🍒 thank you to
@WattsFarms
for donating their amazing fresh fruit, veg, milk and bread outside
#Maidstone
Hospital to our brilliant staff today
💗We are very grateful for this big act of kindness
💗 Local companies have been so supportive to our
#NHSheroes
WHAT. A. TEAM!!! 😍
Congrats to our amazing Emergency Departments who have been chosen as the South East Regional Winner in The Excellence in Urgent & Emergency Care Award category of the NHS Parliamentary Awards 2020. 💙
They’re now on the shortlist for the national award! 🏆
The moment when you get to ring the end of treatment bell! 🙌
7 year old Ollie, who has recently completed cancer treatment, was the first person to ring our new bell today, donated by
@eotbuk
! 🔔
Watch
@itvmeridian
tonight to find out more or visit:
We're pleased to announce Joanna Haworth has been appointed the Trust’s new chief nurse.
Jo, who is currently Deputy Chief Nurse at King’s College Hospital in London, will take over from current chief nurse Claire O'Brien in the summer.
For full story -
Despite the current challenges, our awesome Emergency Departments across our sites were the second best performing team in the whole of the UK last week. ⭐️
An enormous congratulations to our fantastic colleagues! 👏
#ExceptionalPeopleOutstandingCare
#ThankYouNHS
We stay at work for you, please stay home for us. ❤️
Celebrating just some of our amazing teams & staff helping us through this very challenging time. 🙌
Thanks to everyone for their support this week & the times ahead. 🤝
#ExceptionalPeopleOutstandingCare
#InThisTogether
Bravo 👏🏻 Watch opera singer Luke Price as he gave an exclusive performance to our staff at Tunbridge Wells Hospital this afternoon. He took to the helipad to sing ‘Somewhere over the rainbow’ and ‘Nessun dorma’ which was used during the the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy 🇮🇹 ⚽️
We’re ranked 4th of 120 trusts in England in
@Telegraph
NHS data tracker, on measures including how quickly cancer treatment starts after diagnosis and A&E wait times.
This is all thanks to our amazing teams! THANK YOU for your determination, professionalism and commitment. 💙
As we remember the 10th anniversary of patients arriving at Tunbridge Wells Hospital, what an honour to receive this letter from HRH The Countess of Wessex recognising our teams for their work during the pandemic. 💙
Check out these photos of HRH visiting TWH in 2012 & 2014! 📸
Our vaccinators from the South East Coast Ambulance Service are hard at work in our hub at Maidstone Hospital, helping to roll-out the Covid-19 jab to our friends from
@SECAmbulance
as well as high priority Team MTW members. 🤝
#PartnershipWorking
#KentTogether
💙💙💙
It was great to welcome the Prime Minister
@BorisJohnson
& Chancellor
@RishiSunak
to Maidstone Hospital this morning to find out more about how our staff are providing some of the fastest access to cancer treatment in the entire country. 🏥
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A huge thank you to
@kentfirerescue
for acting incredibly swiftly to drain away the water outside our Emergency Department at Maidstone following the torrential downpours this afternoon. 🌧
Our staff, patients and friends from
@SECAmbulance
are extremely grateful. 💙🥰
🤝🤝🤝
A historic day at Maidstone Hospital, as the first ever landing takes place at our new landing pad. 🚁
The test took place today with
@airambulancekss
as we look forward to the official opening later this year. 👀
A huge thanks again to
@helipadhelp
for making it happen! 👏
Moments like this are why we do, what we do. 😍
Emotional scenes as 68 year old Covid-19 patient, Peter, was discharged after a total of 17 days, including 12 days in Intensive Care. 💪
Thanks to our teams, Peter is now home with wife, Ruth. ❤️
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Can we get a round of applause for our fantastic Switchboard Team working flat-out behind the scenes?👏
Last month the team answered over 5️⃣5️⃣,0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ calls to support teams across the Trust. 🤯
To show appreciation to our
#NHSheroes
, please donate at:
A lovely sign of support and inspiration to our colleagues as they start their shifts and leave to go home. 😍
Thank you to everyone at
@RoadmarkingExce
for putting together these fantastic messages at both Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells Hospitals, for all to see!
#ThankYouNHS
Earlier today our staff across our sites paused to pay tribute to NHS & healthcare workers & who have lost their lives due to Covid-19. 🕯
After the silence at Tunbridge Wells Hospital, our CEO
@MilesScottNHS
led an applause to show our support. 🤝
#NeverForgotten
Another Covid-19 patient treated & discharged from our care to be reunited with their family. 🙌
Thanks to all our teams working across the Trust, we have now discharged 166 Coronavirus patients. 👏
Support us at:
#ExceptionalPeopleOutstandingCare
It appears we’ve got our very own Banksy operating in the area. 👀
This special work was spotted in Kingswood, showing amazing support for our staff. 🦸🏻
The person behind it is yet to make themselves known to us. Can the mystery artist be identified? 🤔
#NHSheroes
#ThankYouNHS
WE DID IT! 🎉
Thanks to our incredible staff, we’ve hit the national cancer standard for treating patients within 62 days, meaning we are now treating more patients even quicker! 👏
This now puts us in the top 30% of Trust’s nationally. ⬆️
Read more:
All You Need Is Love ❤️
With A Little Help From Our Friends, we bring you our new crossing at Maidstone in support of LGBT+ staff, patients & visitors. 🏳️🌈
The crossing was completed Yesterday, as we Come Together to show MTW is an inclusive place to work & receive treatment. 🌈
Admitted to Maidstone Hospital ✅
Full hip replacement ✅
Back up on his feet ✅
On his way home… ✅
… all in the same day! 🤯
Great to see our patient Eric taking his first steps & on his way home just hours after hip surgery. Everyone at Team MTW sends their best! 💙
Happy Birthday to
@captaintommoore
from everyone here at Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust! 🎉
Thank you for all of your amazing work and for being a true inspiration to us all during these challenging times. ❤️
#HappyBirthdayCaptainTom
Some of our senior staff at the Trust have been saying thanks to our Operating Department Practitioners as we continue to celebrate
#ODPday
. 🎉
Thank you for all the amazing work you do. 👊
Find out more about ODP’s & career options at:
@CollegeODP
Despite everything that is going on, Lisa and Marion from our Neonatal Unit stayed on after their shift on Friday to put together some Easter hampers for the special babies born over the bank holiday weekend. 🐰
#ExceptionalPeopleOutstandingCare
#ThankYouNHS
#StayHomeSaveLives
WE’RE FINALISTS FOR THE 2020 HSJ Awards!! 🎉🎉🎉
We're so proud that after over 1000 entries, we've been shortlisted in the Acute or Specialist Trust of the Year category at the 2020 HSJ Awards. 💙
More: …
#ExceptionalPeopleOutstandingCare
#HSJAwards
‘You’re doing an absolutely fantastic job, please keep it up - we’re really proud of you’. ❤️
Friend of MTW
@DrHilaryJones
says thank you to all of the staff at his local Trust for their work, from porters to doctors, cleaners to nurses. 👏
#ExceptionalPeopleOutstandingCare
A huge thank you to everyone at
@NandosUK
in South Aylesford for delivering some much needed peri-peri chicken to Maidstone Hospital and helping to put a smile on the faces of our very busy staff. ❤️
@The_JamesJordan
Hi James, thank you for getting in touch. We're so sorry to hear about your father - If you have any further concerns, please do not hesitate in contacting our Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS) at mtw-tr.palsoffice
@nhs
.net or call 01622 224960 and they will assist you.
A former Coronavirus patient has paid tribute to our teams after she was hospitalised last month. 🤝
Sarah, is now home fully recovered after our staff admitted, treated & discharged her within just 6 days. ❤️
More:
#ExceptionalPeopleOutstandingCare
‘There were times my wife & children didn’t think they would see me again – but now I’m home’. 🏠
After 5 weeks in ICU, Covid-19 patient Gavin is home after our teams saved his life. 🙌
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Have a safe BH weekend – we are in this together. ❤️
Last, but certainly not least is our Employee of the Year, going to a truly one of a kind individual… congrats to Sue from our CSW Discharge Lounge!
Sue is renowned for putting others first & her famous Christmas hampers she puts together for staff in need. 🎄
#StaffStars
⭐️
Wow! We’ve hit 15,000!!💙
Earlier today Personal Assistant Care Worker, Demi-Lyn became the 15,000 person to receive the Covid-19 jab at Maidstone Hospital, vaccinated by Midwife, Tina! 🙌
#ExceptionalPeopleOutstandingCare
What a fantastic day to hit 10k!!!💙
Earlier today our Midwife, Julianne became the 10,000th person to receive the Covid-19 jab at our site at Maidstone Hospital, vaccinated by our Physiotherapist, Alison! 🎉
More:
#ExceptionalPeopleOutstandingCare
“Staff at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust…have a laser-like focus on minimising the amount of time patients spend in hospital to free up space for those arriving at A&E.” (🔐)
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE! 🎅
Can we get some love in the comments below for our amazing teams working to keep everyone safe over Christmas Day?👇🏽
We hope you all have a fantastic day. 💙
#ExceptionalPeopleOutstandingCare
Thank you to everyone at Ightham Women’s Institute and Claudia for creating these lovely uniform bags for our Emergency Department team at Tunbridge Wells Hospital. 😍
The bags make the transporting and washing uniforms much easier, helping to reduce infection. 🤝
#ThankYouNHS
A big thank you to
@Dominos_UK
based in Hermitage Walk, Maidstone.
They've kindly offered to deliver 10 pizzas 🍕 to Maidstone Hospital every Thursday to Sunday for the next four weeks for our hard working staff to enjoy.
We're sure they'll go down a treat!
#NHSheroes
The wonderful Jo, Head of Staff Engagement & Equality, is the winner of our Innovation Award for her tireless work in breaking down barriers of prejudice & making everyone at MTW feel valued. 🥇
Well done to Jo!
#StaffStars
⭐️
A special moment as former Covid-19 patient Kevin returned to Maidstone Hospital to donate an amazing £2,000 to
@MtwCharity
to thank the teams who saved his life, after he spent 35 days in our Intensive Care Unit. 💙
A huge thank you to Kevin! Please have a safe BH weekend. 🌈
Sound on for this one! 😎🔈
Ward 2️⃣1️⃣ are the latest focus of our
#DowntimeDance
after putting this beauty together on one of their breaks. 🕺🏻
Thanks to our staff for their work to start the BH & never failing to make us smile. ❤️
#ExceptionalPeopleOutstandingCare
It’s impossible to include them all in one post, but we’re taking time to celebrate some of the teams working tirelessly behind the scenes to keep services running! 👏
🔬 Pathology
💻 IT
🍔 Catering
🧼 Domestics
🤝
@mtwrecruitment
💪 Portering
Donate:
Another former Covid-19 patient leaves our care to be reunited with their family after receiving a rapturous reception from our teams. 👏👏👏
70 year old Susan was reunited with her husband on Thursday after a month on our Intensive Care Unit. 🙌
#ThankYouNHS
1️⃣7️⃣ Days in our care.
1️⃣2️⃣ Days on a ventilator.
🙌🎉 Successfully discharged.
❤️😍 Reunited with wife, Ruth.
Don’t forget to read former Covid-19 patient, Peter’s story, who was discharged earlier this month after spending time in our ITU. 🤝
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What an amazing photo from our fantastic team in our Delivery Suite at Tunbridge Wells Hospital with three of our beautiful Christmas Day babies! 🥰
Congratulations to our new parents 💙 we hope everyone has had the best day. 🎅
#ExceptionalPeopleOutstandingCare
With increasing COVID rates in the community, from tomorrow (12 October) we're reintroducing mask-wearing in our hospitals to help keep you, our patients and staff safe.
We're grateful for your cooperation. More information is available on our website:
“Vicky demonstrates a passion and drive to deliver excellent stroke care every day.”
Congratulations to the incredible Vicky Williams, Lead Stroke Specialist Nurse & Stroke Clinical Lead who is shortlisted for Nurse Leader of the Year in the
@NursingTimes
Awards! 🎉
#NTAwards
Today we welcomed some new friends to the Trust! 🙌
After Skype interviews & trips to India, we’re delighted to welcome our 15 new arrivals from overseas who are almost ready to begin their nursing careers with us. 🇮🇳
We’re so excited to start working with them! 🤝
#NHSNurses
So proud of our teams for making it to the final four & for everything they’ve done to support our patients. 💙
We’d like to say a huge congratulations to
@SFHFT
for winning the Acute or Specialist Trust of the Year Award. 👏🏾
What a journey it has been! 🙌🏻
#OneTeam
#HSJAwards
“I spent 10 days in Maidstone Hospital on life support. From the bottom of my heart from myself, partner & 6 children a massive thank you - I got to see 6 happy smiling faces this morning.” 💬 - Caroline, former Covid-19 patient. 💙
#ExceptionalPeopleOutstandingCare
This year we’ve seen a record 200,000 patients in our emergency departments and continue to be rated one of the best-performing trusts in the country for emergency care.
Our fantastic teams work hard to give the right care, in the right place, at the right time.
#2022atMTW
Some of our awesome colleagues in our Paediatric Team are officially kickstarting our
#DowntimeDance
efforts featuring a tiny bit of help from
@theweeknd
🕺🏻
Teams are keeping spirits high during breaks & you can share your vids with us by tagging us or using
#DowntimeDance
. 😍
This year we had our best ever response to the NHS Staff Survey with almost 3️⃣0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ staff taking time to give their thoughts on working with us... that’s over 1000 more than last year! 😱
Thanks to all who responded & for helping us make MTW a great place to work. 🙌
As we move into the New Year, we thought we’d post some of our iconic photos from 2020. 💙
Thank you for your amazing support throughout the year. See in the New Year safely & help our teams by:
🏠 Staying at home.
👋🏽 Hands.
😷 Face.
↔️ Space.
Happy New Year, everyone. 🎉
Our Ward 22 Team at Tunbridge Wells have a message for you as we head into the weekend. ✊
You can also show support by donating to our appeal at: 😍
Seeing as pubs are closed, why not donate what you’d normally spend on a round to our
#NHSheroes
. 👊
We’ve been thanking our amazing staff for their remarkable efforts in helping us hit the 62 day national standard for cancer treatment! 👏
Despite a 30% rise in referrals, our colleagues have achieved the target for the first time in 5️⃣ years. 😱
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And here are just three of our amazing Operating Department Practitioners currently out of theatres and working in one of our intensive care wards - Thankyou
@CollegeODP
@MTWnhs
#COVID19
#ODP
So happy to welcome the first Christmas Day baby of 2020 in the early hours of this morning at Tunbridge Wells Hospital! 😍😍😍
Huge congrats to parents Kerry & Alex on their new addition & thanks to our teams for being there as always. 💙
Welcome to the world, little one. 🥰
WE DID IT! 🎉🎉🎉
Our patients are now recieving some of the fastest access to cancer treatment in the country after we met the 62 day national standard for 12 consecutive months, meaning we are treating more patients even quicker! 💪🏾
#ExceptionalPeopleOutstandingCare
🔙🔛🔝
Even during downtime, our awesome Emergency Department teams are quick on their feet! 😎🕺🏻
Great to see colleagues across the Trust are keeping spirits high during these challenging times. 🌟
#ExceptionalPeopleOutstandingCare
#StayHomeSaveLives
We're now rated in the top tier of
@NHSEngland
's oversight framework.
The rating is given to trusts who are consistently high performing, and this fantastic achievement is due to the dedication, skill and teamwork of our exceptional people! 💙
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The last couple of months have been a challenge, but feeling the love & generosity of the community has truly overwhelmed us. 🤝
We’re so pleased to say we’ve also smashed our £10k Just Giving appeal target! 🤯
It is now time for us to say thanks, to you. ❤️
#InThisTogether
Today we’re honoured to welcome Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal to Maidstone Hospital to officially open our new helipad, funded by the incredible
@helipadhelp
. 🚁
During the visit, our amazing teams will be showcasing some of our projects helping to support patients. 🤝
Another touching moment as former Covid-19 patient, Peter, heads home from Tunbridge Wells Hospital after nearly 4 weeks in Intensive Care. 👏
Thanks to the work of our teams, we’ve now discharged 245 Covid-19 patients! 💪
Please have a safe BH weekend. ❤️
#InThisTogether
Happy Boxing Day everyone! 🎉
We’re just gracing your timeline with a few more pics of our amazing team working across yesterday and today. 💙
#ExceptionalPeopleOutstandingCare
Just gracing your timeline with some fantastic team members from the top performing Emergency Department... IN THE COUNTRY! 😎🏆
Congrats to all our colleagues at the Trust on a real team effort to continue providing outstanding care to our patients. 👏🏽
Have a safe weekend! 💙
We are delighted to have been shortlisted for an HSJ award for improving how we care for patients using our emergency care services! Congratulations and thank you to our wonderful staff - we're so proud of you! Read more here
@HSJ_Awards
LET’S BEAT IT! 💪
Our staff choir has put together a brilliant twist on the King of Pop’s hit song via Zoom to remind us to do all we can to save lives & beat Covid-19. 🎵
Watch to see our choir come together even during social distancing. ❤️
#ExceptionalPeopleOutstandingCare
TWELVE 👏🏽 MONTHS 👏🏽 IN 👏🏽 A 👏🏽 ROW. 👏🏽
We’re 1 of only 4 Trusts in the country to hit the national 62 day cancer standard for 12 months in a row, meaning our patients are getting quicker, more efficient care. 💪🏾
More:
#ExceptionalPeopleOutstandingCare
Our Lead Matron for Critical Care, Lindsey, takes the win for our Respect Award in the Individual category! 🎉
New to her role, Lindsey has rose to the challenge & has been described as a ‘pillar to the team’ by her colleagues.
Fantastic work, Lindsey! 😍
#StaffStars
⭐️
The next winner of the night! Our amazing Consultant Obstetrician, Philippa, takes home the Patient First Individual Award for her dedication & compassionate work... she's even known to come in on her days off to see patients! 🥇
A huge well done to Philippa!
#StaffStars
⭐️