Lung cancer nurse specialists at Kettering General Hospital (KGH) have won a national award for the way they have cared for vulnerable patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Natalie Johnson, Laura Goodman, and Melissa Frost have been awarded a Cavell Star Award by the prestigious Cavell Nurses’ Trust.
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‘Fighting Ebola, diphtheria and COVID-19 overseas has helped me fight COVID back home’ says a senior KGH A&E nurse
Advanced Clinical Practitioner Mandy Blackman is talking about her experiences on the international emergency front line this week on behalf of medical aid charity UK-Med.
The charity has published a report which demonstrates the important skills NHS staff develop from working in emergency responses.
Read Our Mandy's fight against Ebola, Diphtheria and COVID-19…
Suspending hospital visiting from January 1 at Kettering General Hospital.
The health, wellbeing and safety of all our people, including patients and colleagues continues to be our top priority.
We have therefore taken the difficult decision to suspend visiting at the hospital from tomorrow, Saturday 1 January.
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We are celebrating the first anniversary of our partnership agreement between Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals (the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire Group) and the University of Leicester!
Over that year significant development work has been undertaken between both hospitals and the University of Leicester which will open new doors for our staff in research and teaching and help improve patient care.
Read Our exciting partnership work with the University of Leicester…
A great new resource to support the needs of people diagnosed with cancer has been produced by the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire NHS Group.
From December 6 a new YouTube channel called the Northants Cancer Information Hub has gone live. https://www.youtube.com/c/thenorthantscancerinformationhub
It provides easy access to a wealth of information to those living with cancer before, during, and after their treatment.
It includes a large number of pre-recorded presentations from healthcare professionals at Kettering and Northampton general hospitals and covers a wide range of subjects from how to prepare for surgery through to recuperating after chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
Read Northants Cancer Information Hub to help our patients…
KGH has won an Employer of the Year Award from The Bedford College Group (TBCG) for the way it has supported students with placements during the pandemic.
At a ceremony held on November 18 we were awarded the Work Placement Provider of the Year category for our commitment to introducing students to a real working environment.
TBCG includes Tresham College with its campuses at Wellingborough, Kettering and Corby.
Over the past 12 months KGH and the Group have worked closely together in giving students work experience.
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