A huge thank you to all the NHS estates teams on National Healthcare Estates and Facilities Day. We wouldn't be able to do what we do without their hard work and support. #HealthcareEFMDay

Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust is proud to announce that we performed the very first robotic-assisted hysterectomy in Kent and Medway using the innovative da Vinci robotic-assisted surgery system. Read more here: dgt.nhs.uk/news-and-event…

We were so excited to attend Reservists Day yesterday hosted by @GSTTArmedforces on their beautiful hospital grounds. There were great performances and a fantastic turn-out from the public!

Great session with our DGTPhysiotherapy team - already working up team objectives alongside the new Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust strategy Well done Stuart Waterman and team 👏

We were delighted to welcome nine enthusiastic volunteers from Dartford Science and Technology College (DSTC) as part of their Community Volunteering initiative. Our amazing volunteers accomplished so much on our hospital site. A huge thank you to DSTC for their support!

Intensive Care patient coffee morning - a great initiative and support for all 👏 ☕️ @DGT Allied Health Professionals Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust DGT OT Intensive Care Society 💙

Thank you to Kent Police Dartford for having their Community Liaison Officer, Karen Sandland, and PC Cooper attend Darent Valley Hospital today to distribute valuable information. They had some great conversations with both staff and patients and we look forward to having them back!

If you have any concerns about your sight and are looking for some advice then pop by the IRIS mobile sight centre. Coming to Darent Valley Hospital on 3 September, you’ll be able to find them outside the Children’s Resource Centre from 10am-3pm.

Forces Connect, originally created by KCC, has had a software update The app is designed for the armed forces community to access direct information on local services available to them. With 36,500+ downloads, there is no app for the #armedforces like it forcesconnect.co.uk

Thank you to Mary's Child Kent for visiting our main entrance space at the hospital to bring awareness to their excellent services. They operate a food bank, a free legal advice service, pastoral support and more. Thank you to Jude and the team!

Essential building works are underway to replace external cladding around the Emergency Department. The total duration of these works is approximately 18 weeks. Read more here: dgt.nhs.uk/news-and-event…

It was fantastic to have Dadspace in our Darent Valley Hospital main entrance this week. A huge thank you to Denver for paying us a visit. Dadspace is a men’s mental health charity and they do some fantastic work locally. To learn more, please visit the tagged page!

Green spaces offer places to heal.

Thank you to the Iris bus for the many visits to our Darent Valley Hospital site where they come to offer a range of services👁️‍🗨️ If you haven't managed to catch them yet, there's still time! They will be back at DVH on 8th October and 5th November 2024.

The ICU Team took delivery of a number of artificial plants recently which were kindly donated by John Lewis & Partners Bluewater. The plants are now brightening up a number of spaces in ICU such as the patient waiting area and meeting room. Thank you to the John Lewis Bluewater team!

Great day Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust Improvement & Innovation Conference - great clinical quality being showcased 👏 Mouth Care, Complications with Excess Weight and Early Discharge Planning @DGT Allied Health Professionals DGTDietitians DGT OT

This year's #WorldMentalHealthDay is putting the focus firmly on mental health in the workplace. We all have parts to play in breaking down the stigma around mental health. Find out what we're doing to mark this awareness day: loom.ly/ZxLiRyU #WMHD24

Thank you to our local Mencap team for inviting us to take part in a community discussion about how we can improve hospital services for adults with learning disabilities. We are hoping to take these conversations forward to help improve Darent Valley Hospital!

We have been proud to welcome the #PoppyAppeal2024 from the Royal British Legion to our Darent Valley Hospital site for the past week. They will still be in our main entrance selling poppies until Friday this week so make sure to come along to donate to this worthy cause!

Today the Community Engagement Team took part in the two minute silence for #armisticeday2024 and held an information stand at Darent Valley Hospital to provide important signposting and awareness of our Armed Forces Steering group along with other resources.