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‘The day ran incredibly smoothly thanks to the work of the whole team.’ Using a High Intensity Theatre (HIT) list approach, the team at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust recently completed an impressive seven hip replacements in one day! Well done team!

Very proud to see Bruce continuing to innovate and use #RegionalAnaesthesia #RegionalAnesthesia like this! Teamwork makes the Dreamwork Bruce! What a fabulous service!

The Intensive Care Environmental Sustainability Recipe book is now live! ♻️ Our very own Senior Sr Pat was part of the project team within the University of Brighton. Take a look here: ics.ac.uk/guidance/susta…

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Mr Syed Ahmed (Syed S. Ahmed) has performed an unprecedented 12 hip replacements in a day! Using parallel lists, the surgeon can move between patients without being delayed by the turnaround between cases. Read more: ow.ly/Vv9850VbTai

Great work from the team at MTW Research and Innovation recruiting another OCEaN participant!!! 🥳 Well done! 👍🌟

Really proud to have been a part of this important + timely piece of work as we try to ⬆️ accessibility and opportunities for research in all hospital settings. Expertly driven by Aditi Kumar 😀 St Mark's Hospital Foundation Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust fg.bmj.com/content/early/…

Maidstone Hospital are the top-recruiting hospital in the UK for the TIGER study, comparing whether adding surgery to regular injections can improve vision for patients with bleeds at the back of the eye due to age-related macular degeneration. Read more: tigerstudy.org.uk

Consultant Urological Surgeon, Mr Hide Yamamoto (@hideyamaurol) from Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust and researchers from around the UK taking part in TRANSLATE Trial have found a new way of performing prostate biopsies is more effective at diagnosing prostate cancer. Read more: ow.ly/Mt2e50Vu2N5

💡A new digital system is supporting clinical trials & helping MTW Research and Innovation teams work more efficiently, making us one of the first trusts to go paperless in this area. ⏳The new system helps us set studies up more quickly, getting research treatments to patients faster.

✨ Happy #BiomedicalScienceDay2025! ✨ From analysing blood samples to uncovering the science behind illnesses, biomedical scientists' work is part of 85% of all clinical decisions in the NHS.🔬 Thank you to all the biomedical scientists & lab staff #AtTheHeartOfHealthcare!

Last week, the team in our Kent and Medway Orthopaedic Centre carried out 12 hip replacements in a day. 🔁 Parallel lists mean no delays between patients. More operations can be done, efficiently and safely, so we can make a difference to more patients, more quickly. Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT)

Patients in our @MTW_MICU and ICU at Tunbridge Wells Hospital ICUs play a vital role in research, helping us evaluate new treatments and equipment safely, and find out if they might benefit future patients. 📈 961 of our ICU patients have taken part in research over the past year! #ICUWeek2025

👋 The HELLO study looked at compassion fatigue & burnout and involved 90+ staff 🏆 We were in the top 10 for recruitment in the UK-ROX Trial. 👩‍⚕️ In the past year we've had more resident doctors taking part in individual research trials than ever before! #ICUWeek2025

🫁 We’ve opened the GuARDS study focussing on mild to severe respiratory failure. 👨‍🎓 We've supported PhD students with their studies. ❤️ We've been able to offer the family of an organ donor patient the opportunity to be involved in research with SIGNET. #ICUWeek2025

🌍 Our Ophthalmology team are the first in the world to change to reusable, hemp hats in theatres. 🧼 The hats can be washed and reused, reducing carbon emissions & maintaining infection control standards. Read more: ow.ly/9Gvz50W6cVp #ExceptionalPeopleOutstandingCare

Our ICU at Tunbridge Wells Hospital presented at the KSS Adult Critical Care ODN rehab study day, sharing their experience of achieving Fundación Humanizando la Sanidad certification - the first ICU in the UK to do so! Regional colleagues heard how the team achieved certification and many are planning to visit to find out more.

🥳A warm welcome to Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust, our newest site to join The SPELL Study! 🥳 We're very excited to have you on board as our incredible 2⃣4⃣th site and can't wait to get properly stuck in👏 The ROBUST Study Tim Theologis National Institute for Health and Care Research

Congratulations to Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust who recently joined The ROBUST Study 🥂🎉🎊 What a fantastic team! We can't wait to get going 🥳 The SPELL Study Tim Theologis National Institute for Health and Care Research

🏆 Congratulations to orthopaedic registrar, Mr Douglas Donnachie who won the top research poster prize at EFORT! His research shows hand X-rays are a fast, less expensive adjunct to DEXA scans in evaluating bone health & fracture risk in patients with clinical risk factors.

Congratulations to A&E advanced clinical practitioner Corinne, who won 1st place for her presentation at the Royal College of Emergency Medicine ACP conference! Her study aimed to identify if one method of managing wrist fractures is preferable to another, to reduce the need for surgical intervention.