MTW Trust introduces new app to ease staffing pressure
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust (MTW) is embracing a new doctor-built platform to help ease staffing pressures and transform the way doctors’ timetables are organised. The e-rostering system was designed by NHS doctors Anas Nader and Jing Ouyang, and allows medics to view their shifts in advance and book annual leave more easily. MTW […]
Junior law firm staff take the lead at local association
A solicitor from CooperBurnett Solicitors in Tunbridge Wells has been voted in as President of the Kent Junior Lawyers Division (JLD) for a second year. Solicitor Imogen Fleur is part of the firm’s Commercial Property team and will be joined on the committee by Paralegal Joshua Haye, who will take on the role of IT […]
Junior doctors prepare to strike again
Junior doctors in Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells Trust and across the country are preparing for a fresh round of strikes after failed talks with Health Secretary Victoria Atkins. The strikes follow what the striking staff see as a steep decline in junior doctors’ pay and conditions since 2008. Explaining why junior doctors are planning to […]
LCF mini-bond trial commences
The London Capital Finance (LCF) civil case proceedings began in the High Court in London on Monday, the latest development in the long-awaited court trial. The LCF administrators began their legal battle against the company’s former executives, including former CEO Michael ‘Andy’ Thomson. As the Times has previously reported, the investment company collapsed back in […]
Maternity services at Tunbridge Wells Hospital in Pembury rated ‘inadequate’
A RECENT report by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has rated maternity services at Tunbridge Wells Hospital as ‘inadequate’. The rating follows a short notice inspection at the hospital which focused on patient safety and wellbeing. The hospital at Pembury provides maternity services for a population of 500,000 and was last inspected under the maternity […]
East End traditions head south to Tunbridge Wells
QUEUES were already forming outside Whippet on Camden Road last Saturday lunchtime, as pie and bagel fans came to get a taste of the East End in Tunbridge Wells. The shop, which was founded by town residents Nick Mockett and Ed Wyatt, only opened its doors last week but looks set to become a firm […]
Crowborough family activities club launches more children’s classes
JUMPING Juniors was established in 2020 by Crowborough-based couple Dan and Erin Papper, Crowborough residents eager to provide sports and crafts clubs that boost children’s confidence and coordination in preparation for starting school. Dan is a former local primary and secondary school PE teacher who works as Jumping Juniors’ Head Coach and PE Consultant, while […]
TWBC approves next stage of Hawkhurst housing project
FOLLOWING last week’s Council Cabinet meeting on Thursday, February 8, it has been confirmed that Tunbridge Wells Borough Council (TWBC) will provide over £1million in funding for a major housing development in Hawkhurst. The development site near Highgate Hill and Copthall Avenue has divided local opinion but is set to comprise over 70 homes with […]
