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This week, a bill to make changes to the organ donation system passed its final reading in The House of Lords unopposed, meaning it will now become law. When it comes into force, this new law, The Organ Donation (Deemed Consent) Bill, will mean that people in England will have…

This month it was announced that Darent Valley Hospital is one of three hospitals in Kent and Medway to have been chosen to have a 24/7 hyper-acute stroke unit. The announcement by the Stroke Joint Committee of Clinical Commissioning Groups means that in future, patients who have stroke, will be taken…

This month the NHS announced that it wants to hear from residents in Dartford about the possibility of creating a new Urgent Treatment Centre at Darent Valley Hospital.  Over the past few years, NHS Dartford, Gravesham and Swanley Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), the organisation which plans, buys and monitors numerous healthcare…

This week, the Government launched its 10-year plan for the NHS which aims to help people live healthier lives.  This ambitious long-term plan follows consultations from groups and individuals representing millions of people and it will see £20.5 billion being injected into the NHS budget by 2023/24. At the heart…