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Hi everyone,
I would like to thank you all for the tremendous support we have received on behalf of Swale Foodbank so far.
My husband Ron and I will be collecting again at the bus stop opposite the Church in Horsham Lane on Wednesday the 7th of July between 10:30am and 11:30am.
Please come along with your donations (in carrier bags would be helpful) and put them into our open car boot while we remain at a safe distance.
We will then deliver your donations to the Swale Foodbank Warehouse, part of the Trussell Trust.
The food items they are most in need of are:
Long-life Milk
Squash
Tinned Fish especially Tuna
All toiletries are also needed at the moment:
Shower Gels
Shampoos (any including hotel/mini bottles) and Conditioner
Deodorants
Shaving Gel
Razors
Laundry Detergent
Washing Up Liquid
Toilet Rolls
Thank you for every single donation we receive - we are extremely grateful!
Gill Gay - Foodbank Co-ordinator
Saturday 21st August from 3:00pm to 5:00pm
Covid-19 all but closed the Village Hall for use since April 2020. On the 17th of May this year all of us began Step 3 of the Roadmap and by July 19th we all hope to begin leading normal lives. In consequence, the Village Hall is re-opening up to its regular users and other hirers as the Roadmap allows.
As part of the current re-opening of the Village Hall, we would like to take the opportunity to say “thank you” to the residents and organisations of Upchurch for supporting us prior to and during the closure.
On the afternoon of Saturday, August 21st we are inviting you to accept our free afternoon tea, made by members of the Upchurch WI, from 3-5pm when you will be able to sit and talk to friends whilst drinking a cup of tea, coffee or soft drink with a slice of homemade cake.
Your conversations will not be interrupted by speeches or a “programme”. This invitation, open to residents of all ages, will give you a chance to engage with village organisations taking up our offer of free stands. A chance to discover what plans they have going forward, to be talked into becoming a member, to be offered something to purchase etc. etc. In fact a chance for us all to reconnect with each other again in the life of this village.
If any village voluntary organisation would like to set up a stand free of charge then they will be welcome. There will be an opportunity for a limited number of trade stands for local businesses.
All stands will need to be booked in advance so please show your early interest by contacting Gerry Lewin 01634 366113 / 07946 996789.
We look forward to the pleasure of your company
Thank you from the Village Hall
David G Steward - Chairman UVH
NHS Kent and Medway Clinical Commissioning Group would like to hear from people living in Dartford, Gravesham, Swanley, Medway, Sittingbourne and Isle of Sheppey about their experience of using ophthalmology (eye care) services in the past year.
Have you been treated for an eye condition in the past year? Then, you could help improve eye care services for patients in north Kent in the future.
We want you to help us understand the patient experience and to find out what works well and where services could improve. The feedback we receive will be taken into account when we start the process later this year of securing a long-term provider for these services.
Tell us what was good and what was not
At the moment, ophthalmology care is provided by Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust. The trust also provides an interim service for patients from the Dartford, Gravesham and Swanley area, who were previously treated by Moorfields Eye Hospital. Moorfields left Darent Valley Hospital last year and interim arrangements were put in place with Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust, as an existing provider, to take on additional patients. The CCG now intends to bring these services together as one for the north Kent area.
How you can help
Patients who received treatment in the past year for an eye condition, such as cataracts or macular degeneration, are invited to give their feedback on their last appointment.
A survey is available online at: www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/eyecare until 6th August 2021.
If you would prefer a hard copy of the survey to be sent to you or would like to complete the survey by telephone, please call Ade Philips on: 07767 004213 or Email: kmccg.engage@nhs.net
If you are completing a paper copy, please send it to our Freepost address:
FAO: BWS
Freepost: RUAY-JLRZ-RRSE
NHS Medway Clinical Commissioning Group
Unit A - Compass Centre
North Pembroke Road
Chatham
Kent
ME4 4YG
Many thanks
Ray Kemsley
On behalf of NHS Kent and Medway Clinical Commissioning Group
An incredible two million Covid-19 jabs
It’s official, we have topped the two million Covid-19 vaccinations’ milestone in Kent and Medway and we couldn't have done it without you.
Thanking NHS staff and volunteers delivering the programme in the county and the people who have had their vaccine, NHS Kent and Medway Clinical Commissioning Group Clinical Chair Dr Navin Kumta said:
“A really big thank you to everyone who has played a part, however small, in making this happen. Every jab brings us closer to beating Covid-19 and putting this pandemic well and truly in the past.”
Read more and find out how to join in saying thank you on our website
Newsletter for parents of children with special educational needs or disabilities
Have you seen the latest SEND newsletter yet? In this issue, a light is shone on creativity and how it helps make life that bit more enjoyable. Plus, there's a great ‘design a logo’ competition for young people to take part in.
It also has updates from Kent County Council, the NHS, Kent Parents and Carers Together (PACT) and Information, Advice and Support Kent (IASK), as well as other council services and includes information on the Kent Test, library exemption cards and free school meals.
Read the newsletter here
Help find the missing men
Kent and Medway Cancer Alliance is supporting Prostate Cancer UK in its drive to raise awareness of the condition and encourage men, who are at highest risk, to contact their GP.
Chris Wheal, 77, from Maidstone, has been successfully treated for prostate cancer and added his voice to the call for men not to be shy. He said:
“Prostate cancer is very treatable if caught early; not delaying, getting checked if you’re high risk and, if needs be, getting treated is a total no brainer.”
Men can find out more about their risk by using the Prostate Cancer UK online risk checker
Opportunities to get involved
Volunteer now to support Covid-19 vaccination programme
NHS Volunteer Responders are calling for people to step forward and volunteer to help deliver the Covid-19 vaccination programme.
During the summer, more vaccination services will be set up to enable the NHS to vaccinate as many people as possible. We are recruiting for vaccination steward volunteers to help with this important task.
Stewards will be a vital part of the team working in vaccination services. They will guide people on site, to make sure the vaccination process runs as safely and efficiently as possible. They will help make sure there is social distancing and identify people who need additional support.
If you would like to volunteer or would like to find out more information, visit nhsvolunteerresponders.org.uk
NHS Kent and Medway Clinical Commissioning Group
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Their latest Haiflu poem was compiled for the recent Estuary Festival and is available to view on their YouTube Channel.
The Haiflu is a visual 3-line haiku poem written during the Covid-19 pandemic, set against a photograph taken in the same week at some of the most beautiful locations around Medway.
Upchurch Matters
Kent County Council has launched "Let's Talk Kent", a new website that gives opportunities to residents to get involved and help shape the future of Kent.
"Let's Talk Kent" is your opportunity to have your say on the projects and proposals you care about.
Register with the website to be amongst the first to find out about new opportunities to have your say on how KCC shapes council services.
Registering is simple, and you can set your preferences to only find out about the topics that matter to you. From Adult Social Care to Transport and Roads, there are many topics to choose from, or you are welcome to select them all.
Upchurch Matters
The Queen's Platinum Jubilee Beacons
Thursday 2nd June 2022
Upchurch Parish Council is looking forward to another village gathering at the Beacon of Light Brazier to celebrate The Queen's Platinum Jubilee.
In 2022, Her Majesty The Queen will become the first British Monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee, 70 years of service, having acceded to the throne on 6th February 1952.
An extended Platinum Jubilee Weekend bank holiday, from Thursday 2nd to Sunday 5th June, will provide an opportunity for communities to come together to celebrate this historic milestone. The 4 days of celebrations will include public events and community activities, as well as national moments of reflection on The Queen’s 70 years of service.
Jubilee Beacons will be lit as part of the celebrations throughout the United Kingdom, Channel Islands, Isle of Man and UK Overseas Territories. For the first time, beacons will also be lit in each of the capital cities of the Commonwealth countries.
Organiser Pageantmaster Bruno Peek LVO OBE OPR hopes to make it the largest and most dramatic chain of beacons lit during The Queen’s reign the world has ever seen.
Upchurch will play its part when we light our village Beacon at the Recreation Ground in Oak Lane on Thursday 2nd June 2022 at 9:45pm - details to follow.
Upchurch Parish Council is currently seeking a new site to reinstall the second village defibrillator previously located at The Three Sisters Public House in Otterham Quay Lane.
PLEASE NOTE: Until then, there is currently only 1 village defibrillator in use.
Located at: Snaffles Equestrian & Country Store, 2 - 4 The Street, Upchurch ME9 7AJ
A defibrillator is a portable device that checks the heart rhythm and can send an electric shock to the heart to try to restore a normal rhythm. Defibrillators are used to treat sudden cardiac arrest and may save the person's life.
Kent Ambulance response times for critical emergencies can often take longer than the targeted 8 minutes, especially in rural areas. For someone undergoing a heart attack, using an Automatic External Defibrillator within the 8 minute time frame is crucial for their life chances. After 12 minutes, it is often too late.
Medway Ambulance Station and Sittingbourne Ambulance Station are both, according to RAC Route Planner, 16 minutes away (assuming no traffic issues). Clearly, using the defibrillator is important as the emergency services would not be able to attend to someone having a heart attack in time.
In the event of an emergency, you must dial 999. The emergency operator will give you the access code to open the defibrillator cabinet. An ambulance will also be dispatched.
REMEMBER, no training is actually required to use the device. It comes with its own voice instructions which are given as soon as the device is removed from its case and is opened. It will not deliver a shock unless one is needed.
If you notice a problem with the defibrillator or if you have had to use it, please let the Parish Council know as soon as possible so that it can be made ready for future use.
Thanks to the generosity of many village organisations, individuals and through their own fundraising, Upchurch WI raised funds to purchase 2 village defibrillators as part of their Centenary commemorations in 2015.
Upchurch Parish Council would like to thank Bernard and Gail at The Three Sisters on behalf of the village for previously allowing the installation of the second village defibrillator at the pub in 2016.
Upchurch Parish Council
Medway Volunteer Workshop
We are a small not for profit organisation with no staff and no shareholders who receive donated sewing machines from the public.
In turn, we refurbish, restore and PAT test the machines all before being sent to Africa via our sister organisation, Tools with a Mission (TWAM), based in Ipswich.
Donated sewing machines are given mainly to young people so they can get a job, becoming the village dressmaker or tailor.
We are currently experiencing a shortage of donated sewing machines which doesn't help the young people in Africa.
If you have a spare machine you can donate, please contact John Wishart on: 07971 511956, who has very kindly agreed to collect from around the village and bring them to our Medway workshop.
Thank you
Trevor Cox
Medway Volunteer Workshop
It will be necessary to close Dane Lane, Hartlip from Monday 28th June 2021 for up to 3 days.
The road will be closed between the junctions of Place Lane and Mill Lane.
The alternative route is via Place Lane, The Street and Munns Lane.
This is to enable carriageway patching to be carried out by Kent County Council.
KCC 24hr Contact Centre: 03000 418181
Kent County Council - Highways, Transportation & Waste
It will be necessary to close Stickfast Lane, Bobbing from Friday 25th June 2021 for up to 5 days (excluding the weekend).
The road will be closed between the junctions of Sheppey Way and Iwade Road.
The alternative route is via Iwade Road, School Lane, Ferry Road and Sheppey Way.
There will be a gate marshal to allow access.
It is planned that the road will be closed between 07:00 hrs and 17:00 hrs each day.
This is to enable carriageway repairs to be carried out by Kent County Council.
KCC 24hr Contact Centre: 03000 418181
Kent County Council - Highways, Transportation & Waste
Medway Council is due to install 34 electric vehicle charging points in three council-owned car parks later this month.
The charging points will be the first to be installed in public car parks in Medway and the council has plans to install more in other car parks in the future.
Electric charging points will be installed in the Rochester multi-storey car park in Cory’s Road, in Station Road car park, Rainham, and in the Commercial Road car park in Strood.
Medway Council has received £85,420 from the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV) to install the charging points as part of the council’s commitment to reducing carbon emissions.
Cllr Howard Doe, Deputy Leader of Medway Council, who is leading on Medway’s Climate Change agenda, said:
“We’re committed to helping people who live, work and visit Medway cut their carbon emissions and installing public charging points for electric vehicles supports our aspiration to become carbon neutral in Medway by 2050. There are a number of small changes that we can all make in our daily lives which will have a big difference to our climate including recycling, using public transport and, if you’re thinking of getting a new car, switching to an electric vehicle. I would encourage residents to find out more about the steps we’re taking in the fight against climate change by visiting medway.gov.uk/climatechange”
Cllr Phil Filmer, Medway Council’s Portfolio Holder for Frontline Services, said:
“I am delighted that we will be installing 34 electric vehicle charging points in three of our car parks this summer. With more people using electric cars, and the government planning to phase out the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and vans by 2030, I am pleased that we will soon be able to offer public charging facilities to residents, businesses and visitors. We also have exciting plans to expand the number of publicly available electric charging points in Medway over the coming years. I look forward to seeing the works progress.”
Connected Kerb will be carrying out the works which are due to begin in all three car parks at the end of June and are expected to be completed later this year.
Medway Council is also working with Cenex to develop an Ultra Low Emission Vehicle (ULEV) Strategy for Medway.
To find out more about how the council is tackling climate change in Medway, visit: medway.gov.uk/climatechange
Medway Council
It will be necessary to close Old Ferry Road, Iwade from Wednesday 23rd June 2021 for up to 2 days.
The entire length of Old Ferry Road will be closed.
The alternative route is via Sheppey Way.
It is planned that the road will be closed between 09:00 hrs and 17:00 hrs each day.
This is to enable carriageway patching to be carried out by Kent County Council.
KCC 24hr Contact Centre: 03000 418181
Kent County Council - Highways, Transportation & Waste
View of proposed upgrade and improvements to the slip roads and
junction approaches at the M2 Junction 5/A249 Stockbury Roundabout.
Public Inquiry decision announced
The Secretary of State for Transport has approved proposals from Highways England for upgrade and improvements to the M2 Junction 5/A249 Stockbury Roundabout.
Grant Shapps decision follows a consultation period for interested parties to submit objections and representations before the virtual Public Inquiry, held in November 2020. The Secretary of State ordered the Public Inquiry because of concerns and objections raised by Stockbury Parish Council, MP Helen Whately, CPRE, local business owners and the Green Party.
Upgrade and improvement proposals
Highways England's proposals show the current roundabout being replaced with a new flyover interchange to provide a free-flowing and uninterrupted link for drivers staying on the A249 to free up extra space on the Stockbury Roundabout.
Two new dedicated free-flowing slip roads will be built, with a left turn for traffic travelling from the A249 southbound to the M2 westbound and a left turn from the A249 northbound to the M2 eastbound.
Maidstone Road to the A249 Stockbury Roundabout will be closed, and Maidstone Road will be re-routed to link with Oad Street.
The existing junction of Oad Street with the A249 will be closed, with a new link provided south of the existing Oad Street to connect with the A249 Stockbury Roundabout.
Highways England says:
“The M2 Junction 5/A249 Stockbury Roundabout cannot cope with existing traffic flows. The junction is also one of the top 50 national casualty locations on England’s major ‘A’ roads and motorways.
One aim is to improve journey times. Our improvement scheme will reduce delays meaning people will have quicker and more reliable journeys.
The scheme will improve the safety of the junction for all road users. The improvements will also support economic growth as increasing capacity at the junction will support future housing and employment growth in the area.
Improving the Stockbury Interchange will bring real benefit to the drivers who use this junction daily and will improve the flow of traffic around this junction, providing a safer and more integrated network for everyone.”
Support and objections
Sittingbourne and Sheppey MP Gordon Henderson has been a campaigner for the junction upgrade gaining support from Conservative group councillors, but the controlling coalition at Swale Borough Council withdrew its financial contribution towards the junction upgrade, saying:
“Our budget is much smaller than others, and we regard it as our responsibility to support our local people with better services and facilities, whilst it is the job of Highways England and Kent Highways to facilitate improved road networks. We support their wish to improve Junction 5, but we are not handing out gratuities that should rightly be spent on Swale Council priorities.”
Campaigners for sustainable housing based on an identifiable local need fear the decision to upgrade the junction will unlock a flood of developer lead planning applications for large housing estates along the A249 corridor without supporting infrastructure resulting in the loss of many acres of valuable agricultural land and eventually putting the A249 and the other roundabouts along its length (also pencilled in for upgrades) back to being “overcapacity” again.
Stuart Jeffery, who spoke for the Green Party at the Public Inquiry strongly criticised the decision as a “climate failure” and estimates the upgrade scheme will add around 100k tonnes of CO2 annually to the atmosphere.
Road safety and going forward
Figures published by the AA have revealed the 18 miles long A249 connecting Maidstone to Sheerness to be the 9th most dangerous road in the UK.
Stockbury Parish Council says:
“We will continue to work with Kent County Council to secure funding for a bridge or signalised junction to be added to the agreed upgrade plans, to mitigate the additional dangers that the new design will cause and the years of disruption villagers face, and increased risk to life before mitigating alterations can be introduced.”
No start date has been announced for the £92 million upgrade project to begin, although works could start as early as September 2021.
Upchurch Matters
Upchurch's Co-op currently receives 1 main lorry delivery per day.
Co-op colleagues place traffic cones in the road outside the store to ensure delivery lorries have quick and safe access to the side gate and have the space to park safely and are not turned away.
Once deliveries are in store, colleagues move the cones back onto the pavement so customers can park outside.
your store
your say
Does removing the traffic cones after the lorries have gone make parking closer to the store easier?
Does it improve your shopping experience or not?
Please tell us, using store number 7889 at: www.coop.co.uk/yoursay
You could win £250 of Co-op vouchers - 10 prizes to be won per month.
Thank you
Nik
Manager - Upchurch’s Co-op
Hartlip, Newington & Upchurch Ward
Crime Number: 46/105865/21
Between Friday the 18th and Saturday the 19th of June, a white Land Rover Velar, reg number: XCA 55Y was stolen from Quilters Yard, Upchurch.
If you have any information that could help investigators please contact Kent Police on telephone number 101 and quote the relevant crime number above.For more information on crime prevention visit: www.kent.police.uk
Kent Community Messaging
It will be necessary to close The Street, Lower Halstow from Tuesday 15th June 2021 for up to 7 days.
The road will be closed outside 1 Crown Place, The Street.
The alternative route is via Otterham Quay Lane, Moor Street, London Road, High Street, Keycol Hill, Sheppey Way, Old Ferry Road, Raspberry Hill Lane, The Street, Forge Lane and Horsham Lane.
This is to enable water mains repairs to be carried out by Southern Water.
KCC 24hr Contact Centre: 03000 418181
Kent County Council - Highways, Transportation & Waste
Medway Council has adopted a new Climate Change Action Plan which sets out how the area will respond to climate change.
The council declared a Climate Change emergency in 2019 and since then has been developing an action plan and working hard to achieve its target of becoming carbon neutral in Medway by 2050. At Medway Council’s Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, 8th June, councillors approved the Climate Change Action Plan blueprint which supports the council’s vision.
The plan aligns with the Kent and Medway Energy and Low Emissions Strategy
To help the council understand its current carbon footprint, and identify ways to reduce emissions, a technical study has been carried out. The study found that in 2018/2019 the council’s carbon footprint represented just 1.4 per cent of emissions in Medway. Although Medway Council is committed to doing everything it can to lower carbon emissions across Medway, however, businesses, schools, local groups and residents all need to play their part to tackle climate change.
The study also set out a series of possible interventions which could help reduce the council’s emissions by 95 per cent by 2050 which included energy efficiency measures in council buildings, installing solar panels and LED lighting. The council is now reviewing these options to determine their suitability.
The newly approved action plan will be reviewed each year and local partners, and the wider community will be able to have their say.
Medway Council has made significant progress since declaring a Climate Change emergency including:
• Continuing to expand and improve Medway’s cycle routes. Medway has 81 miles of cycleways and has seen a 20 per cent increase in cycling since last year.
• A £12 million energy efficiency programme in council buildings.
• Planting 13,842 trees across Medway thanks to funding from the Urban Tree Challenge Fund and establishing a Medway Tree Fund.
• Creating 30 miles of wildflower verges to allow a wider diversity of wild grass and flowers to thrive.
• Producing an animated video to raise awareness of air quality, its effects and what can be done to reduce the impacts, which has been promoted in schools across Medway.
• Continuing work on an ambitious £11 million LED street lighting replacement programme.
• Developing an Electric Vehicle (EV) charging point survey which will inform a new five year EV strategy.
• Launching an EV trial for some of Medway’s social workers.
Plans are also in place to install 34 EV charging points in Medway later this summer. More information on this exciting project will be available in due course.
Cllr Howard Doe, Deputy Leader of Medway Council, who is leading on Medway’s Climate Change agenda, said:
“I am pleased that we have adopted the Climate Change Action Plan. I would like to emphasise that the plan is a flexible working document which will be updated as we continue to work with partners, including residents, on the pathway to making Medway carbon neutral by 2050. There are many small changes that we can all incorporate into our daily lives which will make a big difference to our climate such as recycling correctly, walking and using public transport. We all need to work together in the fight against climate change.”
To find out more about how the council is tackling climate change in Medway, and to read the action plan, visit: medway.gov.uk/climatechange
Medway Council
Photos: Heading out towards Seagull Island.
Red sky at night, picking out silhouettes of the boats.
Watching the sunrise from Lower Halstow Creek.
Hearing from Skipper Ed Gransden at the end of our trip.
Click photos to enlarge.
Like most, I spend nearly all of my time on dry land, so when I saw Tiller & Wheel's beautiful photograph of the sun rising over Grain and Sheppey promoting their Twilight Sail, I was intrigued and remembered how long it has been since I was down on the water there myself.
Waking up to the dawn chorus each morning becomes my regular alarm clock at this time of year, so as time, tide and weather all seemed to coincide, I thought why not get up even earlier than usual this Monday morning and booked my place to sail online. Although I must admit hearing my alarm go off at 2:00am was, well, alarming!
It was pitch black when I arrived at the dock in Lower Halstow Creek for our 3:30am free trip around Seagull Island on what was forecast to be the hottest day of the year so far.
Skipper Ed welcomed us aboard Thames Sailing Barge Edith May, and after putting us at our ease with some safety advice, he and crewmate Emma and helpers untied the barge from its home mooring, and with a light breeze just catching the topsail, we began our short passage.
With the sun just below the horizon, the light was incredible looking out across the estuary towards Grain and Sheppey and the sailing peaceful and a little bit magical and in such contrast to my regular walks around the sea wall.
As we gently ambled, the barbecue was lit for bacon sandwiches, served with tea and coffee, delicious!
Ed fired up the engine when we reached the marker buoy at Seagull Island and explained the unpredictable nature of the tides sometimes and the need to get a bit more speed up for our return.
Watching the sunrise and the silhouettes of the boats, we calmly made our way back to the mooring at the dock, arriving around 5:00am.
Before we disembarked, Ed told us about the small number of surviving Thames Sailing Barges still in use today and Tiller & Wheel's mission to offer free sailing trips and an affordable subscription model so sailing can be an option for everyone.
Having lived here virtually all my life, I have never experienced the sunrise and changing light over the estuary at this time of the day before.
If you think you've seen everything where we live, you honestly haven't until you've watched the sunrise or sunset from such a calm and tranquil twilight setting.
To book your sailing experience with Tiller & Wheel and to find out how you could become a 'Patron', visit: www.tillerandwheel.com
Upchurch Matters
Latest Covid-19 vaccine progress
On Tuesday (8th June) the NHS vaccination programme hit its six-month milestone. Across Kent and Medway nearly 1.9 million vaccination jabs have been given. This means we have vaccinated 91% of the top nine priority groups with at least one dose, and 72% of all eligible adults have been vaccinated.
More than 790,000 people are now protected with both doses of the vaccine. In the top four most vulnerable groups 96% of people have had both doses.
Over 25s can now book their vaccine
The vaccination programme continues to go from strength-to-strength as we enter the home straight and begin inviting the final cohorts. Those aged 25 and over are now eligible for their vaccination.
Appointments can be booked online or by calling 119.
People are also being urged to get their second dose of the vaccine, which is vital to get maximum protection against coronavirus.
If you have been asked to bring forward your second does appointment, please do so.
Volunteers thanked for role in vaccination programme
Vaccinations for nearly 1.9 million people in Kent and Medway have been possible thanks to the hard work of local GPs, nurses, pharmacists and an army of colleagues working in the NHS and local councils.
It is also due to the outstanding contribution of local volunteers.
Caroline Selkirk, Executive Director of Health Improvement and Chief Operating Officer at NHS Kent and Medway Clinical Commissioning Group, said:
“The complex and fast-paced roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccine has been unlike anything we have delivered before.
“From the start of the programme to now as we continue to vaccinate people and protect them from the worst effects of this virus, it has required the concerted effort of hundreds of people across our communities.
“We could not have delivered millions of vaccines if it was not for the time, care and selflessness of our volunteers. On behalf of all of us at NHS Kent and Medway, thank you.”
Find out more about diabetes services
Did you know there are multiple services in place to support people with or at risk of developing diabetes in Kent and Medway?
This Diabetes Week (14th - 20th June) NHS Kent and Medway Clinical Commissioning Group is encouraging people to find the diabetes support services available to them.
NHS Kent and Medway Clinical Commissioning Group
