Improving Services for People With Long Covid in Kent and Medway

Have you or a family member had Covid-19?

Are you still experiencing symptoms or has it taken longer than expected to recover?

NHS Kent and Medway Clinical Commissioning Group is working with hospitals, GPs and other professionals providing support and care to people suffering from the long-term health effects of a Covid-19 infection.

We want to hear from patients and families so that we can improve the services we offer.

To tell us about your views and experiences please complete this short survey

We are also holding online patient experience workshops on 8th April at 6:00pm and 28th April at 10:00am. The workshops will be led by Cathy Finnis, Independent Lay Member for Patient and Public Engagement and Dr Neil Banik, Respiratory Lead for Kent and Medway.

Please come along to help develop the service. Further information can be found here

For more information on how to get involved please visit the CCG’s website: www.kentandmedwayccg.nhs.uk/get-involved/our-involvement-work/improving-services-people-recovering-covid-19

Further information on support for longer-term Covid can be found here

Please email us at: kmccg.engage@nhs.net if you have any queries or suggestions about engaging with families improving services for patients with Long Covid.

NHS Kent and Medway Clinical Commissioning Group

Temporary Road Closure - The Street, Hartlip

Kent County Council has made an order to temporarily prohibit through traffic on The Street, Hartlip from Tuesday 6th April 2021 for up to 4 days.

The road will be closed in the general vicinity of Craig Lea, to the extent indicated by signs and barriers on site.

The alternative route for any through traffic is via The Street, Mount Lane, Lower Hartlip Road, Hollow Lane and vice versa.

The closure is required for the safety of the public and workforce while works to install a new gas service are undertaken by SGN.

For information regarding this closure please contact SGN on: 0800 111999, who will be able to assist with the scope of the works.

Kent County Council 24hr Contact Centre: 03000 418181

For details of roadworks see: https://one.network

Kent County Council - Highways, Transportation & Waste

Temporary Road Closure - School Lane, Lower Halstow

Kent County Council has made an order to temporarily prohibit through traffic on School Lane, Lower Halstow from Monday 5th April 2021, with estimated completion by 12th April 2021.

The road will be closed from outside number 44 to outside number 49, to the extent indicated by signs and barriers on site.

The alternative route for any through traffic is via School Lane, The Street, Vicarage Lane and vice versa.

The closure is required for the safety of the public and workforce while ducting repair works are undertaken by BT Openreach.

For information regarding this closure please contact BT Openreach on: 0800 800150, who will be able to assist with the scope of the works.

Kent County Council 24hr Contact Centre: 03000 418181

For details of roadworks see: https://www.kenttraffic.info

Kent County Council - Highways, Transportation & Waste

Proposed Re-opening of The Three Tuns Lower Halstow

Chris and Carol Haines

The Three Tuns

The Street, Lower Halstow, Sittingbourne, Kent ME9 7DY
Telephone: 01795 842840

Email: info@thethreetunsrestaurant.co.uk
Website: www.thethreetunsrestaurant.co.uk

Local Elections - May 2021

Swale Borough Council is preparing to oversee the elections taking place on May 6th 2021.

The Government delayed some elections scheduled to take place last year due to the pandemic but have confirmed they will take place in May this year.

Swale is responsible for administering elections in the borough and has been working on plans to ensure the elections can take place safely.

The elections taking place in the borough are:

• Kent County Council - there are six electoral divisions for county council elections in the borough, which will return seven county councillors. For more information, visit the Kent County Council website, where you can also view public notices about the election. 

• Kent Police and Crime Commissioner - the person responsible for overseeing how crime is tackled across the county. For more information, visit the Kent Police & Crime Commissioner website or call 0808 196 2170.

• Swale Borough Council by-election: Sheerness Ward
• Warden Parish Council by-election

• Faversham Town Council by-elections:
- Abbey Ward
- Priory Ward
- Watling Ward

To vote in elections in your areas, you need to be on the electoral register and Swale wrote to 62,850 homes last month to remind people to check their details were correct.

If you’ve recently moved house you may not be on the register, but you can easily register by visiting www.gov.uk/register-to-vote

The deadline for registering to vote is midnight on Monday, 19th April. You do not need to re-apply if you are already on the register - if you're unsure, call the helpline on 01795 417 316.

The recent postcard mailing to households also included advice about safe voting during the pandemic and encouraged anyone concerned to register for a postal or proxy vote.

The deadline to apply to vote by post, is 5:00pm on Tuesday, 20th April, and the deadline to apply for a proxy vote is 5:00pm on Tuesday, 27th April.

For more information visit www.swale.gov.uk/elections

Swale Borough Council

Maidstone Road and Upchurch Surgery - Second Covid-19 Vaccination Roll Out

Dr Supriya Das & Dr Lakshmi Subbiah

1. If you booked your first jab via your GP surgery, then:

Surgeries will be contacting patients approximately 10 - 11 weeks after their first vaccination with an appointment to receive their second jab, including the location, i.e. at Parkwood Health Centre.

2. If you booked your first jab online, then:

You should have been notified already of the appointment to receive your second jab. 

Ray Kemsley

Chair - Surgery Patient Participation Group - Upchurch & Rainham