Van Broken Into - House Burgled and Van Stolen - Rainham

Rainham North Ward

Crime Ref: 46/195575/19

 

A van window was smashed in order to steal house keys and gain access to a property in Farnham Close, Rainham. Thieves then stole another van also belonging to the victim.

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

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Involving Medway - Community Health Researchers - Join the Team!

Join the Team!

Are you interested in improving health and wellbeing in Medway? Would you like to help people get heard? Do you know a keen Medway resident who would like to learn new skills? Medway Voluntary Action is recruiting to expand their team of volunteer Community Health Researchers to help make sure the voices and experiences of local people are listened to in health planning.

Community Health Researchers are part of the Involving Medway programme - a partnership between community organisations and NHS Medway Clinical Commissioning Group. We have an exciting programme of work coming up in Medway including Medway Time Credits and a small grant scheme.

Involving Medway is a partnership between community organisations and NHS Medway Clinical Commissioning Group aimed at building healthier communities. Medway Voluntary Action (MVA) has teamed up with expert health research trainer, Tess Luetchford, to develop a year’s exciting programme of volunteer health research. We are interested in recruiting local residents from across the Medway Towns to carry out interviews within local communities. You will receive free training and additional support from MVA.

Involving Medway’s Community Health Researchers have already influenced health and care planning in Medway including the development of adult community health services and plans for new health centres and they’ve also found the role personally fulfilling - here’s what one volunteer said about their experiences:

"You will never know how much being part of your programme has significantly helped me this year… it has increased my purpose - to the point of inspiring me to learn more about community health that has given me a complete change in future career direction.”

For further information take a look at the role description here or contact Medway Voluntary Action on: involvingmedway@mva.org.uk or call: 01634 812850.

Ray Kemsley

Chair - Surgery Patient Participation Group - Upchurch & Rainham

Vehicle Rear Window Shattered - Upchurch

Hartlip, Newington & Upchurch Ward

Crime Number: 46/199056/19

Between 8:00pm and 10:00pm on Tuesday 15th of October, a walnut-sized stone was thrown through the rear window of a vehicle parked in Chaffes Lane, 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

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Urgent Road Closure - The Street, Hartlip

Urgent Road Closure - The Street, Hartlip - Tuesday 22nd October 2019 (Swale).

It will be necessary to close The Street, Hartlip from Tuesday 22nd October 2019 for up to 2 days between the hours of 09:00 and 16:00.

The road will be closed from outside Orchard Lea to outside the Hartlip Endowed C of E Primary School, to the extent indicated by signs and barriers on site.

The alternative route is via Munns Lane, Lower Hartlip Road, Hollow Lane and onto The Street.

This is to enable replacement works on overhead conductor and decayed poles to be carried out by UK Power Networks.

This Notice applies when the relevant signs and barriers are on site and is valid for a period of no more than 5 days.

The KCC Highways 24hr Contact Centre helpline is: 03000 418181

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

Kent County Council - Highways, Transportation & Waste
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Please Complete the Medway and Swale NHS CCG Survey to Help Them Improve Outpatient Services in Our Area

Have you or a close family member used outpatient services at Medway Hospital recently? Can you give them your feedback?

As part of a programme to transform outpatient services, NHS Medway and Swale Clinical Commissioning Groups and NHS Medway Foundation Trust have launched a survey for patients, family carers and staff - they want to transform outpatients at Medway Hospital.

Outpatient transformation

The current NHS outpatient model across England has been described as “obsolete”. In the past 10 years, the number of appointments has doubled, meaning the NHS needs to address their services to ensure they are meeting the needs of the patients.

The Medway Model is aimed at bringing more services out into community settings, improving how strands of the system work better together and making better use of resources.

The aim is to change the way hospital appointments are delivered in the future. This might involve moving some outpatients’ services into community locations, supporting patients to have more control over their care or making more use of new technology.

So far people have said they are sometimes waiting too long for appointments and that they want more access to clinical support between appointments so they can manage their own conditions better without reaching a crisis.

What are outpatient services?

Outpatients are hospital appointments which do not involve an overnight stay. As a patient, you are normally referred via your GP but you may be referred via another service. You have the right to choose which hospital to go to and which consultant-led team will be in charge of your treatment.

In 2017/2018 Medway Foundation Trust had 325,000 outpatient attendances.

Services which will be included in this programme include:

◼︎ Cardiology
◼︎ Ear Nose and Throat
◼︎ Gastroenterology services
◼︎ Gynaecology services
◼︎ Haematology
◼︎ Neurology
◼︎ Respiratory
◼︎ Rheumatology
◼︎ Urology

How can I get involved?

Please complete the survey.

The survey will be used to help the NHS find out what needs to be improved and what is working well. They plan to repeat the survey in 2020.

Please complete the patient and family carer survey at the link here >> http://bit.ly/2pursw5

If you work in outpatient services or refer patients to the service, please complete the staff survey at the link here >> http://bit.ly/2MjacDd

If you have experiences to share about outpatient services, or if you would like to get involved in future events or have some questions about the survey, or you require support and help to complete it, please Email: medway.communications@nhs.net or phone: 01634 335260.

Further information on the transformation of outpatient services can be found at the link here >> http://bit.ly/2MjqFHy

Upchurch Matters

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UPDATE: Wednesday 16th October - Notification of Major Gas Works: A2 - High Street, Newington

We are continuing to carry out network upgrades along the A2/ High Street, Newington. We will shortly be carrying out preparation work for when we move into Phase 2 of our project between Spade Lane to Mill Lane from Monday 21st October.

To ensure everyone’s safety, temporary traffic lights remain in place on the A2 / London Road around our work area. We manually control our lights Monday to Friday between 7:30am and 7:30pm, and between 8:00am and 5:00pm on Saturdays. These lights will still be in operation outside of these times.

Oak Lane and Canterbury Lane will be fully reopened once phase one is completed. Wallbridge Lane will also resume two-way traffic flow.

From approximately 12 noon on Monday 21st October, we'll need to temporarily close Mill Lane for approximately four weeks. Signed diversion routes will be in place for motorists via Spade Lane, Meresborough Lane, Dane Lane, The Street, Hollow Lane and Lower Hartlip Hill.

Following consultation with Kent County Council and Medway Council, advanced warning signs can only be positioned on Kent County Council's geographical area.

We would encourage all commuters to please plan ahead and allow extra time for your journey. Updates about our project can be found on our dedicated page here.

We appreciate your understanding and patience while we carry out essential gas mains replacement work.

If you would like any further information or advice, please let me know.

Kind regards

Paige Roberts

Stakeholder and Community Manager

SGN Gas

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