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Life-changing stroke unit

opens in Margate

Maureen Mumford, 83, was one of Maureen said: “I had my stroke in
the first patients welcomed to our June. It affected my speech, my swallow
new specialist rehabilitation unit at and my mobility down my right side. The
Westbrook House, Margate when it care on the unit is brilliant and I have
opened in July. been exercising every day because I want
The unit provides round-the-clock care to get back home and be able to take
for stroke survivors for up to six weeks care of myself.”
with our new multi-disciplinary team. Assistant Director of Community
People who no longer need to be in an Hospitals Louise Ward, said: ‘’We are
acute hospital, but are not yet ready to delighted to be opening a community-
go home are receiving seven-day support based stroke rehabilitation unit for local
from our team of therapists and nurses people in Thanet and beyond.
to help them recover faster, regain their “For many people, rehabilitation after
independence and get home quicker, stroke is critical in their recovery journey,
where they will continue their therapy. to give them the best quality of life. There
Patients have a daily programme of is nothing else like this in this part of we want to improve rehab and stroke
therapy tailored to their individual needs and Kent. Our aim is to help patients become survivor Tony’s story on pages 15 to 19.
everyday activities are built into their rehab, as independent as possible, to help them To find out more about the unit, search
such as eating together at a dining table and go home.” ‘Westbrook’ on our news hub:
group therapy sessions in the day room. Read more about the stroke unit, how www.kentcht.nhs.uk/CHonline.

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Find ways to help your child be healthy
and happy, support their development and
keep them safe with our new Kent Family
website. Our site has all the information you
need for children from 0-to-19 years-old
and their grown-ups. Go to:
www.family.kentcht.nhs.uk

Join us at our annual meeting

We’ll be talking about what it takes to deliver high-quality services and you’ll hear
reflections from some of our teams and patients at our annual meeting on Wednesday,
20 September.
We will also give you an overview of our finances for 2022/23, talk about our new
We care strategy and our four big ambitions for the year ahead.
Join us in-person, from 2 to 3.30pm at Trinity House, Ashford, or you can join online to
hear from our Chair John Goulston and Chief Executive Mairead McCormick.
Book your place or catch up online if you missed it: www.kentcht.nhs.uk/annualmeeting

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