31 July 2026
Have your say in the 2026 Community Mental Health Survey
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is running the 2026 Community Mental Health Survey as part of its national survey programme. Only around 1,200 people who use community mental health services across Kent and Medway will have the opportunity to take part.
30 July 2026
Kent and Medway mental health charity invites community to help shape new identity
A charity dedicated to improving mental health and wellbeing across Kent and Medway is inviting local people to help shape its future by designing an icon for its new logo, following the launch of its new name.
29 July 2026
CQC lifts safety notice for Health-Based Places of Safety in Kent and Medway
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has lifted the safety notice issued to Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust last year for its Health-Based Places of Safety, following improvements made across these services.
New research highlights how specialist teamwork can unlock life-changing mental health treatment
New research from Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust highlights how specialist teamwork can enable people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and treatment-resistant schizophrenia to safely access life-changing treatment, even when their care is highly complex.
21 July 2026
Welcoming new chaplains to support mental health care across Kent and Medway
Patients, carers and colleagues across Kent and Medway will have greater access to pastoral, spiritual and religious support as Reverend Shavaun Shodeinde and Melissa Jack join Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust’s chaplaincy team.
20 July 2026
Supporting brighter futures through personalised education in mental health care
As schools across the country prepare for the summer holidays, Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust is highlighting how children and young people receiving specialist inpatient mental health care continue their education through personalised learning at The Rosewood School.
Mental health trust strengthens research ambition with role at Kent and Medway Medical School
Professor Sukhi Shergill, Director of Research and Innovation at Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust, has been appointed as the substantive Director of Research at Kent and Medway Medical School (KMMS), marking a significant step forward in the existing partnership working between the 2 organisations.
17 July 2026
AI project to support next generation of mental health clinicians
Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust is leading an innovative project exploring how artificial intelligence (AI) generated virtual patients can help medical students develop essential clinical skills in psychiatry and mental health care.
16 July 2026
Patient councils driving improvements in inpatient mental health care
Patients are helping to drive improvements to inpatient mental health care across Kent and Medway through patient councils, where their ideas are leading to changes that are improving care, ward environments and recovery.
15 July 2026
Book nooks bring comfort and connection to children and families using mental health services in Kent and Medway
Children and families receiving care from Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust are benefiting from 2 new book nooks donated by Hachette UK as part of its Raising Readers campaign, helping to create welcoming spaces within mental health services where families can read together, relax and spend time together during appointments and visits.
09 July 2026
Amazon helps bring next phase of mental health recovery garden to life
A team of 40 Amazon colleagues travelled to Maidstone this week to help deliver phase 2 of the Oakwood Nature Recovery Garden at Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust, creating an even better outdoor space to support patients’ recovery and wellbeing.
03 July 2026
New community dementia diagnosis pilot brings assessment closer to home
A new community-based pilot is bringing dementia diagnosis closer to home for people across Kent and Medway, to help more people gain access to assessment and diagnosis closer to home.
02 July 2026
Sevenscore Ward colleagues become garden makeover team
Colleagues at Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust have transformed an unused concrete courtyard at Sevenscore Ward in Thanet into a serenity garden, creating a welcoming outdoor space where colleagues can take time out during busy working days.
25 June 2026
Helping children sooner: Boosting mental health support at the GP’s front door
Children and young people in Kent and Medway are getting mental health support earlier, with a new approach that places specialist mental health practitioners directly within GP surgeries.
Partnership improves support for patients with mental health and substance use needs in Kent and Medway
Mental health patients who are also affected by drug or alcohol use are getting better support through a partnership between Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust and Change Grow Live (CGL).
22 June 2026
Trust launches five-year strategy to improve mental health care across Kent and Medway
Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust has launched a new five-year strategy setting out how it will make mental health care easier to access, use and trust, helping the people of Kent and Medway stay well and live well with their mental health.
19 June 2026
Renewable energy investment supports greener, more efficient NHS services in Kent and Medway
Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust has completed the first phase of a major solar panel installation programme that is expected to save around £74,000 a year in energy costs, helping direct more resources towards patient care while reducing carbon emissions.
15 June 2026
New council launched during Learning Disability Week to strengthen the voice of learning disability nurses across Kent and Medway
A new initiative to strengthen the voice and influence of learning disability nurses across Kent and Medway is being launched today (Monday 15 June) to mark the start of Learning Disability Week 2026.
