MTW Hospitals Charity

10/09/2026

Supporting our staff to provide outstanding care is just one example of a project that we have funded over the last twelve months. Lifestyle medicine enables our staff to take control of their own health and wellbeing.

A programme helping colleagues improve their health and wellbeing has been shortlisted for a national award! 👏

Lifestyle Medicine is a finalist in the Best Staff Wellbeing Initiative category at the Nursing Times Workforce Awards, recognising its innovative approach.

Funded by our MTW Hospitals Charity, it offers staff access to health assessments, personalised support and lifestyle coaching designed to promote long term wellbeing.

Over its first 10 months, a 114 colleagues attended a health check, helping them identify health risks and take positive steps towards improving areas such as weight management, stress reduction and physical fitness.

Laura Duffell said: “The programme is about empowering people to take control of their health through practical, sustainable lifestyle changes, and we are delighted to have been shortlisted for an award that recognises its impact.”

The winners will be announced later this year.

20/08/2026

Good luck to this incredible team as they swap treatments for trainers and take on the DEKA challenge! 🙌

A team of Radiotherapy staff are taking on a fundraising challenge to make a difference to cancer patients! 💙

Half of people with cancer need radiotherapy, meaning 1 in 4 of us will need it at some time in our lives.

The amazing Radiotherapy team in our Kent Oncology Centre deliver over 50,000 treatments a year!

They're taking on the gruelling DEKA FIT challenge in November, raising funds for our MTW Hospitals Charity to improve treatment and patient care, including investment in surface guided radiotherapy.

Meet the inspirational team:

⭐ Dr Kathryn Lees, Consultant Clinical Oncologist
⭐ Emily Piddington, Macmillan Gynaecological & Colorectal Specialist Radiographer
⭐ Kerry Streatfield, Macmillan Neuro-Oncology Specialist Radiographer
⭐ Sarah Egan, Macmillan Breast Specialist Radiographer
⭐ Geraint Rees, Macmillan Urology Specialist Radiographer
⭐ Hannah McKie, Therapeutic Radiographer Apprentice
⭐ Vas Anastasis, Principal Clinical Scientist
⭐ Charlotte Homden, Senior Clinical Support Worker.

Your sponsorship will make a difference to cancer patients and ensure we can continue to offer innovative radiotherapy care and treatment ▶️ www.justgiving.com/page/dekafit-kent-oncology-centre

10/04/2026

Good luck Beula and José! Quite literally going the extra mile for our patients! 💙

Show your support and help them raise £2000 for the Intensive Care Unit at Tunbridge Wells Hospital by sponsoring them today!

Give online: https://ow.ly/AQf450YGVek

Intensive care units care for some of our most seriously ill patients, who need constant monitoring, advanced treatments, and a highly skilled team working around the clock to give them the best chance of recovery.

❤️‍🩹 But caring for patients in intensive care (ICU) is about more than just lifesaving treatment.

It's about providing comfort, dignity, and support during incredibly difficult moments.

🏃‍♀️ This weekend, ICU nurses Beula and Jose will be running the Brighton Marathon for our MTW Hospitals Charity to raise funds for the Intensive Care Unit at Tunbridge Wells Hospital.

The funds they raise will go directly to improving the ICU environment and supporting patient care.

They said: "Running a marathon is no small challenge, but it feels like a fitting way to support a unit that gives so much to so many people every single day.

"Every mile we run will be for our patients, their families, and the incredible staff who work tirelessly."

Good luck, Beula and Jose! We'll be cheering you on every step of the way. 🙌

Sponsor the team today: https://ow.ly/AQf450YGVek

02/04/2026

We're so proud of this amazing team! 👏🩷

A huge thank you to the Medical Infusion Suite for taking on this challenge, and to the 160+ supporters who helped them reach their fundraising target. We look forward to the new vein finder arriving and seeing it make a difference for our patients!

If you'd like to take on a fundraising challenge for your department - or to say thank you to a team or ward who cared for you, or someone close to you - please get in touch; we'd love to support you.

📧Email us at [email protected]

22/12/2025

Thank you so much to everyone at Teddy Bear Run for their amazing donation of goody bags. These bags will be going over to our Children's Emergency Department to be given out to those children who find themselves attending Hospital on Christmas Day. Thank you so much for your support and for thinking of us with these amazing bags!

12/12/2025

When the words thank you do not just seem enough... On Tuesday we were amazed with the outpouring of kindness and generosity from the brilliant kmfm listeners who donated to the station's "Give a Gift" campaign.

Through your kindness and generosity, every child who is with us over the festive period will receive a gift, helping brighten what can be an upsetting time.

Being in hospital at any time can be difficult, but over the festive period it can be so much harder and can mean children and their families miss out on so much more.

Thank you to kmfm listeners and Stoner Motor Company for your amazing generosity and support to Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust

09/12/2025

We would like to say a huge thank you to the family of Daisy-Leigh Harmer who have very kindly donated a Rockin R games station to our Paediatric Oncology Unit.

Daisy was diagnosed with AML in October 2023 and received treatment both at the Royal Marsden Hospital and Hedgehog Ward at Tunbridge Wells Hospital. Daisy relapsed last year and required a bone marrow transplant, unfortunately Daisy sadly passed away on the 28 December 2024.

She will always be remembered as a glamorous young lady who loved spending time with her family and friends and her family hope that this station, bought in her memory, will help other children who receive treatment on Hedgehog Ward.

02/12/2025

We are always grateful to everyone who gives back to support our staff and patients.

26/11/2025

We would like to say a big thank you to Coral Parker, Natalie Rose, Jessica Viner, Hayley Adams and Terri Daw who bravely walked up Snowdon on 27 September in memory of Coral's daughter Daisy-Leigh who passed away last year. The money raised has been used to purchase a selection of toys for children on Hedgehog Ward at Tunbridge Wells Hospital.

If you would like to take on your own challenge to give back to Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust for the care you and your loved ones have received, please do drop us a message and find out how we can support you throughout your challenge.

17/11/2025

We are delighted to be part of kmfm Give a Gift 2025 Campaign. Please do consider supporting them and in turn supporting the children on both Hedgehog Ward and Woodlands Day Case Unit.

Full details of how you can get involved are in the video!