Welcome
I am delighted that you are choosing to do your training with us here at Medway Maritime Hospital. Many of you will have been here before and we are so pleased to welcome you back.
Medway is one of four acute hospital trusts in Kent and is extremely busy, serving a local population of approximately 400,000 people and employing over 4000 staff. We have over 230 postgraduate doctor training placements per year and have developed a vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best of People.
During your time here, you will gain exposure to a wide variety of physiology and pathology and have the opportunity to train in a supportive environment with a caring, helpful workforce.
We greatly value the hard work and dedication of all our training doctors. You are an important part of our staff and we want to hear of your experiences during your time at Medway. As such please find the time to attend our Postgraduate Doctor Forums and feedback to the Local Faculty Group meetings. This will allow us to continue improving our quality standards.
I hope that your training at Medway is enjoyable and you will join us in our continuous drive to improve patient care.
Please explore this website and feel free to contact us or visit the Medical Education Team with any questions.
Dr Ashike Choudhury
Director of Medical Education
News
Innovative clinical training event named finalist at national awards
Congratulations to colleagues from the Simulation Team and Medical Education Department who have been recognised by the Health Service Journal (HSJ) for their innovative 'Simway Hospital' clinical training event.
The annual and award-winning session for new foundation year one (F1) doctors will be among the projects featured as a finalist at the HSJ Partnership Awards in London on Thursday 20 March 2025 (Workforce and Wellbeing Initiative of the Year Category).
At Medway, ‘Simway Hospital’ allows participants to take on their new roles, apply and improve clinical skills using state-of-the-art simulation equipment, and integrate with their hospital colleagues, helping staff step from simulation to working with patients as more confident and competent clinicians.
This year’s ‘Simway Hospital’ session was bigger and better than ever before, with close to 200 people taking part. This included more than 50 new F1 doctors; speciality consultants and doctors from medicine, surgery, psychiatry, emergency medicine, and radiology; nurses; clinical support workers; physiotherapy and pharmacy colleagues; the our Acute Response Team; as well as hospital volunteers and local school students.
Reflecting on the event, Gemma Dockrell, Clinical Simulation Operational Manager and ‘Simway Hospital’ facilitator, said:
‘’We are pleased that our innovative training experience equips doctors to embark on their medical careers with confidence and we hope they will reflect on it for the rest of their careers in the NHS.
‘’We strive to provide training at Medway that is safe and enjoyable and helps in our continuous drive to improve patient care. ‘Simway Hospital’ is an important learning opportunity that helps give our colleagues the best start for working in a hospital environment.''
Upcoming events
02/04/25, 09:00
Clinical Skills Drop in Session: Medical Students only
Amherst Room
02/04/25, 10:00
Clinical Skills Drop in Session: Medical Students only
Amherst Room
02/04/25, 11:00
Clinical Skills Drop in Session: Medical Students only
Amherst Room
02/04/25, 12:00
Clinical Skills Drop in Session: Medical Students only
Amherst Room
02/04/25, 13:00
Clinical Skills Drop in Session: Medical Students only
Amherst Room
09/04/25, 08:00
Clinical Skills Drop in Session: Medical Students only
Amherst Room
09/04/25, 09:00
Clinical Skills Drop in Session: Medical Students only
Amherst Room
09/04/25, 10:00
Clinical Skills Drop in Session: Medical Students only
Amherst Room
Resources
We have a wealth of educational resources available at Medway, some in the Education Centre found on the green opposite the hospital’s main entrance and others in the departmental seminar rooms in the main hospital building.
The Education Centre resources Medical and Undergraduate Education, the Resuscitation Services, Nurse Education, the Simulation Suite on the ground floor, as well as Research and Innovation on level 1. Medical HR has recently been re-located to Residence 13A.
Our values
As an organisation we have demonstrated that we can be better, now we must aspire to be the best. This means providing the highest quality of care for our patients, through highly skilled staff.
We need to always be challenging ourselves and asking whether we are the best we can be. If we aren’t, then what is stopping us becoming the best and what can we do to make it an eventuality?
