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  • Patient story: My daughter was the first child to receive an insulin pump at Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust and it changed her life
    Published on: 24th June 2024
    Sally Stoddart, a former patient of Dr. Alok Gupta, Consultant Paediatrician and Clinical Director of Children & Young People Services at Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust (DGT), was diagnosed with diabetes at just 10 years old. She was the first child patient to receive an…
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  • Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust performs the first robotic-assisted hysterectomy in Kent and Medway using the da Vinci system
    Published on: 19th June 2024
    Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust is proud to announce that we performed the very first robotic-assisted hysterectomy in Kent and Medway using the innovative da Vinci robotic-assisted surgery system.
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  • Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust is awarded Veteran Aware Accreditation
    Published on: 18th June 2024
    Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust (DGT) is delighted to reveal that we have been awarded the Veteran Aware Accreditation.
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  • Fire safety at Darent Valley Hospital
    Published on: 17th June 2024
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  • Free Cardiac Screening Event at Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC)
    Published on: 17th June 2024
    On Sunday 16th June, we hosted an extraordinary free cardiac screening event at our new Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) in Dartford. The event provided life-saving cardiac screenings (ECGs) to young individuals aged 14 to 35, offering a simple yet crucial method for detecting…
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