East Kent

Stodmarsh Update: Proposals to lift moratorium on development will be presented to government in the next few weeks

August 17, 2021 // 5 Comments

Many people are worried and concerned about development in our district and beyond, but is their concern justified? In 2017 the University of Sheffield released maps showing [...]

Stodmarsh Update: Tens of thousands of East Kent construction jobs in jeopardy, along with 40,000 plus homes.

July 22, 2021 // 6 Comments

Resolving the water-quality issues within the Stodmarsh catchment area; which has placed a moratorium on granting planning consent across the whole of East Kent, is not only [...]

Hospital Acquired Covid spread through EKHUFT Hospitals because of unclean fomites Trust secretary implies

May 30, 2021 // 2 Comments

Not to long ago we asked the question – Is this the stupiest person in England? We stated in our honest opinion, Ms Alison Fox (pictured), who is presently Trust [...]

Holbrook Griffith Developments propose 54 homes on Barrack Hill site in Hythe.

March 9, 2021 // 11 Comments

From Princes Parade in the East to Martello Lakes in the west, Hythe like other towns and villages in the district, is an area where developers like to build. Otterpool Park [...]

Stodmarsh water quality issue unresolved and puts handbrake on housing development in East Kent.

March 5, 2021 // 1 Comment

Back in July 2020 Natural England issued advice to Ashford, Canterbury, Dover, Folkestone & Hythe, Maidstone and Thanet Councils under the catchy title of – [...]

Contact your EKHUFT Governors about your concerns for new hospital at Canterbury

February 28, 2021 // 5 Comments

How many of you know who your Council of Governors representative for East Kent Hospital University Foundation Trust is? How many of you know who your Folkestone & Hythe [...]

Nearly 50% of all EKHUFT beds are occupied by Covid patients

January 8, 2021 // 1 Comment

Updated 09/01/21 @01:25am What with the vaccine rollout to begin soon for many of those in the nine priority groups (some have already received it) across our district is [...]

EKHUFT waiting lists rise as Surgery levels climb to near 2019 figures

December 22, 2020 // 0 Comments

Soaring numbers of patients across East Kent are having to wait more than a year for surgery and more than 18 weeks for consultant-led, routine hospital care because Covid [...]

64% of EKHUFT staff isolate through Covid-19 pandemic

December 19, 2020 // 0 Comments

Updated 11:20 19/12/20 East Kent Hospital University Foundation Trust (The Trust) has 8,602 employees. Due to the flexible working practices encouraged by the Trust this [...]

Abuse of EKHUFT staff by members of the public continues during pandemic

December 17, 2020 // 1 Comment

On April 3rd 2020, we made it clear that East Kent Hospital University Staff had been physically attacked and verbally abused by members of the public during the Covid-19 [...]

Kent County Council & Dover District Council support Port of Dover’s proposals for Free port (Offshore) for East Kent.

July 17, 2020 // 0 Comments

On the 13th July, Cllr Trevor Bartlett, Leader of Dover District Council, said: “Dover District Council wholeheartedly supports the Port of Dover’s proposals for Freeport [...]

A Little Bit More Good News

July 15, 2020 // 3 Comments

There is more good news regarding Covid-19 deaths and recoveries at the East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust (EKHUFT), which serves the districts of Ashford, [...]

Here We Go Again: Gas Safety Issues At East Kent Housing

June 22, 2020 // 4 Comments

Updated 17:00 22/06/20 More sources than the 57 varieties of Heinz have stepped forward and informed the Shepwayvox Team that as of 1st June 2020 there were well in excess [...]

“It’s nothing short of scandalous” as 40,000 plus EKH council tenants data placed at “significant security and operational risk”

June 10, 2020 // 1 Comment

“The servers that the [East Kent Housing] system runs on are due for replacement and the Northgate software is out of support. This poses a significant security and [...]

Taken For A Ride?

May 3, 2020 // 1 Comment

During the coronavirus crisis, buses are more vital than ever. Although many people are staying at home, getting key workers out is crucial. However, the Shepwayvox Team has [...]

A Little Bit Of Good News

April 15, 2020 // 8 Comments

There is good news, those that go into hospital with Covid-19 do come out. It’s not all about deaths, even though the mass media seem absolutely locked onto these [...]

EKHUFT Staff Attacked During Coronavirus Crisis

April 3, 2020 // 5 Comments

Even during the Coronavirus crisis, NHS staff who work for East Kent Hospital University Foundation Trust (EKHUFT) are being physically and verbally attacked. It is not part [...]

Karma Comes Around For Mark Anderson?

March 15, 2020 // 2 Comments

Before he joined East Kent Housing (EKH), Mark Anderson (pictured) former Director of Property, had according to his Linkedin page, seventeen jobs between 1985 and June 2016. [...]

“We’re Making It Up As We Go Along”

January 31, 2020 // 13 Comments

In the last few days, the four Chief Exec’s of Canterbury, Dover, Folkestone & Hythe & Thanet Councils have been meeting with East Kent Housing staff. The four [...]

EKH Chief Exec Deborah Upton Has Stepped Down

December 23, 2019 // 13 Comments

Updated: 16:40 East Kent Housing’s Chief Executive Deborah Upton (pictured) has stepped down from her role following a string of failures by the organisation. Well placed [...]

The Long Read: Penny Wise And Pound Foolish

December 14, 2019 // 4 Comments

The Pennington Report – a report into the failings of East Kent Housing and the four Councils of Canterbury, Dover, Folkestone & Hythe and Thanet – makes it [...]

Private Hospitals Receive £16.5 Million from East Kent Hospital University Foundation Trust

November 26, 2019 // 0 Comments

The number of East Kent Hospital University Foundation Trust (EKHUFT) NHS patients having surgery in private hospitals between Apr 2015 to Nov 2019 is just over 36,000, [...]

Deficits, Transformation, Car Parking and a big thank you

July 27, 2019 // 0 Comments

All four East Kent Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) in East Kent, Ashford Canterbury & Coastal, South Kent Coast (Folkestone & Dover) and Thanet are in special [...]

Time to go follow the money

July 5, 2019 // 2 Comments

While the Councils of East Kent publish reports on how rubbish East Kent Housing were at administering the P & R Installation Company Ltd contract, let’s not lose [...]

East Kent Hospital A & Es require improvement

February 23, 2019 // 1 Comment

The national target set for patients to be seen in four hours within arrival at A & E departments is 95%. Our Trust – the East Kent Hospitals University NHS Trust [...]

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