Britain | Track records

The technology that can help British hospitals work better

How IT is helping to ease strains in A&E departments in Kent

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Five years ago Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust in Kent performed averagely among 137 trusts with major accident & emergency (A&E) departments, when measured by wait times. Recently, even as other trusts have been buckling, it has rarely left the top ten.

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