DARENT GOES DIGITAL:

Darent Valley Hospital is the first in the country to use state-of-the-art digital radiographic imaging technology which provides high-definition medical images at the click of a mouse. The hospital claims the equipment has improved the efficiency of patients being diagnosed and treated. Visit the website dvh.nhs.uk

PUBLIC TRUST:

Oxleas NHS Trust which provides mental health and learning disability services across Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich, has received backing from Secretary of State for Health, Patricia Hewitt, in its application for foundation trust status. If approved in April, the trust will form a Council of Governors made up from members of the community. Call 01322 625700.