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KIMS Hospital marks a decade of growth in Kent with special celebration “We’re proud to care for the local community, and have exciting plans for the next 10 years, including becoming an Orthopaedic Centre of Excellence, and recently opening a second Cath Lab in our dedicated cardiology centre.
Around 50 people attended a tea party at KIMS Hospital this weekend to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the largest independent hospital in Kent.
The Lady Colgrain, Annabel Campbell, Lord Lieutenant of Kent, unveiled a 10-year anniversary plaque, and joined KIMS Hospital Executive Chairperson, Prema Subaskaran, to plant a tree in commemoration of the milestone. The event was attended by past patients and the local community, dignitaries, and councillors for food and celebratory champagne. The hospital welcomed its first patient in April 2014 and has grown into a thriving business across multiple locations, opening Sevenoaks Medical Centre in 2020 and being acquired by LycaHealth in 2021, joining their diagnostic centre and Joint Advisory Group (JAG) accredited endoscopy centre in Orpington, and diagnostic centre in Canary Wharf. Mrs Subaskaran, Executive Chairperson at KIMS Hospital and
Prema Subaskaran, Executive Chairperson at KIMS Hospital and LycaHealth and Annabel Campbell, The Lady Colgrain and KIMS Hospital Board Member with past patients
Prema Subaskaran, Executive Chairperson at KIMS Hospital and LycaHealth and Annabel Campbell, The Lady Colgrain and KIMS Hospital Board Member
John Perry, Mayor of Maidstone, Annabel Campbell, The Lady Colgrain and KIMS Hospital Board Member, and Prema Subaskaran, Executive Chairperson at KIMS Hospital
LycaHealth, said: “KIMS Hospital reaching 10 successful years as the largest independent hospital in Kent is a significant milestone and
I’m delighted to mark the occasion alongside The Lady Colgrain by unveiling our new plaque and planting a commemoration tree.
“I want to thank all of our patients for coming to us time after time throughout their lives, both for themselves and with their loved ones, and to our hard-working teams who put the patients at the heart of everything they do.” Annabel Campbell, The Lady Colgrain and KIMS Hospital Board Member, said: “As Chair of the hospital board I know that Prema will continue to lead the hospital with vision and ensure that it remains at the forefront of healthcare innovation for many years to come” KIMS Hospital offers more than 35 different specialties to NHS and private patients including Orthopaedics, General Surgery, Cancer Services and Cardiology. www.kims.org.uk
Why the Kent business community is so vital to law firm In 2018, Leverets’ founders Rupert Butler and Stephanie Davies set out to usher in a new era of legal service by building a combined barrister-solicitor practice. The goal was to deliver a streamlined, cost-effective and highly personal client experience, free from the fragmentation of the traditional model. And that’s exactly what they feel they’ve achieved.
Building on experience in litigation and transactional matters, dispute resolution and mediation, Leverets was centred around four fields of law: commercial and company litigation, personal and corporate insolvency, civil fraud and public inquiries.
For decades, London was seen as the top location for lawyers seeking a successful career. So why did Leverets choose the Garden of England, and why is the Kent business community so vital to them?
Though Leverets was already established in Sevenoaks, the remote working revolution brought about by Covid19 proved that solicitors and barristers can work anywhere, and London need no longer be the centre for quality legal services. A talented workforce of legal professionals seeking a better work-life balance, lower operating costs and excellent connectivity
to both London and Europe all made Kent a great place to build a law firm.
Fast-forward to 2024, and Leverets has carved a reputation for being able to handle anything from high value work on behalf of large international enterprises, to advising SME business leaders on a wide range of matters. Leverets is passionate about supporting the Kent business community, saying: “We’re here for the people and the businesses that make Kent the great place that it is.” www.leveretsgroup.co.uk Thinking Business
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