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East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust is a hospital trust with five hospitals – Kent and Canterbury Hospital William Harvey Hospital Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital Buckland Hospital and Royal Victoria Hospital – and some outpatient facilities in the East Kent and Medway areas in England.In 2010 East Kent Hospitals were named Trust of the Year 2010 by the healthcare information organisation Dr Foster.In November 2013 the Trust and others in Kent was reported to have infestations of vermin.The Trust with Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust is jointly procuring an electronic patient record system in a contract worth £10m – £40m in December 2013.In April 2014 it was reported that the Trust was looking for a partner to develop a private hospital at the William Harvey Hospital site and enhance the returns from the Spencer private hospital on the Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital site with a contract over the next 15 to 15 years.