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'The police were the mental health crisis team'

'The police were the mental health crisis team'

29 February 2020

A family have described their 'weekend of hell' after they say a mental health crisis team failed to support their paranoid schizophrenic son.

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Surgery employs nurse to meet rise in demand

Surgery employs nurse to meet rise in demand

28 February 2020

A doctors' surgery has recruited a specialist nurse to help with a rise in demand for appointments.

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Town 'in midst' of GP crisis

Town 'in midst' of GP crisis

27 February 2020

Poor premises, few appointments and an unmanageable workload... these are some of the issues which have led to a GP crisis in this part of Kent.

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Jeweller sues NHS after hospital blunder

Jeweller sues NHS after hospital blunder

27 February 2020

A goldsmith who worked with Princess Diana has sued a hospital after a doctor's mistake left him with a life-changing injury.

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Three pupils sent home amid virus alert

Three pupils sent home amid virus alert

26 February 2020

A secondary school has told three children who recently returned from Italy to stay at home after they reported flu-like symptoms.

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School exchange trip cancelled amid virus fears

School exchange trip cancelled amid virus fears

26 February 2020

A school's exchange trip which would see students from Asia visit next month has been postponed because of growing fears of the killer coronavirus.

Seven hacks to help you sleep better

Seven hacks to help you sleep better

26 February 2020

As figures show one in three of us are suffering from chronic sleep problems here's what you can do to get a good night's shut-eye.

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Teachers in isolation over virus fears

Teachers in isolation over virus fears

25 February 2020

Three secondary school teachers have been placed in self-isolation after returning from coronavirus-hit Italy.

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Taxi drivers refused to take man with guide dog

Taxi drivers refused to take man with guide dog

25 February 2020

Two cabbies have been fined for refusing to transport visually impaired passenger.

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Care home residents to move out amid safety fears

Care home residents to move out amid safety fears

25 February 2020

A nursing home has been put into special measures amid concerns residents could be at risk of harm.

'I don't want to die before something is done'

'I don't want to die before something is done'

25 February 2020

A woman with a rare incurable disease says an NHS "postcode lottery" has left her having to sell her possessions to fund her treatment.

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Mums' fears after teacher visits coronavirus hotspot

Mums' fears after teacher visits coronavirus hotspot

24 February 2020

Parents say they will keep their children at home after a primary school teacher went on holiday to coronavirus-hit Singapore.

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Off-duty nurse performs CPR on collapsed man

Off-duty nurse performs CPR on collapsed man

24 February 2020

A man has been taken to hospital in a serious condition after collapsing while on a cathedral visit.

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Woman 'doubled over in pain' turned away from A&E

Woman 'doubled over in pain' turned away from A&E

23 February 2020

A woman had to get a taxi to a London hospital after her local hospital turned her away, despite being in 'agony' after her surgery.

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Hospital preparing coronavirus assessment pod

Hospital preparing coronavirus assessment pod

21 February 2020

The finishing touches are being made on an isolation unit for patients with symptoms of a potentially deadly virus.

Fresh blow for stroke unit campaign

Fresh blow for stroke unit campaign

21 February 2020

A council leader says he's "vehemently disappointed" after a judge rejected a challenge against closing stroke units at hospitals in the county.

Campaigners lose stroke review bid

Campaigners lose stroke review bid

21 February 2020

The high court has ruled in favour of health bosses who plan to overhaul stroke services in Kent.

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Coronavirus cruise couple prepare to come home

Coronavirus cruise couple prepare to come home

21 February 2020

A couple from Kent who have been quarantined on a cruise ship for weeks are preparing to come home.

'Thank you for saving my life'

'Thank you for saving my life'

20 February 2020

A patient has thanked an off-duty hospital worker who performed life-saving CPR for seven minutes in the street.

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'Government must invest in training after baby death scandal'

'Government must invest in training after baby death scandal'

20 February 2020

A charity is calling for the government to invest millions of pounds into NHS maternity training amid a hospital trust's baby death scandal.

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