The ambulance trust which covers Kent remains on the critical list, after inspectors ordered that it remains in special measures.

A desperately sick teenager is fighting against the odds - despite his parents being told 16 times he was about to die.

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A hospital has suffered a setback in its attempts to take on nurses from overseas after nearly 90% of the first batch didn't pass a language test.

A chef has hit out at "powers that be" who warned diners were at risk of food poisoning - saying they would have customers eat "rancid crumbly paste".

A grandmother is calling for help to make the most of a toddler's "precious years".

A restaurateur has been forced to close his business after health officials found an infestation of cockroaches.

An MP has called for an end to an A&E crisis and for improvements for his main town hospital.

An award-winning restaurant has been given two out of five stars for hygiene, after inspectors discovered ‘unsafe’ cooking procedures.

A cabaret club has pulled the plug on a pensioner's full-body wax for charity because it was ‘too cringey'.

A public meeting is being held tonight about the GP crisis in a Kent town but it won't be attended by the NHS, which has explained the reason why.

The man leading a radical overhaul of health services is stepping down from his top position at a hospital trust.

People who smoke in Kent and Medway are more likely to give up for good if they seek help, according to a report out today.

Chart topper John Newman had a special reason for wanting to help a 13-year-old girl in need of a life-saving operation.

A company accused by a watchdog of putting the lives of patients at risk has announced it is terminating its contact.

A new sports project for young people with poor mental health is to launch next month.

Doctors have warned parents to make sure children are using Nerf guns properly after a study revealed cases of youngsters' eyes being damaged.

Urgent action is needed as drugs are being cut with an elephant tranquilliser 10,000 times more potent than morphine, a policy adviser has warned.

A Kent MP has warned of a potentially catastrophic post-Brexit shortage of EU workers, which could close a Kent hospital and other businesses.

More than 41,000 people have backed calls by the daughter of a war veteran for a debate in parliament on the quality of palliative care.