Units at two different Kent hospitals have received an accolade for their patient care and safety.

People seeking medical treatment are being urged to choose NHS services ‘appropriately’ as around half of all NHS doctors begin a five-day strike.

A devastated mother says her family feels “incomplete” after the tragic death of her “special, caring and funny” son.

A four-year-old girl who underwent routine x-rays after falling off her scooter was found to have cancer.

Residents say they are not against plans drawn up to build homes and flats on a former school site – but they want the medical centre promised.

A developer hoping to roll out a new village medical centre has launched a scathing attack on a GP who has backed alternative proposals.

A hobbyist who collapsed while out searching for fossils had to be rescued by a coastguard team after finding himself stranded.

A charity football match is taking place to raise funds to help an estate agent diagnosed with aggressive breast cancer at 28.

A mum waited for five months to go to the doctor’s after finding a lump on her breast because she didn’t want to add to the pressure on the NHS.

A health watchdog has raised concerns about how safe a maternity unit is and has demanded action be taken to improve how it is managed.

A garden therapy scheme that has helped scores of people recover from depression and anxiety is to close in a “devastating” blow.

A therapy pony has visited a hospital as part of an ongoing drive to use animal therapy to boost patient recovery and experience.

An inquest held into the death of a former museum worker who “stepped in front of a lorry” outside a hospital has concluded.

There is set to be significant disruption to NHS services in the county as junior doctors strike for four days says a chief medical officer.

The hospital trust boss in charge of managing its finances says he is expecting to go over budget by a further £50m initial projections.

The son of a popular retired teacher diagnosed with terminal liver cancer has launched a fundraising appeal to explore alternative treatment for her.

A widow is hoping to raise awareness of young people with cancer after losing her husband to a rare form of the disease aged just 32.

A gluten-intolerant baker who struggled to find her passion in life has finally opened her own business.

A two-year-old was left fighting for her life in hospital after drinking a slushy at a trampoline park in Kent.

An A&E crisis engulfing two Kent hospital trusts left an elderly woman with dementia enduring a “dehumanising” three-day wait for a bed.