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Air ambulance lands in town centre

Air ambulance lands in town centre

05 December 2016

An air ambulance, paramedics and police were called to an emergency in a town centre.

Gran who died of thirst 'given powerful diuretics by hospital'

Gran who died of thirst 'given powerful diuretics by hospital'

05 December 2016

A doctor has given an emotional apology to the family of a woman who died of thirst at hospital after being given a drug that causes dehydration.

Nurse shortage crisis 'could worsen'

Nurse shortage crisis 'could worsen'

05 December 2016

A health campaigner's warned of a worsening nurse shortage as bursaries are axed to train new ones.

‘More people have walked on the moon than done this trek’

‘More people have walked on the moon than done this trek’

03 December 2016

For three months Alex Brazier will endure the most inhospitable conditions on Earth, a place where temperatures remain an unrelenting minus 50c.

‘Homeless could die as temperatures plummet’

‘Homeless could die as temperatures plummet’

02 December 2016

People living on the streets of Medway could die as temperatures dive this winter, a volunteer has warned.

IT problems plague under-pressure ambulance service

IT problems plague under-pressure ambulance service

02 December 2016

An investigation has been launched into whether lives were put at risk due to IT problems at the county's ambulance control room.

Hundreds sleep rough as 3,000 houses are empty

Hundreds sleep rough as 3,000 houses are empty

02 December 2016

Almost 3,000 homes in Medway are sitting empty, as a leading charity estimates there are more than 850 homeless people in the Towns.

£10k worth of gear stolen from St John Ambulance centre

£10k worth of gear stolen from St John Ambulance centre

02 December 2016

Heartless thieves have stolen almost £10,000 worth of life-saving equipment from a St John Ambulance centre.

Over 3,000 people homeless in Kent

Over 3,000 people homeless in Kent

01 December 2016

More than 3,000 people in Kent face homelessness this Christmas, with 150 thought to be sleeping rough as temperatures plummet.

‘He was just hanging there – I thought he had died’

‘He was just hanging there – I thought he had died’

30 November 2016

A mother is warning other parents after she found her toddler hanging from a blind cord.

Pet dog sick after eating palm oil on beach

Pet dog sick after eating palm oil on beach

30 November 2016

A couple have spoken of the moment they found out their beloved dog had been poisoned when it ate palm oil washed up on a beach.

Hospital told GP my cancelled op had gone ahead

Hospital told GP my cancelled op had gone ahead

29 November 2016

A hospital mistakenly told a patient's GP it had operated on her - when the operation had not gone ahead.

Is mystery leak poisoning carp at fishing lake?

Is mystery leak poisoning carp at fishing lake?

26 November 2016

A Kent man says a mystery leak into his fishing lake has poisoned dozens of his beloved carp.

Patient waited 10 hours for a bed after surgery

Patient waited 10 hours for a bed after surgery

26 November 2016

Nurses pleaded with hospital managers to find a bed for a Kent businessman who endured a 10 hour wait following an operation.

Carry on quitting: centre expands to help obese

Carry on quitting: centre expands to help obese

25 November 2016

A stop-smoking advice centre had proved so successful it has been granted a lease for a further three years.

Christmas do? These are Kent's zero-rated restaurants

Christmas do? These are Kent's zero-rated restaurants

25 November 2016

Planning a Christmas meal? You'd be crackers to choose any of these places.

Appeal for defibrillator after tragedy in club

Appeal for defibrillator after tragedy in club

24 November 2016

There are desperate calls for a defibrillator to be installed in a town centre after a man collapsed and died while playing snooker at a social club.

Question mark hangs over future of east Kent hospitals

Question mark hangs over future of east Kent hospitals

23 November 2016

Some hospitals in east Kent will be downgraded to make way for a super site.

'I never thought he would die'

'I never thought he would die'

23 November 2016

A mum who was told her baby was going to die has thanked the hospital who helped the premature boy - weighing just 1lb 1oz - survive.

School reports cases of hand, foot and mouth

School reports cases of hand, foot and mouth

22 November 2016

A school has reported two cases of hand, foot and mouth disease to the authorities.

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