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31 January 2025
A health centre has been rated inadequate and the practice provider suspended after the Care Quality Commission found “widespread shortfalls”.
30 January 2025
A charity that supports vulnerable and disadvantaged children and young people wants to expand - into the building next door.
30 January 2025
A damning survey has been told of bullying and discrimination towards female employees at the ambulance service which serves Kent.
30 January 2025
A petition has been set up calling for a medical practice to rethink its decision to close a village’s only surgery.
28 January 2025
The A&E department at Kent’s biggest hospital is one of 500 services nationwide waiting long-term for important reports from the health watchdog.
27 January 2025
A grandad has shared the heartbreak of losing his granddaughter to sepsis and says it is something the family will “never get over”.
26 January 2025
Greggs is recalling one of its most popular products after a packaging error deemed it a “possible health risk”.
26 January 2025
A hospital has been given planning permission to create a second car park to cope with a huge rise in the number of patients it treats.
24 January 2025
Multi-million pound funding has been secured to help build a new medical centre which would serve tens of thousands of patients.
23 January 2025
A tribunal has suspended the paramedic who caused the death of a colleague through careless driving but did not ban him from the profession.
22 January 2025
A warning has been issued and surveillance zone set up after an outbreak of bird flu just across the border.
22 January 2025
NHS trusts across the county have paid out millions in compensation and legal costs due to claims of medical negligence resulting in cerebral palsy.
22 January 2025
A mum had to have a c-section at 35 weeks pregnant after discovering she had brain cancer.
21 January 2025
Senior teachers have declared a warning to parents after a large number of pupils have been struck down with illness across a Kent secondary school.
21 January 2025
Two young brothers have been honoured for their extraordinary bravery after they sprang into action to help their mum when she collapsed at home.
21 January 2025
A woman with an extremely rare condition who must stand while she eats and drinks or risk choking hopes surgery will help her feel “normal” again.
17 January 2025
A medical centre which will offer 60,000 appointments a year has been given the go-ahead.
17 January 2025
Weather forecasters have issued a cold health alert as temperatures are expected to plummet this weekend.
17 January 2025
A care home where inspectors saw residents with greasy hair and new staff were often “thrown in at the deep end” has been placed in special measures.
16 January 2025
A healthcare firm which deals with 10,000 patients a month is still trying to get back on its feet six weeks after it had to shut down its IT system.