A council has spent nearly £20k making sure heart defibrillators are accessible to the public.

A failing hospital could be shut down if it does not make urgent improvements after inspectors found patients living in dilapidated and dirty wards.

A damning report says care home residents were "not kept safe from risks" such as choking, constipation, epilepsy and challenging behaviour.

Plans to create an orthopaedic unit in a Kent hospital to tackle a backlog of surgical treatments have been described as "transformatory".

With seven cases of monkeypox now in the UK, health officials admit there could be community transmission, and say they're urgently investigating.

Work on a new £13.5 million medical practice, that plans to include a GP practice, a minor injury unit, x-ray services, has started.

The cost of an NHS prescription is being frozen for 2022, the government has announced, which says it will help ease the cost of living.

A widower whose wife died after mistakes were made at a Kent hospital said she wouldn't want anyone to be blamed for her death.

Coronavirus infection rates have gone above the national average in nearly half of Kent's districts, but daily UK cases continue to fall.

A mental health patient was sent 240 miles for treatment as the county is engulfed in an "unrelenting crisis".

A "fit and healthy" man was left totally paralysed and unable to breathe after being struck down by a rare illness after he contracted Covid.

As cancer patient and campaigner Deborah James says she's stopping active treatment, what are the signs of bowel cancer to look out for?

Pollen levels are expected to be high this weekend as temperatures rise, prompting a warning for sufferers, while a shortage of medicines continues.

To mark International Nurses' Day, our reporter visited one of the county's biggest hospitals to spend time on a busy ward.

Two new Omicron strains are causing a rise in Covid-19 cases in South Africa and UK health officials are watching closely.

Health officials investigating a sudden spike in hepatitis cases in children are exploring whether there is any possible link to the family pet.

A teen who suffered a collapsed lung has been stuck in hospital for a month waiting to be transferred to a specialist in London for a lifesaving op.

A mum has told how a heroic off-duty police officer saved her young daughter's life as she choked on a snack.

A dad diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease aged just 35 has spoken out and started a "bucket list" to help raise vital funds and inspire others.

Gender-diverse people now have to wait five years for initial gender clinic appointment, sparking fears the mental health impact is being overlooked.