A former Kent MP who withdrew from the election race after losing his limbs in a devastating sepsis battle has been handed a peerage by Rishi Sunak.

A hospital is in the running for an award after making improvements for patients needing emergency surgery.

A failing homecare agency impacted by “widespread and significant shortfalls” has had its registration removed by the health watchdog.

A new medical campus has been given the go-ahead by councillors, with hopes the facilities will help reduce waiting times across the district.

A chef who struggled to control himself around food lost a staggering 15 stone in just over a year after fasting and taking up walking.

A dad who has been treated for cancer seven times says tackling the disease should be a top priority for the new government.

A husband and wife team have received an award after inventing activities for people living with dementia.

A fundraiser has been set up for a girl seriously injured in a car accident outside a school.

Plans for a new care home, retirement home, hospice and unit for autistic adults will be built in a village despite overwhelming objections.

A gym chain has unveiled plans for a new Kent club including a spa, pools and a soft play centre

A person has been airlifted to a hospital following a crash on a busy main road involving a motorbike and a van.

A dementia support group has opened its first memory cafe inside a place of worship to offer support to the South Asian community.

A man became so frustrated with waiting in a busy A&E department that he convinced a friend to bring him in a makeshift bed to lie down on.

An epileptic mum who feared losing her baby has honored her doctor in a heartwarming way.

A patients’ group is calling for politicians to address the problem of overwhelmed GP surgeries following the election.

A dad who had a heart attack at the wheel says his sons would have been left without a dad if it wasn’t for the fast actions of a kind samaritan.

A new clinic has opened offering private blood tests, promising results within 24 hours to beat GP queues.

Weather forecasters have issued a yellow health alert for the county as temperatures could climb to heatwave levels.

Public health officials have ordered potentially unsafe meat supplied by a cutting plant to be removed from the market.

A professional dancer has left a hospice in his home county a substantial sum of money in his will.