NHS staff sickness is at its lowest since the Covid-19 pandemic began and plans can now be drawn up on how Kent's hospitals will recover.

A hospital trust has admitted it will have to step up after inspectors raised concerns despite ratings increasing across some departments.

A new union for prison officers launched in Kent is demanding all inmates be tested for Covid-19 before they are moved between jails.

A doctor who was hospitalised for two weeks with Covid-19 has thanked the NHS staff who treated him

A care agency which helps people live within supported accommodation needs to draw up a plan of action on how to improve the quality of its service.

Demand for Covid-19 treatment centres across the district may have been vastly overestimated as it is revealed few patients are using them.

Figures have revealed a dramatic drop in the number of children being taken to A&E during lockdown.

Research suggests people with cancer symptoms are avoiding medical help during lockdown – but the impact on the NHS could be severe.

A Kent MP has praised Kent County Council for handing out face masks, gloves, aprons and sanitiser to its frontline staff.

From running a full marathon in a garden to writing poetry, people in Kent are getting creative when it comes to the new 2.6 challenge.

An independent review into a hospital baby death scandal has started with help from people who worked on the Hillsborough investigation.

Patients have been able to leave a care home and a hospice where they have been fighting their battles against coronavirus.

A great-grandmother with terminal cancer who returned from hospital a few days ago came outside to clap for carers last night.

Sikh musicians brought cheer to frontline workers with some drumming.

Some patients needing urgent surgery in Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells will now be referred to an independent hospital for care.

A network of safe havens and a helpline have been set up to help people who are living with mental health conditions.

A leisure centre whose sports facilities are used by a secondary school and various clubs has confirmed it will not reopen after lockdown.

A leading Kent health body has explained the new systems put in place, since home abortions were allowed because of the pandemic.

Paramedics are sharing a base with firefighters as a renovation of an ambulance station gets underway.

A pharmacist says he feels as though the industry has been forgotten by the government but insists they're still open for business.