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Unpaid carers share the load with support of county-wide scheme

Unpaid carers share the load with support of county-wide scheme

11 June 2018

Unpaid carers are being supported by Kent scheme Shared Lives, which offers a home from home experience for the people they look after.

Men's breast cancer warning

Men's breast cancer warning

08 June 2018

A man hopes to use his job within football to raise awareness about a rare type of cancer affecting men.

Major healthcare shake-up faces delays

Major healthcare shake-up faces delays

07 June 2018

Health chiefs have warned that it could be some time before consultation on a wide-ranging shake-up of services in east Kent can get underway.

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Mum with rare cancer fighting for her girls

Mum with rare cancer fighting for her girls

29 May 2018

A mum who found out "by accident" she has incurable cancer is fighting for others with the disease.

Closure threat for 'unsafe' doctors' surgery

Closure threat for 'unsafe' doctors' surgery

27 May 2018

An doctors' surgery that serves 3,000 patients could be shut down amid a string of failings.

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Heartbreaking note found in woods

Heartbreaking note found in woods

23 May 2018

A 13-year-old who left a note talking about them self-harming in the woods has been urged to get help.

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Wait for smear test results triples

Wait for smear test results triples

22 May 2018

Women in part of Kent are having to wait up to six weeks for results showing if they could be at risk of getting cervical cancer.

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Woman collapses outside surgery

Woman collapses outside surgery

21 May 2018

Doctors tried to resuscitate an elderly woman after she collapsed outside a GP surgery.

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Mental health app to help students

Mental health app to help students

19 May 2018

A woman has been awarded £20,000 so she can develop an app to help young people improve their mental health.

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Plans to reduce number of IVF cycles offered on NHS

Plans to reduce number of IVF cycles offered on NHS

17 May 2018

A CCG has opened a consultation into reducing the number of IVF cycles paid by NHS to one.

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Minister limits 'crack cocaine' gambling machines

Minister limits 'crack cocaine' gambling machines

17 May 2018

Fixed-odds betting terminals will have their maximum stakes limited to £2 in a crackdown on harm caused by excessive gambling.

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Dozens of serious NHS blunders exposed

Dozens of serious NHS blunders exposed

17 May 2018

Seventy-one "serious incidents" that affected NHS patients, their families, or staff have been recorded in Kent.

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A&E build could be delayed

A&E build could be delayed

16 May 2018

The final build of a hospital's new emergency department could be delayed - because there aren't enough skilled workers.

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Council officers slammed amid threat of 'silent killer'

Council officers slammed amid threat of 'silent killer'

15 May 2018

A councillor is demanding asbestos be removed from all schools and council properties.

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Children's dental health being 'put at risk'

Children's dental health being 'put at risk'

14 May 2018

Thousands of parents in Kent reportedly don't know the facts about their children's dental care.

More delays on A&E plans

More delays on A&E plans

14 May 2018

The question mark hanging over future A&E services in east Kent is expected to continue into next year after a public consultation was postponed.

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People risking vision problems

People risking vision problems

11 May 2018

Newly-published research shows one in five people in Kent have never had their eyes tested.

Dialysis patients 'left waiting for six hours'

Dialysis patients 'left waiting for six hours'

07 May 2018

Seriously-ill patients say they are being let down by the poor timekeeping of a hospital transport service.

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Emergency alarms offline for six hours

Emergency alarms offline for six hours

07 May 2018

A council's response to a failure of emergency alarms worn by thousands of vulnerable people has been described as "incredibly slow and chaotic".

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Review ordered into hospitals' mattresses

Review ordered into hospitals' mattresses

01 May 2018

An investigation has been launched into potentially dirty mattresses at a trust's two hospital sites.

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