A survey of more than 500 patients has revealed that Dartford and Gravesham NHS trust is worse than others when it comes to communicating.

A Kent health trust has been placed into financial special measures - amid a forecast £23m deficit.

Live animal exports are due to return to a Kent port this evening, say protesters, on what is expected to be one of the hottest days of the year.

A family doctor accused of being sexually motivated during consultations with some of his former patients, has been cleared of any wrongdoing.

A firm has been fined thousands of pounds after a man suffered life-changing injuries when he was crushed by falling metal frames.

A Kent mum says a work ban means she cannot afford a permit to stay after being told she could be deported despite 53 years in Britain.

Vulnerable inmates at a Kent prison may be used as guinea pigs to test the effects of legal highs, a report has warned.

A mum whose young son died of a brain tumour has written a raw and honest account of the unbearable pain of losing her "bright and beautiful" boy.

A nurse who threatened to inject a mentally ill patient if he did not behave and made a series of medication errors has been struck off.

A cross channel swimmer training off the Kent coast has been pulled from the water at a popular beach this afternoon.

The owners of an inadequate care home will face action from the CQC after failing to protect patients in their care.

In September 2005 a motorbike crash left Shane Cooley unable to recall the first 31 years of his life. This is his how he got back to the top.

A fragile pensioner who waited about 10 hours for a round trip to hospital has branded the G4S transport service "atrocious."

An NHS trust has promised Kent patients will be a priority after winning a bid to treat people with drug and alcohol problems from outside the county.

A nurse has been suspended after failing to attend an inquest into the death of a gran who suffered a massive stroke due to errors by hospital staff.

A visitor car park at Medway Maritime Hospital will be closed this weekend as essential resurfacing work is carried out.

A fisherman was left with blood pouring down his arm after being stabbed by a stingray.

A biker says he is lucky to be alive after his body shape was imprinted on the side of a Land Rover following a crash.

A woman who is already battling a terminal illness has discovered she also has skin cancer - and is urging others to et themselves screened.

Lilly-Ann Robertson has a genetic disorder so rare she's the first in the world diagnosed with it - here's how donations gave her a new lease of life.