A nine-year-old boy has been awarded a multi-million pounds payout after doctors who failed to diagnose meningitis left him brain-damaged.

Work to improve facilities and tackle low staff numbers has left Medway NHS Foundation Trust with a £64.1 million deficit.

A nurse has been struck off after a litany of prescription errors put her patients “at real risk of significant harm”.

Plans to make Medway Maritime Hospital a smoke-free site are to be discussed at a public meeting.

A man was detained under the Mental Health Act this morning after officers were called to concerns for his welfare on a motorway.

A former mayoress of a Kent town is launching a new daytime support group for people with mental health problems

There really is an app for everything nowadays, as doctors use a mobile phone to look inside patients' ears at a Kent hospital.

Patients can breathe a sigh of relief as a hospital has been declared free of MRSA for three months.

Young ice skater Courtney Wagon is dreaming of Olympic glory after winning a bronze medal in a national competition.

People have rallied round to help Bradley Hannan again, but this time it’s to help him celebrate his 30th birthday.

A young woman who has spent most of her adult life in bed due to a debilitating illness is determined to walk down the aisle at her wedding.

A devoted husband has told how his world has been turned upside down after the tragic death of his wife.

Outdated equipment at Medway Maritime Hospital is to be replaced as the trust pledges to invest £1.5 million.

A young woman with a mystery illness that left her begging to die has finally started treatment after well-wishers donated £55k to end her suffering.

A mother has described the moment she found her 16-year-old son collapsed in his bedroom after a life-changing stroke - and his amazing recovery.

Staff at a popular Kent restaurant are now trained in emergency life support.

A pub landlord is to appear as himself - with his own bar recreated on stage - in a play at one of Kent's biggest theatres.

A pregnant woman has been rescued from a burning house by firefighters.

A group of women from Kent are marching on Parliament today, along with hundreds of others across the country, over changes to the state pension.

People who smoke are to be banned from lighting up in Medway Hospital grounds.