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Mum's dream to be first to cross Sahara in wheelchair

Mum's dream to be first to cross Sahara in wheelchair

07 March 2016

An inspirational teacher left disabled after a minor operation is hoping to become the first person to travel across the Sahara in a wheelchair.

Bullied Boris must have ears amputated

Bullied Boris must have ears amputated

04 March 2016

Years of bullying by other dogs left to fend for themselves in a squalid garden means Boris will lose his ears - but you can help him.

Fire ladder used to rescue ailing trucker from cab

Fire ladder used to rescue ailing trucker from cab

04 March 2016

A fire ladder was needed to get a sick lorry driver down from his cab.

Hundreds of operations cancelled at troubled trust

Hundreds of operations cancelled at troubled trust

04 March 2016

Hundreds of patients have been sent for treatment at other hospitals after a trust was forced to cancel its operations.

Pensioner amazed nobody killed in hit and run smash

Pensioner amazed nobody killed in hit and run smash

03 March 2016

A pensioner says he's amazed nobody was killed after a hit and run driver careered into a parked car and ploughed into his garden wall before fleeing.

Daughter finds blade in new children’s toy

Daughter finds blade in new children’s toy

02 March 2016

A mum has issued a warning to other parents after her daughter found a three-inch blade embedded in a new toy.

Legal challenge to Virgin's £128.4m community care takeover

Legal challenge to Virgin's £128.4m community care takeover

02 March 2016

Virgin Care’s £128.4 million bid to take over adult community care for parts of Kent has been put on hold following a legal challenge.

Government rejects meningitis jab calls

Government rejects meningitis jab calls

02 March 2016

The government says it is not cost-effective to roll out the meningitis B jab, despite a campaign supported by 800k people after a Kent toddler died.

Hospital welcomes overseas nurses

Hospital welcomes overseas nurses

01 March 2016

The first group of overseas nurses have arrived at Medway Maritime Hospital as the trust attempts to tackle its staffing shortage.

Arrest warrant against doctor in teacher death case dropped

Arrest warrant against doctor in teacher death case dropped

01 March 2016

An arrest warrant against a doctor wanted in connection with the death of a Kent teacher has been dropped by the Crown Prosecution Service.

Garden city to be 'healthy town'

Garden city to be 'healthy town'

01 March 2016

NHS bosses have revealed plans to include fast-food-free zones and safe green spaces in a new housing scheme in Kent.

Brain injury patient sexually assaulted at centre

Brain injury patient sexually assaulted at centre

01 March 2016

Inspectors have condemned the appalling standards at a brain injury centre after patients were exposed to violent attacks, including a sexual assault.

Regulator denies telling ambulance boss to step down

Regulator denies telling ambulance boss to step down

01 March 2016

Suggestions that the chairman of South East Coast Ambulance Service has been ordered to leave his post over a controversial policy have been denied.

Ambulance services denies NHS 111 policy linked to deaths

Ambulance services denies NHS 111 policy linked to deaths

29 February 2016

South East Coast Ambulance Service has refuted claims that its handling of NHS 111 calls led to patient deaths.

Towns have highest rate for bladder and kidney cancers

Towns have highest rate for bladder and kidney cancers

28 February 2016

People are being urged to look out for possible signs of bladder and kidney cancer as the number of related deaths across Kent is revealed.

Hospitals trust faces growing debt crisis

Hospitals trust faces growing debt crisis

28 February 2016

East Kent’s hospitals trust is running at a £4 million-a-month shortfall and looks set to go to the government for a bailout.

'Serious or life-threatening cases only' as A&Es struggle

'Serious or life-threatening cases only' as A&Es struggle

26 February 2016

Kent's A&E departments struggling to cope with demand have appealed to patients to stay away unless they have serious or life-threatening conditions.

G4S to sell children's services following abuse allegations

G4S to sell children's services following abuse allegations

26 February 2016

Just weeks after footage emerged of staff appearing to use excessive force, G4S has announced it is selling its children's services business.

Man wakes up in country road with mystery injuries

Man wakes up in country road with mystery injuries

25 February 2016

A man came to in a dark country road suffering from shoulder injuries, with no memory of what happened.

Oldest working hospital in England to close

Oldest working hospital in England to close

25 February 2016

After 900 years of care, the historic St Bart's hospital is set to close after health bosses said the building is no longer suitable.

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