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Mum suffers stroke after alleged care home failings

Mum suffers stroke after alleged care home failings

31 October 2015

Two brothers are demanding answers from a care home after their elderly mother suffered a massive stroke.

Hospital trust doubles cost of short term parking

Hospital trust doubles cost of short term parking

30 October 2015

Patients and visitors will be paying more for parking at several hospitals as the trust hikes prices.

Man takes youngsters on rocks just days after boy's death

Man takes youngsters on rocks just days after boy's death

30 October 2015

Less than a week after the tragic death of nine-year-old Connor McDonald, a man has been pictured on the same rocks with two young children.

Man plunges 30ft from supermarket roof

Man plunges 30ft from supermarket roof

30 October 2015

A man has been rushed to hospital after plunging 30ft from a car park above a supermarket.

Hugo celebrates first birthday after dad donates liver

Hugo celebrates first birthday after dad donates liver

30 October 2015

A baby boy with a rare disease has defied the odds to celebrate his first birthday after receiving a life-saving liver donation from his own father.

Long wait for new chair is ‘dangerous’

Long wait for new chair is ‘dangerous’

30 October 2015

A full-time carer fears her husband’s mobility will be affected by the length of time a specialist chair will take to be delivered.

Selfish motorists 'putting lives at risk' by blocking 999 calls

Selfish motorists 'putting lives at risk' by blocking 999 calls

30 October 2015

Bad parking on an estate near a Kent hospital is hindering ambulances and putting lives at risk, it is claimed.

Sad day if care home is closed

Sad day if care home is closed

29 October 2015

An urgent public meeting has been called in a bid to save Wayfarers care home in Sandwich.

Poor food hygiene rating for hospice

Poor food hygiene rating for hospice

29 October 2015

A Kent hospice has promised major improvements after scoring one out of five stars in a food hygiene report.

Hospitals to use UV light to fight superbug scourge

Hospitals to use UV light to fight superbug scourge

28 October 2015

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust are set to become the first hospital group in Kent to use UV light in the battle against superbugs.

Elderly cyclist airlifted after collision with car

Elderly cyclist airlifted after collision with car

28 October 2015

A woman in her 70s was taken to hospital after colliding with a car.

Almost half of cancer patients diagnosed late

Almost half of cancer patients diagnosed late

28 October 2015

Cancer patients in Kent and Medway have among the worst chances of survival in the country - with almost half of sufferers being diagnosed late.

'I always knew I was different'

'I always knew I was different'

28 October 2015

Kent's transgender community will continue to suffer unless more funding is made available for support groups and services, say campaigners.

Calls to justify £1m bill for finance help

Calls to justify £1m bill for finance help

27 October 2015

Medway Labour’s spokeswoman is demanding justification from hospital bosses for spending £1m to sort out the finances – when the deficit trebled.

Patients' records 'left on train'

Patients' records 'left on train'

27 October 2015

An optometrist's patients are being urged to "closely monitor" their bank accounts after a database was left on a train.

Missing teenager found safe

Missing teenager found safe

26 October 2015

A teenager who went missing from her home, sparking a police search, has been found safe and well.

'I'm a survivor!'

'I'm a survivor!'

25 October 2015

A motorcyclist is thanking his lucky stars - after surviving this high-speed crash on the day he was given the all-clear from cancer.

Surviving against the odds

Surviving against the odds

25 October 2015

Parents have thanked the staff who saved the life of their baby against the odds.

Family’s nightmare as Cameron’s tumour returns

Family’s nightmare as Cameron’s tumour returns

24 October 2015

A mum has a tense Christmas ahead after doctors discovered her son has another aggressive brain tumor, and needs lifesaving treatment in America.

Boy accused of knife crime - aged three

Boy accused of knife crime - aged three

23 October 2015

Crimes involving blades have risen by nearly a third in the last five years, including children as young as three.

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