The new chief executive of Medway Maritime Hospital has said she is disappointed with recent events but is positive things will improve.

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Ambulances responding to 999 calls will be diverted to other hospitals as Medway Maritime struggles to cope with demand.

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Cyclists in a Kent town are being asked to take part in a stationary cycle to raise money for the British Heart Foundation.

We have launched an online petition to campaign for improved services at the Royal Victoria Hospital to save journeys across the county.

Elsie-Rose has defied doctors’ predictions that she would not see her first birthday, and now her family are fundraising to buy a special wheelchair.

Sick and injured people are waiting too long to be seen at a Kent A&E, which is struggling to cope according to a health watchdog.

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Despite living in one of the more deprived areas in the country, young children in Medway can expect to have a healthy start to life.

Elderly people risked heat exhaustion at a care home where staff left the central heating on during a heatwave.

A young footballer who collapsed during a match is walking again after being resuscitated by Darts manager Tony Burman on the pitch.

Kent patients requiring everything from surgery to pain relief could be treated in Calais after two French providers won contracts from a CCG.

A mum is determined to face up to one of her fears by tackling a 260-foot abseil to raise money for a charity that has helped her son.

A sports club with more than 600 members is on the brink of closing down after being forced to leave its current home.

A woman has vowed to relive the best day of her life after being diagnosed with terminal cancer.

A GPs' practice serving thousands of patients needs to improve, a health watchdog has found.

A care worker who stuffed a faeces-stained flannel into the mouth of a mentally ill woman will not be jailed.

An emotional EastEnders storyline has been praised by a Kent charity for bereaved parents.

Teenagers in Sandwich have criticised plans for changes to sexual health provision in the county.