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Help for patients without a GP

Help for patients without a GP

07 December 2014

More than 1,000 patients are without a GP following the closure last week of Dover Medical Practice.

Attacks on hospital staff almost double

Attacks on hospital staff almost double

07 December 2014

Assaults on workers at one trouble-hit hospital have nearly doubled in just 12 months.

Patients bite back

Patients bite back

06 December 2014

People with dental emergencies are being turned away from a hospital because of a broken X-ray machine.

Cancer sufferer's race against time for vital drug

Cancer sufferer's race against time for vital drug

06 December 2014

A patient suffering from inoperable cancer has been told there is a worldwide shortage for his life-saving drugs.

Hospital trust scores average for services

Hospital trust scores average for services

03 December 2014

Hospitals under a trust in Kent have been branded average, according to new survey results.

Dying mother’s wedding wishes set to come true

Dying mother’s wedding wishes set to come true

03 December 2014

A mother dying from cancer is to walk down the aisle at her dream wedding - thanks to tens of thousands of pounds in donations.

School pupils learn sign language

School pupils learn sign language

03 December 2014

All pupils at a school in Kent are being taught sign language in a bid to make them more deaf aware and remove the isolation of deaf children.

Flood-risk trees face axe

 Flood-risk trees face axe

03 December 2014

Trees that hamper the flow of water along the Great Stour will be removed or pruned by the Environment Agency.

Young mums are first graduates of family skills scheme

Young mums are first graduates of family skills scheme

30 November 2014

A group of mothers have become the first to complete an innovative parenting programme imported from the United States.

Fantastic 'taches on show for Movember

Fantastic 'taches on show for Movember

30 November 2014

Fundraisers across the county celebrate the culmination of their top lip topiary today as Movember draws to end.

Terminally ill mum's wedding appeal hits £30k

Terminally ill mum's wedding appeal hits £30k

28 November 2014

A fundraising appeal to help make a terminally ill mum’s wedding dream come has reached over £30,000, including one anonymous donation of £25,000.

Patients forced to sign up to new practice as surgery shuts

Patients forced to sign up to new practice as surgery shuts

28 November 2014

Dover Medical Practice shuts its doors today - and many of its patients have re-registered with Pencester Health, based in the same building.

Family stem-cell match can help save Roisin

Family stem-cell match can help save Roisin

28 November 2014

Stem cell match offers lifeline to brave Roisin as she looks forward to life-saving treatment.

Terminally ill mum's delight at wedding offers

Terminally ill mum's delight at wedding offers

27 November 2014

A mother stricken with terminal cancer has been flooded with offers to help organise her dream wedding.

Kent residents access free talking therapies

Kent residents access free talking therapies

27 November 2014

Residents in Kent are being offered access to free talking therapies at a number of health facilities.

It’s safe to cycle again as potholes are repaired

 It’s safe to cycle again as potholes are repaired

27 November 2014

Despairing cyclists using Golf Road between North Deal and Sandwich need fear the route no longer now that resurfacing work has started.

Elderly man dies despite rescue bids

Elderly man dies despite rescue bids

26 November 2014

An elderly man who collapsed outside a convenience store in Kent has died.

Mum's heartbreak at last Christmas with sons

Mum's heartbreak at last Christmas with sons

26 November 2014

Two young boys are facing a heartbreaking Christmas with the news that their mother may not live to see another one.

Trust responds to damning report

Trust responds to damning report

26 November 2014

The Medway NHS Foundation Trust has responded to the damning CQC report on failing Medway Maritime Hospital.

Hospital faxes patient's details to a vet

Hospital faxes patient's details to a vet

26 November 2014

Confidential medical information has been fly tipped, lost, emailed to the public and even faxed to a vet.

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