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1000th baby born at Maidstone Birth Centre

1000th baby born at Maidstone Birth Centre

18 March 2014

There was a special delivery at Maidstone Hospital on Friday, when milestone baby Nylah Jenna Peerbux arrived.

Changes needed to cut soaring healthcare costs

Changes needed to cut soaring healthcare costs

16 March 2014

Medical services need to be streamlined or health bosses could face a budget shortfall of £20 million by 2019.

Health bosses will reassess options over outpatient services

Health bosses will reassess options over outpatient services

14 March 2014

East Kent NHS bosses will reassess their plans to move outpatient services from Herne Bay to a "one stop shop" at Estuary View in Whitstable

Hospital set to move - leaving land ripe for development

Hospital set to move - leaving land ripe for development

14 March 2014

One of Kent's main hospitals could move to a smaller new site, leaving its land available for a massive housing scheme.

Hospital at risk

Hospital at risk

13 March 2014

Medway Maritime could face closure or a downgrade, according to Labour.

Ambulance chief in sudden departure

Ambulance chief in sudden departure

13 March 2014

The head of a private ambulance service has suddenly stepped down after the firm was swamped with hundreds of complaints.

Double lung transplant woman plans to climb Snowdon

Double lung transplant woman plans to climb Snowdon

13 March 2014

A woman who has undergone a double lung transplant is planning to walk up Snowdon as a thank-you to the hospitals which cared for her.

'Pill in crisps could have put sick dad's life in danger'

'Pill in crisps could have put sick dad's life in danger'

13 March 2014

A woman fears her sick dad could have become seriously ill after a mystery pill was found in a packet of crisps.

GP suspended after sending sex texts to patient

GP suspended after sending sex texts to patient

13 March 2014

A doctor who shared sexually explicit reading material with a patient and swapped racy texts has come within a "hair's breadth" of being struck off.

Obesity poll as council asks 'should takeaways be allowed to sell near schools?'

Obesity poll as council asks 'should takeaways be allowed to sell near schools?'

12 March 2014

Have your say: A council is asking the public if takeaways should be allowed to open during school times.

Changes needed to cut soaring healthcare costs

Changes needed to cut soaring healthcare costs

11 March 2014

Medical services need to be streamlined or health bosses could face a budget shortfall of £20 million by 2019.

Have your say over hospital care

Have your say over hospital care

10 March 2014

The chair of a review into standards of care met with patients to discuss their experience of the William Harvey Hospital ahead of an inspection.

Hospital bosses stop surgery after five avoidable deaths

Hospital bosses stop surgery after five avoidable deaths

07 March 2014

Hospital bosses have been forced to suspend specialist surgery for cancer patients after five deaths from avoidable complications.

Big drop in pregnant Kent teenagers

Big drop in pregnant Kent teenagers

06 March 2014

The number of teenage conceptions across Kent has fallen by almost a third over the last five years, new figures reveal.

Patients wait 11 hours in filthy conditions at troubled hospital

Patients wait 11 hours in filthy conditions at troubled hospital

05 March 2014

Kent's largest hospital has been slammed in a damning report after inspectors found A&E patients waiting more than 11 hours in filthy conditions.

How Thanet people can influence local healthcare

How Thanet people can influence local healthcare

05 March 2014

People in Thanet can find out how to be involved in decision making for local healthcare at a meeting on Tuesday, March 11.

Pirates of the Caribbean actor makes surprise visit

Pirates of the Caribbean actor makes surprise visit

04 March 2014

British actor Winston Ellis met Seasalter youngster Reece Puddington after reading about his six-year cancer battle.

Injection farce at hospital 'put teacher's life in danger'

Injection farce at hospital 'put teacher's life in danger'

03 March 2014

A haemophiliac patient claims a hospital is putting lives at risk by not having vital medication available.

Marathon fightback from stroke in womb

Marathon fightback from stroke in womb

03 March 2014

The odds were stacked against brave Caitlin-Rose Faber... when she had a stroke before she was even born.

DIY dad-of-three killed by 'time bomb' inside his head

DIY dad-of-three killed by 'time bomb' inside his head

28 February 2014

A family are in shock after a father suddenly collapsed while wallpapering his bedroom when an aneurysm burst in his brain - and died hours later.

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