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'I was always healthy and never smoked - now I have terminal lung cancer'

'I was always healthy and never smoked - now I have terminal lung cancer'

18 November 2024

A woman who has never smoked says she was shocked to be told she had terminal lung cancer despite being “fit and healthy”.

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Hole in ceiling and cooked duck in cardboard boxes at Chinese takeaway

Hole in ceiling and cooked duck in cardboard boxes at Chinese takeaway

17 November 2024

Bosses of a village takeaway issued a hygiene improvement notice by a council insist they have now cleaned up their act.

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‘My baby’s been crying for 13 weeks straight because doctors missed her obvious condition’

‘My baby’s been crying for 13 weeks straight because doctors missed her obvious condition’

16 November 2024

A heartbroken mum says her newborn has endured unnecessary suffering for months after doctors missed a “blatantly obvious” condition.

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Family’s concerns over ambulance and hospital care on night son died

Family’s concerns over ambulance and hospital care on night son died

15 November 2024

A pre-inquest review has heard a family is concerned about the care given to their son by the ambulance service and a Kent hospital.

Care home where patients given medicine ‘as and when’ rated ‘inadequate’

Care home where patients given medicine ‘as and when’ rated ‘inadequate’

15 November 2024

The health watchdog has found shortfalls at a 40-year-old care home where patients were given anti-psychotic and constipation medicine “as and when”.

Nuclear test veteran hopes BBC film ‘could be as big as Mr Bates Vs the Post Office’

Nuclear test veteran hopes BBC film ‘could be as big as Mr Bates Vs the Post Office’

14 November 2024

Three Kent veterans from Britain’s nuclear test programme of the 1950s have taken part in a documentary exposing the “scandal” of their treatment.

Care company’s service rated ‘inadequate’

Care company’s service rated ‘inadequate’

14 November 2024

A company that looks after people in supported living accommodation has been placed in special measures and ordered to make urgent improvements.

‘Lazy’ paramedic who put toddler’s life at risk struck off

‘Lazy’ paramedic who put toddler’s life at risk struck off

13 November 2024

A paramedic who put a toddler’s life at risk and tried to cover it up has been stripped of his licence.

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New medical building to slash NHS waiting times approved

New medical building to slash NHS waiting times approved

12 November 2024

Plans to build a new, permanent community diagnostic centre at a hospital have been approved in a bid to cut down waiting times.

Casualty taken to hospital after emergency services called to woodland

Casualty taken to hospital after emergency services called to woodland

11 November 2024

A man in his 50s was taken to hospital after several emergency vehicles were called to a woodland.

Celebs support TikTok trend for girl, 6, given months to live

Celebs support TikTok trend for girl, 6, given months to live

11 November 2024

Social media stars are Dancing for Joules after her family revealed they don’t have much time left with their “princess”.

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Girl's rare cancer missed by GPs for a year

Girl's rare cancer missed by GPs for a year

05 November 2024

A young girl has been hailed a “miracle” after beating a rare cancer misdiagnosed by GPs for a year

Fox that acts like puppy to undergo £13k op to stop seizures

Fox that acts like puppy to undergo £13k op to stop seizures

01 November 2024

A young orphaned fox with an oversized head is set to undergo surgery after it was found she had fluid on her brain.

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Grandad lies on hospital floor in 12-hour wait for a bed

Grandad lies on hospital floor in 12-hour wait for a bed

01 November 2024

A 75-year-old who has MS resorted to lying on the floor during a 51-hour visit to a busy A&E department.

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Three-day waiting times reported at two Kent hospitals incorrect, say NHS chiefs

Three-day waiting times reported at two Kent hospitals incorrect, say NHS chiefs

30 October 2024

NHS chiefs say three-day delays being reported at two Kent hospitals on an app which provides live waiting times are incorrect.

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MP calls for more investment in dementia ahead of tomorrow’s budget

MP calls for more investment in dementia ahead of tomorrow’s budget

29 October 2024

A Kent MP says an urgent call for action is needed to combat the £42 billion cost of the country’s leading cause of death.

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Teen cancer survivor left ‘days from death’ after being misdiagnosed for 18 months

Teen cancer survivor left ‘days from death’ after being misdiagnosed for 18 months

28 October 2024

A stage 4 cancer survivor says he unknowingly suffered symptoms at age 15 but was told by GPs it was anaemia.

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‘We all now have this special bond’: Village rallies to save girl after field collapse

‘We all now have this special bond’: Village rallies to save girl after field collapse

28 October 2024

Villagers, friends and emergency service workers joined forces to give lifesaving treatment to a teenage girl who collapsed in a cardiac arrest.

New allotments planned for derelict plot to address ‘huge waiting list’

New allotments planned for derelict plot to address ‘huge waiting list’

25 October 2024

Plans have been submitted for new allotments and a community garden at a disused former plant nursery as demand continues to soar.

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‘My son was hit by a bus - but we’ve had no support from NHS’

‘My son was hit by a bus - but we’ve had no support from NHS’

25 October 2024

A 10-year-old boy left “abandoned” by an NHS trust after being hit by a bus is set to finally receive the therapy he needs, his mother says.

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