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Hospitals launch new lounges to free up hospital beds

Hospitals launch new lounges to free up hospital beds

17 June 2023

Government funding has meant some hospitals have opened areas aiming to reduce A&E waiting times.

Dire need to fix town’s ‘car crash’ healthcare services

Dire need to fix town’s ‘car crash’ healthcare services

17 June 2023

Residents are being urged to have their say over urgent improvements needed to healthcare services to prevent avoidable deaths in one Kent town.

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Mum vows to fight ‘school 5G mast plans’ in court

Mum vows to fight ‘school 5G mast plans’ in court

15 June 2023

A concerned mother is launching legal action against a borough council for permitting a 5G phone mast to be placed outside two schools.

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Family’s search after gas engineer’s cancer asbestos death

Family’s search after gas engineer’s cancer asbestos death

13 June 2023

A family are appealing for help after a man died just two days after being diagnosed with cancer linked to asbestos.

Pharmacies inside 14 Sainsbury’s across county shut

Pharmacies inside 14 Sainsbury’s across county shut

13 June 2023

Pharmacies based in Sainsbury’s stores have shut today nationwide, including 14 in Kent, with shoppers describing it as a big inconvenience.

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‘Miracle drug gave me my son – now I want to help others’

‘Miracle drug gave me my son – now I want to help others’

13 June 2023

A woman is campaigning to widen access to a cystic fibrosis drug she credits with transforming her life.

‘If you are in any doubt about what doctors are saying, question it’

‘If you are in any doubt about what doctors are saying, question it’

12 June 2023

The fiancé of a mum-of-two who died of breast cancer aged just 24 wants to continue to raise awareness in her memory and warn other women.

Dad left paralysed after tooth extraction

Dad left paralysed after tooth extraction

12 June 2023

A dad left paralysed and wheelchair-bound after a wisdom tooth extraction is arm cycling 50 marathons in 50 days.

How a full-fat can of Coke could save a life

How a full-fat can of Coke could save a life

12 June 2023

As the number of people in the UK with diabetes increases, we speak to someone about what it’s like to live with the condition.

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GP will not buy former surgery up for auction

GP will not buy former surgery up for auction

11 June 2023

A doctor has confirmed a new surgery for a village without a medical centre is on the cards but not in the old doctor’s surgery put up for sale.

Proposed ‘super surgery’ to offer pre-bookable parking

Proposed ‘super surgery’ to offer pre-bookable parking

11 June 2023

A new medical hub proposed to replace three rundown doctor’s surgeries will look to offer bookable parking spaces for less mobile patients.

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‘His death has left a huge hole in so many people's lives’

‘His death has left a huge hole in so many people's lives’

10 June 2023

Tributes have been paid to a young man found dead at home following a long battle with mental health and alcohol.

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Heat health alert covers Kent as temperatures predicted to soar

Heat health alert covers Kent as temperatures predicted to soar

07 June 2023

The first heat health alert of the year, which covers Kent as well as other counties, has been issued.

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‘We want to do whatever we can to raise awareness of addiction’

‘We want to do whatever we can to raise awareness of addiction’

07 June 2023

An event held to help Sikhs battling alcohol addictions which offered shame-free advice and information from speakers.

Mum unable to wee for almost five years

Mum unable to wee for almost five years

07 June 2023

A woman who was unable to wee for almost five years due to a rare condition claims she was told to "sit in the bathroom and run the tap" by doctors.

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Pharmacies set to close in town centre

Pharmacies set to close in town centre

05 June 2023

A nationwide health chain has confirmed its pharmacy branches in two medical practices will be closing.

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The team getting people out of hospital quicker

The team getting people out of hospital quicker

05 June 2023

Nearly 700 people have been helped to return home safely from hospital by a council’s housing team.

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NHS pay rise to cost healthcare hub £4.1M

NHS pay rise to cost healthcare hub £4.1M

05 June 2023

The eye-watering sum a community healthcare organisation will have to fork out for their workers to get a pay rise has been revealed.

‘It’s incredibly disappointing’

‘It’s incredibly disappointing’

04 June 2023

A council leader has accused a housing developer of ‘holding the community to ransom’ over its failure to deliver a doctors surgery.

‘My son has spent 10 years battling incurable disease’

‘My son has spent 10 years battling incurable disease’

04 June 2023

The family of a young man who was diagnosed with a chronic disease are celebrating his successful liver transplant.

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