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Kent hospital's new A&E extension opens

Kent hospital's new A&E extension opens

30 September 2022

New trauma and treatment rooms at one of the county's biggest and busiest hospitals have opened thanks to a £30 million investment.

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Boy, 8, left without transport to school for five months

Boy, 8, left without transport to school for five months

29 September 2022

A boy who has special educational needs has not been able to attend school for five months after problems accessing free transport.

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Girl breaks arm at 'horror' play park

Girl breaks arm at 'horror' play park

29 September 2022

More injuries have been reported after a schoolboy lost a front tooth on a slide at a popular children's playground.

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Who can have a flu or Covid-19 jab?

Who can have a flu or Covid-19 jab?

28 September 2022

Thirty million people are being told to get vaccinated amid fears the UK will be hit hard by Covid-19 and flu - but who can get a jab and how?

Millions urged to get flu and Covid jabs amid fears of a deadly 'twindemic'

Millions urged to get flu and Covid jabs amid fears of a deadly 'twindemic'

28 September 2022

Millions of people are being encouraged to take up offers of flu and Covid jabs amid fears a winter 'twindemic' is about to hit the UK.

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Air ambulance could use drones to deploy defibrillators

Air ambulance could use drones to deploy defibrillators

28 September 2022

After its busiest year, the air ambulance charity has revealed plans to improve its services to reach more patients.

'This was a smack in the face for people like me'

'This was a smack in the face for people like me'

27 September 2022

A wheelchair user says she was left at a bus stop after a driver refused to let her on despite there being room.

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Mystery bruises and dirty fingernails on residents at care home

Mystery bruises and dirty fingernails on residents at care home

27 September 2022

A nursing home has been put into special measures after an unannounced inspection by the Care Quality Commission.

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'I forgot I'd been married four times, after 10 strokes'

'I forgot I'd been married four times, after 10 strokes'

26 September 2022

An 82-year-old has written a book using just one finger to type telling of his battle with ill health.

Woman did 70,000 steps a day during anorexia battle

Woman did 70,000 steps a day during anorexia battle

25 September 2022

A 23-year-old has described how she would 'push friends and family away' whilst fighting an eating disorder for four years.

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Mum's heartbreaking mission to exhume tragic baby

Mum's heartbreaking mission to exhume tragic baby

24 September 2022

A mum whose tragic baby was buried is desperate to exhume her body so she can be cremated and her ashes brought home.

'It's too little too late, to be honest'

'It's too little too late, to be honest'

23 September 2022

GPs are concerned about new access plans set out this week by the Health Secretary.

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Virtual reality surgery simulator opened thanks to £1m legacy

Virtual reality surgery simulator opened thanks to £1m legacy

23 September 2022

Money left in the will of a BBC engineer whose leg was saved by surgeons has been used by a hospital to buy a simulator to train future medics.

New hope for seriously-ill tot Leo

New hope for seriously-ill tot Leo

23 September 2022

The mother of a tot born with an ultra-rare genetic condition says there is hope after the first stage of life-changing drug research was successful.

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One-star food hygiene rating for pizza, kebab and fish takeaway

One-star food hygiene rating for pizza, kebab and fish takeaway

22 September 2022

The manager of a takeaway says work to improve the business have been completed after it received a shock one-star food hygiene.

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'They are not sitting there having their sandwiches'

'They are not sitting there having their sandwiches'

21 September 2022

A health boss has defended doctors who shut their practices at lunchtime amid calls for them to stay open.

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One in six people binge drinking

One in six people binge drinking

21 September 2022

Hundreds of thousands of residents are drinking alcohol above recommended levels, figures show.

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Covid measures 'could return this winter'

Covid measures 'could return this winter'

21 September 2022

Social distancing and working from home could be reintroduced if coronavirus and winter flu rates surge, a health boss has warned.

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Is chocolate about to disappear from the checkout?

Is chocolate about to disappear from the checkout?

21 September 2022

Fat and sugar-laden food and drink may have to be removed from prominent locations in supermarkets next month and here's why.

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New date set for baby deaths probe

New date set for baby deaths probe

21 September 2022

A report into baby deaths at a hospital trust was has been given a new date following last-minute delays.

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