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Cool way to highlight intimate problem

Cool way to highlight intimate problem

24 June 2022

Care homes have been visited by an ice cream van as advisors spread awareness about incontinence.

Boost for hospital as emergency care unit is rated Good

Boost for hospital as emergency care unit is rated Good

24 June 2022

A hospital's urgent and emergency care has turned itself around and received a good CQC rating.

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What is polio virus and when should you be vaccinated against it?

What is polio virus and when should you be vaccinated against it?

23 June 2022

Parents are being told to check immunisations are up-to-date after sewage samples detected polio virus but what is the infection and who is at risk?

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Care home in special measures after vital medication missed

Care home in special measures after vital medication missed

22 June 2022

A care home has been plunged into special measures after inspectors found a resident had missed 19 doses of vital medication.

Ambulance staff 'at risk of sack if too short'

Ambulance staff 'at risk of sack if too short'

20 June 2022

A trade union says an ambulance trust's proposals to bring in new vehicles could have seen some staff dismissed "due to their body shape".

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'Brain tumour robbed me of taste and smell'

'Brain tumour robbed me of taste and smell'

20 June 2022

A woman who was diagnosed with a 7cm brain tumour after 18 months of symptoms has spoken out to raise awareness and help others spot the signs.

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Kent Covid cases up 75% amid fears of 'summer surge'

Kent Covid cases up 75% amid fears of 'summer surge'

19 June 2022

Covid cases and patient numbers are rising fast in the county as two new Omicron variants take hold.

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Huge former nursing home sells for £1m at auction

Huge former nursing home sells for £1m at auction

17 June 2022

A former nursing home which was shut down following a damning inspection has gone under the hammer.

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'Don't open shooting galleries - decriminalise drugs'

'Don't open shooting galleries - decriminalise drugs'

15 June 2022

A man who has spent decades working with addicts has described why he thinks opening 'safe drug-taking centres' in Kent would not work.

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Missing woman found dead in wildlife area

Missing woman found dead in wildlife area

13 June 2022

A woman who took her own life had seen a mental health worker on the day she went missing, an inquest has heard.

Uncle running double marathon to raise funds for poorly nephew

Uncle running double marathon to raise funds for poorly nephew

13 June 2022

A teacher is set to run two marathons in just 24 hours to raise money for his young nephew who is battling bone cancer.

Probe into GP issues amid 'queues outside surgeries'

Probe into GP issues amid 'queues outside surgeries'

12 June 2022

A council has launched a probe into GP provision after reports of queues outside in a town where there is now one doctor for every 3,250 patients.

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Mental health can be healed 'with love over prescription drugs’

Mental health can be healed 'with love over prescription drugs’

11 June 2022

A councillor says that, in most cases, anxiety and depression can be relieved without relying on a 'treadmill' of medication.

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Neglect contributed to Archie's death, coroner rules

Neglect contributed to Archie's death, coroner rules

10 June 2022

A newborn baby who lived just 27 minutes would have survived if his mother had been admitted to hospital sooner, a coroner has ruled.

Warm weekend weather to collide with peak in grass pollen

Warm weekend weather to collide with peak in grass pollen

09 June 2022

Hayfever sufferers are being told to prepare for very high pollen levels as warm sunny weather sweeps into Kent just as grass pollen levels peak.

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Man, 51, still in elderly care home after a year

Man, 51, still in elderly care home after a year

09 June 2022

A 51-year-old with Parkinson's who was temporarily moved to an elderly people's care home is still waiting to be moved a year later.

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Newborn could have died as birthmark grew in throat

Newborn could have died as birthmark grew in throat

08 June 2022

A mum has told how her newborn daughter was rushed to hospital with a rare condition which saw a birthmark growing in her throat.

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'I was dead for 18 minutes but my kids saved my life'

'I was dead for 18 minutes but my kids saved my life'

07 June 2022

Two children have been given a bravery award after they rushed to get help when their dad suffered a cardiac arrest behind the wheel.

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Could you be a hospital shop volunteer?

Could you be a hospital shop volunteer?

06 June 2022

A hospital's League of Friends needs more supporters as it emerges from Covid crisis.

'Bullies made me hide who I was'

'Bullies made me hide who I was'

06 June 2022

A woman who was bullied after being born with a port wine stain birthmark is on a mission to help others and encourage acceptance of different faces.

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