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Man's hospital death after alarm volume turned down

Man's hospital death after alarm volume turned down

07 March 2022

A man went into cardiac arrest as nurses sat outside his hospital room unaware the alarm was sounding, an inquest has heard.

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Bone marrow donor hope for boy 'stuck at home' with rare illness

Bone marrow donor hope for boy 'stuck at home' with rare illness

06 March 2022

Doctors are searching for bone marrow donors in a bid to cure a schoolboy suffering from an illness that affects just one in 500,000 people.

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Doctor won't see you now - it's lunchtime!

Doctor won't see you now - it's lunchtime!

05 March 2022

Concerns have been raised about the number of GP surgeries that close at lunchtimes despite a huge backlog in patients waiting for appointments.

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£3m unused Covid hub taken down

£3m unused Covid hub taken down

04 March 2022

Work to dismantle Kent's Nightingale 'surge hub' for Covid patients - which has never been used - is well underway.

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'I stand by it...they're a nightmare to deal with'

'I stand by it...they're a nightmare to deal with'

04 March 2022

A councillor has doubled down on criticism of part of the NHS despite admitting he'd wrongly accused it of being involved in a problematic project.

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Drug research could be baby's 'only shot' at life

Drug research could be baby's 'only shot' at life

04 March 2022

A mother of a tot born with an ultra-rare genetic condition is desperately raising funds to secure his life-changing drug research.

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Norovirus outbreaks rising in nurseries and care homes

Norovirus outbreaks rising in nurseries and care homes

03 March 2022

Outbreaks of the vomiting bug are rising sharply in England, with the UK Health Security Agency warning out-of-season cases may be on the increase.

GP surgery put into special measures after CQC visit

GP surgery put into special measures after CQC visit

03 March 2022

A GP surgery which looks after 8,700 patients has been put into special measures after health inspectors rated it 'inadequate'.

Patients urged to have a say on changes to vascular care

Patients urged to have a say on changes to vascular care

02 March 2022

Plans have emerged to combine specialised vascular services in Kent, which would involve combining the care at one 'centre of excellence'.

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£150k solar panels installed at hospital

£150k solar panels installed at hospital

02 March 2022

An investment of £150,000 has been poured into a Kent hospital, with the installation of 284 solar panels on its roof.

Mandatory Covid jabs for health staff scrapped

Mandatory Covid jabs for health staff scrapped

02 March 2022

Health and social care workers no longer need to be double jabbed to keep their jobs after the government changed the rules.

'It’s vital everyone has their say on loss of blood tests'

'It’s vital everyone has their say on loss of blood tests'

28 February 2022

Campaigners held a candlelit vigil after blood services were stopped at a hospital, sparking fears of longer waiting times.

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Coroner's concerns after care home choking death

Coroner's concerns after care home choking death

28 February 2022

A coroner has raised concerns after a 67-year-old choked to death at a care home.

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£3m Nightingale 'surge hub' to be taken down

£3m Nightingale 'surge hub' to be taken down

23 February 2022

A temporary Covid ward that cost £3.7 million to build on a hospital car park will start to be taken down just weeks after it was set up.

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'Is it ever safe just being a gay person?'

'Is it ever safe just being a gay person?'

23 February 2022

A drag queen speaks out over fears for safety after a series of violent attacks and calls for education to normalise the LGBT+ community.

One million people are overpaying NHS prescription costs says Martin Lewis

One million people are overpaying NHS prescription costs says Martin Lewis

22 February 2022

More than a million people are over paying for prescriptions, says Money Saving Expert's Martin Lewis, and missing out on saving themselves money.

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'Consultation on my terminal cancer was held in busy corridor'

'Consultation on my terminal cancer was held in busy corridor'

22 February 2022

A terminally ill cancer patient says sensitive discussions related to her treatment were held in a busy hospital corridor.

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Inspectors' surprise visit to hospital's 'inadequate' A&E

Inspectors' surprise visit to hospital's 'inadequate' A&E

21 February 2022

Inspectors have carried out an unannounced visit to a hospital's troubled emergency department to see what improvements have been made.

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80-bed care home will 'harm' country park

80-bed care home will 'harm' country park

21 February 2022

One of Kent's best-preserved country parks will be harmed if developers gain permission to build an 80-bed care home at the site, it is feared.

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Chippie ordered to shut over 'serious risk of contamination'

Chippie ordered to shut over 'serious risk of contamination'

18 February 2022

A fish and chip shop has been shut down over conditions that "posed an imminent risk" to health.

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