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Just 48 hours to raise £5k for life-changing op

Just 48 hours to raise £5k for life-changing op

17 January 2022

A family have only 48 hours to raise £5,000 for their one-year-old's life-changing heart procedure.

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Young people are the most lonely in society says charity

Young people are the most lonely in society says charity

17 January 2022

Young people are the most lonely in society, says a charity, which is using 'Blue Monday' to encourage people to check on others this month.

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Today's changes to self-isolation rules explained

Today's changes to self-isolation rules explained

17 January 2022

For the second time in a month the Covid self-isolation rules in England are changing.

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Carer at unsafe home admits: 'I wouldn't want my nan here'

Carer at unsafe home admits: 'I wouldn't want my nan here'

16 January 2022

Staff at a care home that shut days after an inspection admitted its residents were unsafe, confessing: “It would be best for them to leave.”

'I am scared this flat will kill me'

'I am scared this flat will kill me'

16 January 2022

A woman who has had pleurisy twice amid an eight-year mould problem is scared her home will kill her.

Has the Omicron peak passed in Kent?

Has the Omicron peak passed in Kent?

15 January 2022

There are hopes Kent has seen the worst of the Omicron variant as cases plummet and patient numbers level off.

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'Seven months of my life is a blank'

'Seven months of my life is a blank'

14 January 2022

A brain tumour victim woke up knowing nothing about any Covid pandemic nor that Boris Johnson was Prime Minister.

Family given one-week deadline for daughter's life-changing surgery

Family given one-week deadline for daughter's life-changing surgery

14 January 2022

A family is trying to raise funds in one week for their daughter's desperately-needed heart surgery.

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'Everyone's hearts were breaking for them'

'Everyone's hearts were breaking for them'

14 January 2022

A family has been left devastated after the death of a 30-year-old mum-of-four who "showed no fear" in the face of cancer and Covid.

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‘Go door-to-door to boost vaccine uptake'

‘Go door-to-door to boost vaccine uptake'

14 January 2022

NHS chiefs should send out vaccinators door-to-door in some of Kent's most deprived areas to increase uptake, says a councillor.

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Waiting times in A&E increased in December

Waiting times in A&E increased in December

13 January 2022

Waiting times in A&E went up last month after ambulance crews dealt with the highest ever number of life-threatening calls.

Kent's first milk bank opens at hospital

Kent's first milk bank opens at hospital

13 January 2022

Newborn babies and new mums struggling to breastfeed are being supported with a new milk bank which has opened at a Kent hospital.

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'I was left paralysed after raking the garden'

'I was left paralysed after raking the garden'

13 January 2022

A man left paralysed from the waist down after raking leaves hopes a state-of-the-art machine could help him walk again.

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'Contraception left me paralysed'

'Contraception left me paralysed'

11 January 2022

A woman has lost the use of her arm after her contraceptive implant got stuck so deep, doctors can't get it out.

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Major changes to Covid testing from today

Major changes to Covid testing from today

11 January 2022

There are big changes to testing rules for asymptomatic Covid patients from today. Here's all you need to know.

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'Covid patients must be discharged quickly to avoid backlog'

'Covid patients must be discharged quickly to avoid backlog'

10 January 2022

Health chiefs in Kent have been ordered to speed up the discharge of patients in battle over Covid.

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Nightingale hub takes shape on hospital car park

Nightingale hub takes shape on hospital car park

10 January 2022

New pictures show a 'surge hub' built to take on Covid-19 patients is taking shape as construction is expected to finish this week.

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Army captain completes 27 marathons in 27 days challenge

Army captain completes 27 marathons in 27 days challenge

10 January 2022

Scott Fisher has completed the final run in his challenge to run 27 marathons in 27 days for charity inspired by his wife's debilitating condition.

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Carers' training helps in race to save lives

Carers' training helps in race to save lives

10 January 2022

Care workers raced to help save lives of people collapsed in the street after their first aid training and quick-thinking kicked in.

Private hospital agrees to help with Covid surge

Private hospital agrees to help with Covid surge

10 January 2022

A private Kent hospital is on stand-by to help the NHS as the number of Covid cases continue to rise.

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