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People queuing for hours at booster walk-in clinic

People queuing for hours at booster walk-in clinic

13 December 2021

Hundreds of people have been queuing for hours for a Covid booster jab after the Prime Minister's Omicron emergency warning.

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NHS website hit by problems amid Covid jabs rush

NHS website hit by problems amid Covid jabs rush

13 December 2021

People booking a Covid jab via the NHS website are facing error messages while those ordering home test kits are being asked to come back later.

Where Omicron is spreading in Kent - and booster uptake is lowest

Where Omicron is spreading in Kent - and booster uptake is lowest

12 December 2021

New figures reveal where Omicron is spreading fastest in Kent and Medway - and which district has the lowest Covid booster jab uptake.

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'Unprecedented' staff absence at school as Covid spreads

'Unprecedented' staff absence at school as Covid spreads

09 December 2021

A Kent head teacher says his school is experiencing 'unprecedented' staff sickness - and has urged parents to help slow the spread of Covid.

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Grandad's huge collection of hospital artefacts from 1800s

Grandad's huge collection of hospital artefacts from 1800s

09 December 2021

A man has showed his massive collection of hospital artefacts dating from the late 1800s which he found hidden across the facility's grounds.

‘Miracle boy’ left fighting for life with Covid defies doctors

‘Miracle boy’ left fighting for life with Covid defies doctors

09 December 2021

A five-year-old boy dubbed a “miracle child” is set to be discharged from hospital in time for Christmas, after fighting for his life with Covid.

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Twins open special oncology room

Twins open special oncology room

09 December 2021

Twin boys who have beat cancer have inaugurated a family room as a way to thank a local hospital for saving their lives.

Vulnerable adults evicted ‘with just five hours’ notice’

Vulnerable adults evicted ‘with just five hours’ notice’

08 December 2021

Families tell of the 'panic' of having to find alternative accommodation for their sons when a residential home suddenly closed.

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Booster doses pass 500k in Kent a year on from first jab

Booster doses pass 500k in Kent a year on from first jab

07 December 2021

One year on from the UK's first vaccine being administered, more than three million have been administered in Kent.

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Driver tells how he stopped to help Aldi 'baby' woman

Driver tells how he stopped to help Aldi 'baby' woman

07 December 2021

A woman who is believed to have given birth at an Aldi store was found collapsed in the street nearby.

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Fears Christmas festival could have been super-spread event

Fears Christmas festival could have been super-spread event

07 December 2021

The decision to allow thousands of people to attend a popular Christmas festival has been questioned.

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'We need £460m from government for hospital shake up'

'We need £460m from government for hospital shake up'

07 December 2021

Health bosses say they need £460 million from the government to carry out a huge shake up of health care in east Kent.

Woman taken to hospital after 'baby' incident at Aldi

Woman taken to hospital after 'baby' incident at Aldi

06 December 2021

Police have confirmed that a woman was taken to hospital after emergency crews were called to a popular supermarket.

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'I met love of my life after devastating diagnosis...'

'I met love of my life after devastating diagnosis...'

06 December 2021

A sales support officer has told how his life was turned upside down in a week when he was given a devastating diagnosis and then met his soulmate.

Supermarket closed for medical emergency

Supermarket closed for medical emergency

05 December 2021

A supermarket in a town centre had to be evacuated while emergency services were called to a medical incident.

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Carer shortage fears after homes forced to lay off unjabbed staff

Carer shortage fears after homes forced to lay off unjabbed staff

05 December 2021

Care firm bosses forced to lay off unvaccinated staff because of new government rules fear the move will exacerbate massive worker shortages.

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Doctor killed and GP husband seriously hurt in tragic accident

Doctor killed and GP husband seriously hurt in tragic accident

03 December 2021

A well-respected GP has been moved out of intensive care three weeks after a freak accident which claimed the life of his doctor wife.

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'If they'd got here sooner he'd still be alive'

'If they'd got here sooner he'd still be alive'

02 December 2021

A widow whose husband died after waiting two hours for an ambulance believes he would have survived if he had been reached sooner.

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Teen starts walking again after brutal gang attack

Teen starts walking again after brutal gang attack

02 December 2021

A teenager left brain damaged after a brutal gang attack is learning to walk again with the help of a fundraiser run by a KentOnline sister paper.

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Branson health company Virgin Care 'acquired by' Twenty20 Capital

Branson health company Virgin Care 'acquired by' Twenty20 Capital

01 December 2021

Shocked staff at four Kent community hospitals woke this morning to learn Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Care had been acquired by an investment firm.

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