Calls are being made for a "more direct approach" in a Kent neighbourhood with a low Covid jab uptake.

Adults can get their Covid-19 vaccinations while they pick up other essentials this weekend, with the launch of two town centre drop-in centres.

Health bosses have refused to renew a 12-year contract with GPs as they prepare a shake-up for a community hospital.

A care home has been plunged into special measures after inspectors discovered staff and residents were “scared” of a person living at the site.

While in several parts of Kent more than 90% of adults have had a Covid vaccine, uptake has been far lower in other areas of the county.

Traumatised staff at a care home ravaged by Covid were left saying: 'We can't take it if anyone else dies.'

A new service has opened at a hospital for patients needing fast assessment for possible surgical treatment after the unit underwent a major refit.

More than 200 sets of brightly coloured scrubs can be donated to staff in care homes and hospices after thousands were raised at an online auction.

A self-confessed crisp addict who ballooned to 21 stone while gorging on takeaways and booze has shed almost half her bodyweight in 12 months.

South East Coast Ambulance Trust has asked the army to help as pressure mounts on its 999 service.

The annual Colour Me Purple fun run is back to raise money for the Wisdom Hospice after being cancelled last year because of Covid lockdowns.

A multi-million plan to close and relocate a mental health inpatient ward has been revealed.

Free nappies for premature babies are available from pharmacies for the first time thanks to a partnership between Pampers and supermarket Asda.

A coroner has demanded a hospital take action to prevent future deaths after finding a cancer patient was not placed under sufficient observation.

A man is due in court after allegedly exposing himself at a hospital, sexually assaulting a woman and attacking emergency workers.

Many women across Kent with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome feel their doctors don't care, we spoke to several ladies about their experiences.

A cyclist whose injuries after colliding with a lorry became infected is embroiled in a six-week treatment saga leaving him 'mentally drained'.

Inspectors say a visit to one of the county's biggest hospitals found improvements but there is a long way to go to bring it up to standard.

After weeks of very high pollen levels and unbearable symptoms there's some good news for hayfever sufferers this week.

A talented 17-year-old with dreams of playing football professionally has been left paralysed from the waist down after falling from a cliff.