Medway Maritime Hospital introduces mandatory face masks in battle against rising flu cases
A second Kent hospital is making patients and staff wear face masks amid rising flu cases, which have…
Fourth bird flu outbreak in Kent as additional protection zone put in place at commercial farm in Newington, near Sittingbourne
Another protection zone has been established after bird flu was confirmed at a fourth site in Kent. It…
UK Power Networks team up with Mentalk Health Sittingbourne to create walking trail to help with mental health struggles
A tranquil walking trail designed to help men open up about hidden mental health struggles is taking shape,…
Swale council declares a mental health crisis on International Men’s Day
A council has declared a mental health crisis in its borough while sharing a commitment to ending the…
Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust and Medway NHS Foundation Trust rule out merger as new working group formed
Two NHS hospital trusts in Kent and Medway will now form a new working group after an independent…
Teynham mum’s baby diagnosed with cerebral palsy after condition was dismissed as reflux
A mum says doctors misdiagnosed her newborn child for five months despite her “screaming in pain all day…
Sheerness mum raises funds for King’s College Hospital after daughter, 5, admitted with collapsed lung and pneumonia
A mum thought she was going to lose her daughter after a common flu turned into a collapsed…
‘Outpouring of love’ for popular Maypole Inn landlord Kevin Richards after he fights off rare cancer
A retiring pub landlord says the support from his punters during his battle with a rare cancer has…
Almost 180 hoarders helped by Swale Borough Council as authority tackles hidden crisis
Behind closed doors in Kent, a quiet crisis is taking hold – one that often goes unseen by…
Maxi Health Care Limited in Sittingbourne shut down by CQC after being rated ‘inadequate’
A care agency which lied about the level of training its staff had has been shut down after…