‘Quick thinking’ Kent PCs’ CPR skills save baby’s life
Police officers have helped to save the life of a baby which stopped breathing in Sheerness. Vital first aid was provided to the 11-month-old after emergency services were called at…
Praise heaped on tenacious call handler who helped save distressed man from possible ‘fatal consequences’
Police call handler, Amber – A call handler at Kent Police has been praised for helping a distressed man in Medway. The man called 999 for help one early morning…
Mairead lands Kent health trust top job
Mairead_McCormick Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust (KCHFT) is welcoming Mairead McCormick as its chief executive after she moved on from her post at the ‘outstanding’ Kingston NHS Foundation Trust.…
Kent woman who has overcome type 2 diabetes is urging others to act
Shirley Spurgeon, from Southborough in Tunbridge Wells (pictured above), joined the NHS Healthier You Diabetes Prevention Programme run by Xyla Health & Wellbeing in April 2021 after being told that…
LGA heaps praise on ‘One You’ health and advice shop in Ashford
Photo: Ashford Borough Council The One You Kent shop in Ashford has been highlighted as a great example of bringing health services to the high street in a national report…
Planned medical centre in defunct Debenhams could add value to Folkestone town says Monk
Folkestone and Hythe Council say plans to create a new medical centre with state-of-the-art facilities in Folkestone town centre are ‘taking shape’. Cabinet members agreed to the proposed terms of…
NHS urging people to plan and avoid needless trips to A&E in Kent over Jubilee weekend
As Kent and Medway prepares to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, the NHS is encouraging people to think ahead and stay healthy over the special weekend. The long weekend is…
Crack investigation team test for chemicals in Dover and Folkestone drains
Investigators from Southern Water have prevented millions of litres of pollution reaching Kent seas and rivers over the past three years, due to household appliances wrongly plumbed in. The Misconnection…
Revolutionary cancer test trial comes to Sittingbourne and Ashford
A mobile cancer unit is due to visit Ashford and Sittingbourne as part of the world’s largest trial of a revolutionary new blood test that can detect cancer early. The…