Flu vaccinations now available!
This year’s nationwide flu vaccination programme has begun and Kent health leaders are encouraging eligible residents to make an appointment to get protected. Some eligible groups, including anyone who is…
Kent and Medway Health Leaders Urging Early Flu Vaccinations From Tomorrow
Health leaders across Kent and Medway are calling on eligible residents to book their free NHS flu jab immediately to protect themselves and help safeguard health services ahead of winter.…
Kent Meningitis Outbreak Totals Drop!
Library image Unsplash The UK Health Security Agency released a significant update this Sunday, March 22, 2026, revealing that the total number of cases in the Kent Meningitis B outbreak…
Meningitis Cases Rise in Kent as New Victim Identified in London
Health officials in Kent have confirmed that the number of cases linked to the ongoing meningitis B outbreak has risen to 34 as of March 21, 2026. This total includes…
Case Numbers Rise to 29 in Meningitis B Outbreak in Kent
Library image –Unsplash Health officials are intensifying their response to a “severe and rapid” outbreak of Meningitis B in Kent, which has now reached 29 cases as of today, March…
Kent Meningitis Outbreak Claims Lives of Students
An “unprecedented” meningitis outbreak in Kent has claimed the lives of an 18-year-old sixth-form student and a 21-year-old university student. Health officials have confirmed 11 additional hospitalizations and are treating…
Don’t miss out! Kent and Medway under-19s can grab their Measles, Mumps and Rubella vaccines
More community clinics where Kent and Medway under-19s can catch up on their Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) vaccines ahead of the summer holidays have been announced. The clinics run…
Health Alert! Protect your child against measles over half-term break
Has your child or teenager missed out on their Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) vaccine? Parents and carers of school-aged children, and teenagers up to 19, who have skipped MMR…
Covid-19 grab a jab promo ‘with ice cream’ this weekend!
Three Covid-19 vaccination clinics will be offering ice creams and cold drinks to people grabbing a jab this weekend (24 June). With just days left to get a Covid-19 vaccine,…
Variant busting Covid-19 booster available in Kent
The NHS is the first healthcare system in the world to use the next generation, bivalent Covid-19 vaccine and eligible people in Kent are able to get their jab now.*…