Former Ashford hospital nurse raises £11,000 for dementia care
Sue and Dave Threadingham with Joy McCue and Jade Garlick from the dementia team Photo: East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust A former nurse with a passion for improving…
East Kent Hospitals’ commitment to Armed Services recognised
East Kent Hospitals has been accredited as Veteran Aware, formally recognising the Trust’s commitment to the armed forces community. The accreditation was confirmed by the national Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance…
Hythe man’s eye implant is a first for Kent!
Ricky Farebrother, 74 A retired signmaker who was the first patient in Kent to have a special tube inserted in his eye to preserve his vision said he would recommend…
A&E waits of 12 hours and more rise 100-fold since 2019 say Lib Dems
Library image Responding to Liberal Democrats’ data which the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RECM) says shows the number of patients waiting 12 hours or more in A&E and rising…
Determined Kent fitness instructor living with Parkinson’s raises £28K for research into Young Onset of the disease
Sarah Frow running the Pilgrim’s Way challenge to raise money for the University of Kent Parkinson’s Centre for Integrated Therapy Photo: Sarah Frow – University of Kent Sarah Frow, a…
Kent fitness instructor with Young Onset Parkinson’s Disease sets off on Winchester to Canterbury run
Sarah Frow, a Fitness Instructor at Kent’s Parkinson’s Centre for Integrated Therapy (PCIT), who has Young Onset Parkinson’s Disease, is beginning a charity run from Winchester to Canterbury today, 27…
William Harvey Commemoration Ceremony to process through Folkestone
William Harvey Statue in Folkestone: Photo: Ray Duff On Sunday 2 June 2024 the William Harvey Commemoration Ceremony will take place in Folkestone. World famous physician Harvey discovered the circulatory…
’NHS at their best’ says 95-year-old Arthur as Kent waiting times fall each month this year!
95-year-old Arthur Tunbridge, from Kingswood Waiting times for urgent and emergency care have fallen across Kent and Medway every month this year and more than 80 per cent of people…
‘Even if Audrey had hearing loss, I knew she would be okay’
The newborn hearing screening service at East Kent Hospitals is 20 years old this week – and two of the screeners have been there since the very beginning – here…
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…