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We've been working with East Kent Hospitals for several years now helping them to make it easier for people with learning difficulties to attend a hospital appointment. Check out what's changed as a result.

Local NHS trusts are only partially meeting their legal duty to help people with additional communication needs, new findings show.

2,438 of you came to us in December to share your experience of using health and social care services or to seek information.

We asked Chris McKenzie from Kent County Council, your questions about Kent's adult carers strategy.

Thousands of people have a colonoscopy every week. It’s a very common procedure but do you actually know what it is, or what it involves? We’ve got everything you need to know.

You probably know someone with Raynaud’s without even realising it. February is Raynaud’s Awareness Month.

One of our statutory responsibilities is to act as a critical friend on public consultations. Our role is to ensure people have been involved and listened to as part of any public consultation.

The NHS is asking for your thoughts about the future of vascular services in Kent & Medway

Dignity is precious. It is especially important when we are feeling more vulnerable such as when we are in hospital, being looked after at home or living in a care home.

The NHS has today announced emergency funding to help create hundreds of new dentist appointments.

In a new report, MPs have today warned that tackling the backlog caused by the pandemic is an "unquantifiable" challenge and have called for a broad national health and care recovery plan to be introduced.

The Accessible Information Standard is mandatory for all organisations that provide NHS or adult social care. Here’s some key information about the accessible communications you should expect from services.