hea
How does the environment affect our health?
Where we live and the environment we live in, directly affects our health.
7 April 2022
Advice and Information
How does the NHS dental system really work?
How does the NHS dental system really work?
We get more calls about dentistry than anything else. The dental system is complicated so we've chatted to Tim Hogan, a dentist himself and Chair of the Kent & Medway Local Dental Committee to understand more.
5 April 2022
Advice and Information
cancer
Knowing the symptoms of bowel cancer could save your life!
Bowel cancer is one of the most common types of cancer diagnosed in the UK, and most people diagnosed with it are over the age of 60. Every 15 minutes someone is diagnosed with the disease, that's nearly 43,000 people each year.
5 April 2022
Advice and Information
autism
What do you really know about Autism?
Today (April 2nd) is World Autism Day.
2 April 2022
Advice and Information
Healthwatch Recognition Awards
Celebrating excellence at the Healthwatch Recognition Awards
40 people and organisations were winners last night at the prestigious Healthwatch Recognition Awards in Ashford which recognised the people and organisations who had listened to you.
31 March 2022
News
gp
NHS announces plans to recruit more GPs in Medway, Swale and Thanet
A £500,000 package has been authorised by health leaders to combat the GP shortage in the most disadvantaged areas of Kent including Medway.
28 March 2022
News
smile
Let your smile do the talking
When people talk about oral health, they mean the way we care for our teeth. If you brush your teeth every day and eat well, then you have good oral health!
25 March 2022
Advice and Information
smile
Let your smile do the talking
When people talk about oral health, they mean the way we care for our teeth. If you brush your teeth every day and eat well, then you have good oral health!
25 March 2022
Advice and Information
cqc
More needs to be done to ensure people with a learning disability, mental ill health or autism get the right care at the right time. Do you agree?
The Care Quality Commission has today published a report highlighting the lack of progress since their 2020 ‘Out of sight – who cares?’ report.
25 March 2022
News
Rheanna talks about her endometriosis
Talking endometriosis
1 in 10 women have endometriosis. It can be extremely painful and take years to get a diagnosis. We talk to Rheanna about her experience.
23 March 2022
Advice and Information
support for carers
What happens when the person you care for is discharged from hospital?
Around 150,000 people in Kent are looking after someone right now. What happens when the person they care for is discharged from hospital? What support is available? How do they cope?
22 March 2022
Report
down syndrome
What do you know about Down’s Syndrome? Today is Down’s Syndrome Day
Down’s syndrome happens when you are born with an extra chromosome. The extra chromosome causes developmental and physical changes.
21 March 2022
Advice and Information