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It’s a fact of life that we will all get older, and some of us may need to go into a residential or nursing home. Whilst we might try not to think about it too much, people who work in care homes need to plan for our future.

Every month, we share with you the stories that we're hearing from people in Kent about how they are coping.

A decision has finally been made in the long running review of stroke services across Kent & Medway. The Court of Appeal refused an appeal against the judicial review which means plans to create three new hyper acute stroke services can go ahead.

Prior to lockdown, Siobhain had a busy schedule working as an exam invigilator as well as volunteering at Healthwatch Kent where she recently visited care homes and The Heart of Kent Hospice where she would talk to patients.

Scientists all over the world are racing to develop a vaccine for the coronavirus pandemic. The virus causing this disease is called SARS Cov2. A total of 26 candidates are currently in the clinical evaluation stage of development, according to WHO.