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| Date | News Article |
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| Wednesday 16 May, 2012 |
Doing good does you good Helping someone is not only a nice feeling, it is also good for your mental health. People are invited to carry out an act of kindness every day next week to mark Mental Health Awareness Week, from Monday 21 to Sunday 27 May. It could be as simple as... |
| Friday 11 May, 2012 |
Dramatic drop in heart attack deaths in Kent The number of people dying of heart attacks in Kent has fallen by more than 70 per cent over the last two decades. This dramatic improvement - with almost 1,400 fewer deaths a year in 2011 than in 1993 - is because fewer people are having heart attacks... |
| Tuesday 03 April, 2012 |
Something important for your Easter shopping list Easter eggs, hot cross buns, food for friends and family, medication. In all the hustle and bustle of preparing for the Easter break, it is easy to forget to stock up on some of the most important things of all. The NHS in Kent and Medway is urging people... |
| Thursday 29 March, 2012 |
Building a sustainable NHS in Kent and Medway GPs in Kent and Medway who make their surgeries greener will become the first in the country to be rewarded for their work. As part of the NHS’ commitment to reduce its carbon output by 10 per cent by 2015, GPs who embrace green technologies and... |
| Tuesday 14 February, 2012 |
Online records help Gurkha families get treatment faster Summary Care Records are proving to be a real benefit to Gurkha families needing urgent hospital care. Thousands of people in east Kent now have the secure electronic health records, which include details of their allergies, previous reactions to treatment... |
| Wednesday 08 February, 2012 |
Heart and lung health squad hits Sittingbourne and Sheppey NHS teams took to the streets of Sittingbourne and Sheppey on Friday to launch their life-saving campaign against heart and lung disease. The health squad, armed with blood pressure monitors, scales and cholesterol and lung function testing kits, were... |
| Thursday 02 February, 2012 |
Keep well, keep warm in west Kent this winter With temperatures set to plunge across Kent and Medway this week, the NHS is urging people at risk from the cold to take action to protect their health. Overnight temperatures as low as -6C are forecast on Thursday by the Met Office, while the highest... |
| Wednesday 25 January, 2012 |
Walk your way to a healither happier you with Team GB race walking star Tom Bosworth, Team GB’s rising young race walking star, is the latest Olympic hopeful to back the Healthy Passport Club. Tom, 22, from Sevenoaks said “The Healthy Passport Club is a brilliant idea – I am delighted to be one of the Health... |
| Monday 16 January, 2012 |
Scheme to cut teenage pregnancies goes mobile A new mobile phone app has been launched to help the drive to improve sexual health and reduce unplanned teenage pregnancies in Kent. The Kent C Card iPhone app has been designed to give teenagers aged 19 and under the information they need on how and... |
| Friday 06 January, 2012 |
High-tech healthcare set to help more patients across Kent, Surrey and Sussex An initiative piloted in Kent to bring the benefits of telehealth and telecare to people with long-term conditions is to be rolled out across the country. An evaluation of the project in the three areas that took part in the pilot (Kent, Cornwall and... |
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