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Top up to Teach scheme distributes laptops to East Kent pupils for home learning
Students across East Kent have been receiving laptops for home learning thanks to a Top up to teach’ scheme. The […]
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People aged 70 and over now urged to contact NHS to book covid jab
People aged 70 and over who have not yet been vaccinated against Covid and who would like to be are […]
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County council to target £10million covid funding to help struggling residents and businesses
Emergency funding of £10million is being rolled out by Kent County Council to help vulnerable households and businesses hardest hit […]
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Study of covid vaccine side effects shows majority as ‘mild to moderate’
A study by the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency into reported side effects from covid vaccinations has found the […]
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Minster table tennis Paralympian Ross Wilson encourages people to stay fit with #22for22 video series
Minster-born Paralympian table tennis player Ross Wilson is one of 22 elite English athletes taking part in #22for22, a video series […]
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Large scale covid vaccination site for Thanet earmarked to open by end of February
A large scale vaccination centre for Thanet has been earmarked for opening at the end of February. Plans for the […]
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Life-saving Covid oxygen reader ‘making a difference’ in Kent
By Local Democracy Reporter Ciaran Duggan Hundreds of lives could be saved with oxygen pulse readers that have been rolled out […]
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Macmillan Cancer Support: Acutely challenging time for people with cancer
Written by Sharon Middleton, Macmillan Partnership Manager for Kent and Medway. The start of 2021 is proving to be an […]
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School staff urged not to book covid vaccinations after link shared in error
NHS Kent and Medway is urging school staff not to book for covid vaccinations after a booking link was shared· with […]
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Three new Kent mass vaccination centres due to be opened
By Local Democracy Reporter Ciaran Duggan More mass coronavirus vaccination centres are expected to open “imminently” across the county by the […]
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Thanet nurse sets up facebook group after dad’s weeks in intensive care battling covid
By Liz Crudgington A Thanet nurse whose father spent weeks in intensive care with coronavirus has set up a Facebook […]
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QEQM Hospital’s Pat Johnson back at work after beating coronavirus
By Liz Crudgington When QEQM ward manager Pat Johnson was lying in a hospital bed battling Covid-19, at times she […]
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Thanet council expected to agree cash lifeline for theatre and sports centre operators Your Leisure
Thanet councillors are likely to agree plans to give financial help to Your Leisure as it struggles amid covid restrictions. […]
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East Kent project deals with almost 30,000 calls for covid-related help since first national ‘lockdown’
A project in east Kent which helps people with everything from housing arrears to social isolation has dealt with almost […]
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First Kent mass covid vaccination site due to open on Tuesday
A former department store in Folkestone is about to become the first large-scale COVID-19 vaccination centre in Kent, with plans […]
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Birchington entertainer thanks QEQM teams who cared for him as he battled covid
By Liz Crudgington A singer and entertainer from Birchington has thanked staff for their care after East Kent Hospitals reached […]
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Large scale covid vaccination site will be set up in Thanet
Thanet will be getting a large scale vaccination centre, county councillors were told today (January 22) at a members’ briefing. […]
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Ramsgate covid vaccination programme completes all elderly care home residents and staff jabs
An update has been given on covid vaccination progress for people registered with Ramsgate GP surgeries. The five Ramsgate practices, […]
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Large scale vaccination centre to open in Kent next week
By Local Democracy Reporter Katie May Nelson A large-scale vaccination centre is set to open in the county next week. […]
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East Kent researchers trial black elderberry liquid as a treatment for Covid-19
Researchers at East Kent Hospitals are investigating whether a popular herbal remedy could be an effective treatment in the fight […]
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Large vaccination programme underway at St Peter’s Church Hall
A large vaccination programme is underway in St Peter’s today (January 19) as GPs from the Mocketts Wood and Margate […]
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First vaccinations for NHS staff take place at The Spitfire Ground in Canterbury
By Liz Crudgington NHS staff were bowled over to be among the first to receive coronavirus vaccinations at Kent Cricket’s […]
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Amazing GP staff vaccinate 1,000 people in one day at Minster Surgery
A total of 1000 Covid vaccines were administered at Minster GP surgery yesterday (January 16) to patients aged over 80 […]
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Busy day at Minster GP Surgery as people take up covid vaccination appointments
Traffic is slow in Tothill Street, Minster, as people attend appointments at the GP surgery to get their covid vaccine […]
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Covid vaccination hub for east Kent health and social care staff due to open
A covid vaccination hub will open at The Spitfire Ground, St Lawrence, Canterbury, on Monday (January 18). The hub will […]
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Thanet Greens and Our Kitchen team up to deliver snack bags to NHS staff in Margate
Thanet Green Party councillors and volunteers have teamed up with Our Kitchen on the Isle of Thanet and its Ramsgate […]
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Chancellor announces new business grants as country goes into national ‘lockdown’
More business grants have been announced by Chancellor Rishi Sunak as England enters another national ‘lockdown.’ There will be one-off […]
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Lockdown 3: What you can leave home for and who you can meet, what’s open, what’s shut
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a new national ‘lockdown’ for England to be effective from now and being made […]
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UK’s chief medical officers advise a move to level 5 covid alert
The UK’s chief medical officers are advising a move from covid alert level 4 up to 5 after advice from […]
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Second asymptomatic test site opens in Thanet
A second site for asymptomatic covid tests has opened in Thanet. Rapid-result coronavirus (COVID-19) testing, available to anyone who lives […]