A project dedicated to improving the health of people from migrant communities will start later this year after an award from the Government. Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust and Kent County Council will receive £853,106 from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government to improve access to healthcare. The two-year project, which begins…
Kent residents are being encouraged to join this summer’s Active 10 campaign after clocking up 155,660 hours of walking during the same period last year. The Public Health England campaign – backed by Kent County Council – urges adults to download the free ‘Active 10’ app to help complete 10 minutes of brisk walking daily…
NHS England and Public Health England have today announced £667,000 of new funding for suicide prevention across Kent and Medway. The investment, announced today by Department for Health and Social Care, Public Health England (PHE), and NHS England marks the start of a three year programme worth £25 million that will reach the whole country…
Stress is the theme of this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week and Live Well Kent, a network of charities and community groups commissioned by Kent County Council and the NHS, is aiming to show people just how much support is available near them. Events are being held throughout the county for the national awareness campaign…
As Coronation Street highlights the story of a male suicide in its programmes this week, Kent residents are being reminded of a 24/7 freephone helpline as part of its ‘Release the Pressure’ campaign. The tragic plot has followed Aidan Connor’s changing behaviour over the past few months which includes financial and relationship issues before culminating…
It is Diabetes Prevention Week from 16 to 22 April, and the NHS – with support from KCC – is urging local people to find out their risk of type 2 diabetes and take action to improve their future health. Around 90,000 people in Kent and Medway have been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and…
Severe weather forecast for the South East this weekend could cause major health risks and Kent County Council is reminding residents of simple steps to help vulnerable friends, families and neighbours. A level three cold weather alert has been called for the region by the Met Office which triggers actions in the NHS, public health, social care…
Pregnant mums in Ashford are being given the support they need to quit smoking thanks to help from a specialist midwife for smoking cessation. Midwife Rachael Garrett is based at the One You shop in Park Mall, Ashford, every Tuesday to meet with mums-to-be – and their partners – and help them kick the habit.…
A new model for infant feeding support services in Kent has been given the go-ahead which will see NHS Health Visitors taking responsibility for the provision of services, working closely with maternity services, and ensuring that there is a greater flexibility and availability of professional, peer and specialist support. The contract with interim providers PS…
Severe weather forecast for the South East could cause major health risks and Kent County Council is reminding residents of simple steps to help vulnerable friends, families and neighbours. A level three cold weather alert has been called for the region by the Met Office which triggers actions in the NHS, public health, social care and other…
Kent health experts are urging users of illicit recreational drugs to be vigilant following a number of hospital admissions. Kent Police, health providers and Kent County Council’s Public Health team are investigating a number of incidents after East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust treated 11 patients in the past two weeks. Clinicians are concerned…
Public Health England (PHE) will be working with dental teams in the South East to give sugar the brush off and help parents change the snacks they give their children. PHE’s Change4Life campaign advises families to look for 100 calorie snacks, 2 a day max, after research showed children were eating nearly three times the…