Whether it’s moving more, or eating healthier food, there are lots of simple ways to kickstart your health in 2023 with support from One You Kent’s healthy weight support service. Around 3 in 5 adults in the county, 63% of the adult population, live with an increased risk of developing serious diseases such as common…
Doctors in Kent and Medway continue to urge parents and guardians to make sure their children have a flu vaccine. This year, two and three-year-olds – and all primary school children – are being offered the flu vaccination on the NHS. For most children, the vaccine is a quick nasal spray, which is easy, quick,…
With the current severe cold weather now forecast to carry on through the weekend, Kent residents are urged to continue following simple steps to help vulnerable friends, families and neighbours keep safe. A Level Three cold weather warning for the South East remains in force to Sunday evening (11:59pm, 18 December). An additional yellow warning…
Kent County Council (KCC) is working with the NHS to raise awareness of the symptoms of Scarlet Fever, following a national alert by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) about an increase in serious cases in the UK. Scarlet fever is a common childhood infection that is not usually serious. However, it should be treated…