Medway News
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Health Hospital Admissions Crisis: Why Housing and Care Gaps Are Keeping Patients Trapped in NHS Beds
Unmet social care and housing needs are driving longer hospital stays and preventing patients from leaving acute wards, warns leading…
22 March 2026 -
Crime & Justice Serial Shoplifter Jailed for Breaching Supermarket Ban Across Kent
Serial Shoplifter Jailed for Breaching Supermarket Ban Across Kent Clive Tilley sentenced to 12 weeks after ignoring Criminal Behaviour…
21 March 2026 -
Health Updated NICE Guidance Signals Major Shift in Heart Failure Treatment Approach
New recommendations aim to save thousands of lives annually by treating heart failure with a simultaneous four-drug combination rather than…
21 March 2026 -
Health Unmet Housing and Care Needs Driving Unnecessary Hospital Admissions, Experts Warn
Hospitals are becoming makeshift solutions for systemic failures in housing and social care, with doctors reporting that their caseloads…
20 March 2026 -
Health GMC Updates Doctor Guidance on Personal Beliefs as Regulator Modernises 13-Year-Old Rules
The General Medical Council has launched a consultation on updated guidance to help doctors balance their personal beliefs with patient…
20 March 2026 -
Health Doctors Need More Structured Training in Clinical Risk-Taking, Says Chief Medical Officer
England’s Chief Medical Officer and medical leaders are calling for the NHS to overhaul how it teaches doctors to make high-stakes…
18 March 2026 -
Council Updates Government Launches Public Consultation on Kent’s Local Council Future
Residents now have their say on competing proposals that could reshape how the region’s councils are organised by 2028. The Government has…
16 March 2026 -
Health The Hidden Barriers Behind the UK’s Measles Crisis: Why Even Motivated Parents Struggle to Vaccinate
Beyond vaccine hesitancy, a decade of systemic failures in accessing childhood immunisations has contributed to the UK losing its measles…
15 March 2026 -
Fire & Rescue Car Fire Extinguished in Dartford
Car Fire Extinguished in Dartford Kent Fire and Rescue Service responds to vehicle fire in the town. Kent Fire and Rescue Service attended…
15 March 2026 -
Crime & Justice Missing Teen Gabriel Eluwa: Kent Police Appeal for Information
Missing Teen Gabriel Eluwa: Kent Police Appeal for Information 15-year-old Rochester boy reported missing; police urge public to come…
13 March 2026 -
Crime & Justice Missing Teenager Max Blaker Sought by Kent Police
Kent Police launch public appeal to locate 16-year-old Chatham boy missing for over a fortnight. Kent Police is appealing for information…
13 March 2026 -
Council Updates Kent County Council Backs Single Unitary Authority in Major Local Government Shake-Up
KCC leaders are promoting Option 1A as their preferred proposal ahead of the 26 March consultation deadline. Kent County Council has made…
12 March 2026