What did you tell us in January?
Over 2,500 of you came to us in January to share your experience of using health and social care services or to seek information.
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What medical support are you entitled to if you’re new to the UK?
When people arrive in the UK for the first time, it can be confusing to know where to go if you need medical help. Here we outline your rights as a refugee, where you can access emergency help and how to register for a GP.
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Have you heard of Haemophilia?
For World Haemophilia Day we wanted to help raise awareness of this rare condition.
Haemophilia is rare and affects your blood's ability to clot.
It's usually inherited and most people who have it are male.
Haemophilia is rare and affects your blood's ability to clot.
It's usually inherited and most people who have it are male.
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What do you know about Parkinson’s Disease?
Parkinson's is the fastest growing neurological condition in the world.
It’s also very common. Two people are diagnosed every hour in the UK.
But how much do you really know about Parkinson’s Disease?
It’s also very common. Two people are diagnosed every hour in the UK.
But how much do you really know about Parkinson’s Disease?
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What do you know about Parkinson’s Disease?
Parkinson's is the fastest growing neurological condition in the world.
It’s also very common. Two people are diagnosed every hour in the UK.
But how much do you really know about Parkinson’s Disease?
It’s also very common. Two people are diagnosed every hour in the UK.
But how much do you really know about Parkinson’s Disease?
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Covid-19 patient from Walderslade given ground-breaking antiviral treatment Paxlovid
A Chatham woman suffering from coronavirus is one of a number of patients who have been given a ground-breaking anti-Covid drug at home that lessens symptoms “within hours”.
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What do you know about Parkinson’s Disease?
Parkinson's is the fastest growing neurological condition in the world.
It’s also very common. Two people are diagnosed every hour in the UK.
But how much do you really know about Parkinson’s Disease?
It’s also very common. Two people are diagnosed every hour in the UK.
But how much do you really know about Parkinson’s Disease?
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How does the environment affect our health?
Where we live and the environment we live in, directly affects our health.
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How does the NHS dental system really work?
We get more calls about dentistry than anything else. The dental system is complicated so we've chatted to Tim Hogan, a dentist himself and Chair of the Kent & Medway Local Dental Committee to understand more.
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Covid has exacerbated the health inequalities that already existed for people trying to access a dentist in Medway
Nearly 100 people from Medway have talked to us about how easy (or not) it has been to get an appointment with an NHS dentist.
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Knowing the symptoms of bowel cancer could save your life!
Bowel cancer is one of the most common types of cancer diagnosed in the UK, and most people diagnosed with it are over the age of 60.
Every 15 minutes someone is diagnosed with the disease, that's nearly 43,000 people each year.
Every 15 minutes someone is diagnosed with the disease, that's nearly 43,000 people each year.
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