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Did you know that 300 million people in the world live with a rare disease?
A disease is rare when it affects fewer than 1 in 2,000 people. Examples of rare diseases include cystic fibrosis, Chron’s disease and sickle cell anaemia. 72% of rare diseases are genetics which means they can be hereditary.
28 February 2022
News
Your care, your way
Medway NHS trusts not consistently meeting the legal rights of deaf and blind patients to accessible information
Local NHS trusts are only partially meeting their legal duty to help people with additional communication needs, new FOI findings show.
23 February 2022
News
epilepsy
Epilepsy is more than seizures
Epilepsy is one of the world’s oldest known medical conditions which affects around 600,000 people in the UK. 87 people are diagnosed with epilepsy every day, but many people still don’t understand it or talk about it.
14 February 2022
Advice and Information
cancer
Everything you need to know about a Colonoscopy
Thousands of people have a colonoscopy every week. It’s a very common procedure but do you actually know what it is, or what it involves? We’ve got everything you need to know.
4 February 2022
Advice and Information
raynaud's
Have you heard of Raynaud’s?
You probably know someone with Raynaud’s without even realising it. February is Raynaud’s Awareness Month.
3 February 2022
Advice and Information
read our scrutiny of the Ruby Ward consultation
Read our scrutiny of the public consultation on Ruby Ward
One of our statutory responsibilities is to act as a critical friend on public consultations. Our role is to ensure people have been involved and listened to as part of any public consultation.
2 February 2022
Report
changes to vascular services
Changes to vascular services
The NHS is asking for your thoughts about the future of vascular services in Kent & Medway.
1 February 2022
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dignity action day
Did you know today is Dignity Action Day?
Dignity is precious. It is especially important when we are feeling more vulnerable such as when we are in hospital, being looked after at home or living in a care home.
1 February 2022
News
more dentist appointments to be made available
£6.8million to help tackle the lack of dentist appointments
The NHS has today announced emergency funding to help create hundreds of new dentist appointments.
25 January 2022
News
plans to tackle the NHS backlog
Plans to tackle NHS backlog : our response
In a new report, MPs have today warned that tackling the backlog caused by the pandemic is an "unquantifiable" challenge and have called for a broad national health and care recovery plan to be introduced.
21 January 2022
News
How has lockdown affected your mental health and dignity
How has lockdown affected people's mental health and dignity?
New research highlights the challenges faced by health and social care services in England and the importance of feedback for improving care.
19 January 2022
News
cervical
Have you had your smear test recently? Did you know 75% of cervical cancers can be prevented by having a smear test?
Nine women are diagnosed with cervical cancer every day in the UK. 75% of cervical cancers can be prevented by cervical screening (smear tests).
17 January 2022
Advice and Information