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            <title><![CDATA[Long waits in A&E linked to increased deaths ]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[There were 1,315 12-hour A&E waits at Medway Maritime Hospital in Gillingham in May 2026.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 10:56:41 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Measles cases rise in Kent and Medway ]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Measles cases rise as health officials urge people to check they and their children are vaccinated.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 07:51:22 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[NHS staff 'disgusted' by overtime pay cut]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Hospital staff in Kent say they are are angry at cuts to the amount paid for extra "bank" shifts.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 08:55:57 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Couple 'absolutely broken' by maternity failings]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[It comes following Baroness Amos’ review of maternity care across 12 NHS hospital trusts.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 11:34:16 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Multiple stillbirths at troubled hospital trust ]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust has registered 27 stillbirths in a 12-month period.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 15:16:31 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA['We should be able to sleep in our own bed']]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Dulcie, 20, supports a new scheme where youngsters in a mental health crisis are treated at home.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 07:46:14 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Families want 'accountability' from maternity review]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The scope of a review into maternity care is confirmed by the government after talks with families.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 14:21:08 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Hospital staff working in a 'culture of fear']]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Inspectors described the working climate as having potential negative effects on patient care.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 05:27:35 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Mental health support for domestic abuse hub]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A mental health team will offer support at a domestic abuse hub in Kent in new pilot scheme.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 06:12:38 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The NHS teams aiming to prevent hospital discharge delays ]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Sussex Community NHS Trust community therapy team works with patients in the area.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 05:18:34 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Doctor must be chaperoned with female patients]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A ruling by the General Medical Council imposes interim conditions on surgeon Jeremy Clark.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 16:00:05 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[More parents affected by maternity failings, bereaved warn]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Senior midwife Donna Ockenden will lead an independent review into maternity services in Sussex.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 05:48:55 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Senior midwife appointed to maternity inquiry]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Senior midwife Donna Ockenden will review maternity services in Sussex after a campaign by families.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 18:03:52 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Police expand NHS death inquiry to heart patients]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[University Hospital Sussex NHS Trust says it will "fully co-operate" with the police investigation.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 05:19:07 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Mother 'pleaded' with doctors before her baby died]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Liz Charlton believes maternity staff ignored warnings before her baby died.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:22:36 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Geckos and snakes help calm mental health patients]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Session leader Vikki Buxton-Helyer says patients report they find the reptiles "really calming".
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            <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 10:35:26 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Hundreds helped by end of life support volunteers]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[University Hospitals Sussex NHS Trust works with other organisations on the  end-of-live service.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 09:16:52 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA['Landmark' change to Kent mental health services]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[From April, one local NHS trust now runs all mental health services for Kent and Medway.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 06:10:29 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Woman's life-saving liver transplant helps set record]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A Horsham woman was one of 277 people who had liver transplants at a London hospital last year.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 06:16:34 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The music therapy helping patients to 'come alive']]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Sessions for patients with neurological conditions are delivered with Nordoff and Robbins funding.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 13:03:07 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Ambulance staff dismissed over sexual misconduct]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Both held leadership roles that brought them into contact with student paramedics.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 10:39:42 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[AI hope for doctor's 'most precious patient']]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Prof Rob Galloway hopes his charity will be help to people like his daughter, Frankie.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 06:07:17 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Maternity unit rating upgraded but 'concerns' remain]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Care Quality Commisson will continue to monitor the service at Worthing Hospital.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 06:07:41 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Thousands of emergency dental appointments offered]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Kent, Sussex and Surrey gain tens of thousands of urgent NHS dental appointments for patients.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 06:05:26 GMT</pubDate>
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