Coronavirus Kent In Five Graphs
The latest figures from the Office of National Statistics compiled weekly and as such likely to be more accurate of what is truly happening in the county were released today. [...]
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Coronavirus Kent In Seven Graphs
All the data in the seven graphs below come from the Office of National Statistics released on the 5th May and show the place of death by local authority, up until April [...]
Coronavirus Kent: Covid-19 Deaths rise by 39% in One Week
Deaths from covid-19 in Kent & Medway have increased by 39% in just one week according to the latest data released by the Office of National Statistics today. In the last [...]
ONS Map shows 23 deaths attributed to covid-19 in Folkestone & Hythe District
The latest data from Office for National Statistics has been mapped (see map below) at (MSOA) ward level and shows the Folkestone & Hythe District has suffered 23 [...]
Coronavirus Kent: ONS Figures Paint More Accurate Figure Of Non-Hospital Deaths
In the latest figures published by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) they show a marked increase in covid-19 deaths in Kent (including Medway) – as reporting [...]
Why are Cllr Lesley Whybrow & FHDC failing to release air quality data which is relevant to the current pandemic?
High levels of air pollution NO² (Nitrogen Dioxide) is “one of the most important contributors” to deaths from Covid-19, according to research in Europe and the USA. The [...]
Kent Covid -19 deaths compared to non-covid-19 deaths in Kent & England and Wales
The Office of National Statistics (ONS) published their most up to date data yesterday for all deaths due to Covid-19; and all other deaths across all local authorities in [...]
Covid-19 Death Toll Likely To Be Double What The Government Is Admitting
The Financial Times this morning are suggesting the death toll from covid-19 is far higher than we have been informed by the Govt (quelle surprise). It states: “The [...]
Clapping Is Welcome, Now Pay Us a Decent Wage Say Carers.
“I’d love a pay rise. The ultimate owner of our care home got £2.5 million last year. Me no pay rise at all.” Kent Care Worker 19/04/20 In 2016 we wrote [...]
RIP Aimee O’Rourke
We did not know Aimee O’Rourke, nor do we suspect did many of you. Aimee was a 39-year-old nurse who worked at the Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital in Margate, [...]
A Little Bit Of Good News
There is good news, those that go into hospital with Covid-19 do come out. It’s not all about deaths, even though the mass media seem absolutely locked onto these [...]
Whose Life To Save?
Amid concerns that patient demand could outstrip NHS supply in the fight against COVID-19, there is trepidation the elderly and vulnerable will not be prioritised in [...]
A & E Attendance Up As Are Ambulance Journey Times Yet EKHUFT Staff Work Miracles
Wow! They are amazing, all of them on the frontline at our A & E’s at the William Harvey Hospital (WHH) – Ashford & the Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother [...]
Confirmed Coronavirus Cases Rise to 91 in Kent & Medway
The Office of National Statistics has released a heat map showing the areas of England and Wales with the most people aged over 70 Age is one of biggest risk factors for [...]
How 79 People Infected With Coronavirus Could Infect The Whole Country If We Do Nothing
Within 21 days the known cases of Coronavirus in Kent (64) & Medway (15) has gone from one to seventy nine, as the interactive graph below shows. There are no doubt [...]
Explaining Coronavirus To A Five Year Old
I am a paramedic and a member of the Shepwayvox Team. While getting prepared for a shift on Saturday, our son – Alan (not his real name) asked me if I was going to die [...]
“This Enemy Can Be Deadly. But It Is Also Beatable”
“This enemy can be deadly. But it is also beatable” said the Prime Minister yesterday. To beat coronavirus each of us must play our part in preventing the spread [...]
One in five patients waits two weeks or more to see their GP in Kent & Medway.
Phoning you Doctor’s surgery to book an appointment often leads to frustration. The line is engaged, you are on hold for what seems like forever and when you finally [...]
Let’s Talk About Sex Baby
“Sex doesn’t stop just because you’ve hit 50 plus, that’s a fact.” Alan 87 & Janet 85 Positive sexually transmitted infections test results [...]
GP Patient Numbers Grow By Just 1% in 2019
The Conservative Manifesto 2019 at page 23 states: In order to help communities cope better with pressures on public services, we will ensure that new GP and school places [...]
Exclusive: Leaked documents show Quinn Super Hospital at Canterbury would cost £127 million
In leaked documents given to our public face on a visit to one of the hospitals run by East Kent Hospital University Foundation Trust, they show the cost for the proposed new [...]
Food for Thought
Politician’s argue sharpening their knives. (UB40: Food for Thought) In less than 48 hours polls will open allowing you to cast your vote in the General election. There [...]
Thank you Air Ambulance Kent Surrey & Sussex
They are amazing each and every one of them. The Air Ambulance Kent, Surry & Sussex (AAKSS) staff do an incredible job, so as this festive season fast approaches we wish [...]
Private Hospitals Receive £16.5 Million from East Kent Hospital University Foundation Trust
The number of East Kent Hospital University Foundation Trust (EKHUFT) NHS patients having surgery in private hospitals between Apr 2015 to Nov 2019 is just over 36,000, [...]
Assaults on SECamb Paramedics double in eight years
Assaults on any of the emergency service workers are unacceptable. That is so obvious as to be trite, but for the avoidance of doubt, that is our starting point. There has [...]