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Updated: 10:26, 05 March 2021
A £51 million package to transform mental health services across Kent by 2026 has been unveiled.
The ambitious NHS plan will seek to radically improve care for dementia patients, including those with complex needs and challenging behaviour.
Dementia care is set to benefit from the multi-million-pound plan Picture: iStock
Chiefs at Kent and Medway Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) say greater investment in mental health services is needed as they have forecast a major rise in demand from the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic and lockdowns.
Caroline Selkirk, who is the CCG s executive director for health improvement, said: We are in a fortunate position that we have unprecedented levels of funding and investment available in mental health over the next five years.
Covid-19 cases at their lowest levels since mid-October
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Updated: 14:08, 02 March 2021
Just one area in Kent has seen an increase in cases this week as rates drop to their lowest levels since mid-October.
On the week ending February 24, Kent and Medway saw 1,078 new weekly cases, a drop of 16.5% from the previous week bringing the infection rate down to 57.96.
The last time weekly cases were this low was on October 19 - just five days after the tier system first came into force - when 1,032 were counted.
The lowest infection rate in the county can be seen in Canterbury at 33.3, with just 55 cases dropping by 16.5% in the last week.