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EPISODE · Dec 22, 2025 · 20 MIN

Podcast: Woman left lying in agony on floor of A&E at William Harvey Hospital in Ashford for five hours

from KentOnline · host Kate Faulkner, KentOnline

A woman has told how she was left lying on a hospital floor for more than five hours, vomiting and in agony, as staff walked straight past her.The 61-year-old says she was treated “appallingly” at the William Harvey in Ashford after being taken to the busy A&E via ambulance.Also in today’s podcast, a landlord has smeared white paint over CCTV cameras around his pub causing more than £6,000 worth of damage. He used rollers to cover the lenses as well as sensors on car park barriers and says he was trying to protect the privacy of his customers. A charity helping women on probation to rebuild their lives has opened a new centre in Kent.Many of those who use Advance are victims of domestic abuse, caught in the criminal justice system as a result of some kind of trauma.Dozens of pharmacy customers, including many Blue Badge holders, have been fined for parking at the entrance to an industrial estate while collecting their medication.For decades, visitors have been stopping on the double yellow lines at the entrance to the London Road industrial estate in Sittingbourne while grabbing their prescriptions but they’ve suddenly started receiving fines. And in football, the Gillingham manager says unacceptable defensive mistakes and missed chances led to defeat at Fleetwood on Saturday.You can hear from Gareth Ainsworth, as well as midfielder Armani Little, following the 2 -1 loss.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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