Podcast: Thanet Dad with agonising back pain overdosed on prescription medication from virgin pain Watch Video

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✓ Published: 10-Apr-2024

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<p>An inquest has heard a dad-of-two with an agonising back injury was found dead in bed after unintentionally overdosing on painkillers. </a></p><p>The 31-year-old was discovered unresponsive by his heartbroken partner at their home in Birchington last November. </p><p>Also in today's podcast, one year on from a landslide which closed a major road</a>, residents and businesses have been left counting the financial, emotional and physical costs.</p><p>The A226 Galley Hill Road in Swanscombe collapsed and people living nearby are desperately demanding action.</p><p>An alarming survey has revealed more than half of staff at a Kent NHS trust would not be happy for a loved one to be treated there</a>.</p><p>In what bosses admit is a “shocking indictment” of the organisation, just 45% of workers at East Kent Hospitals are content with the “standard of care”.</p><p>Controversial ventilation units </a>ruining one of the most iconic views in Britain are set to be moved.</p><p>The rooftop equipment was installed as part of a new medical school run by Canterbury Christ Church University (CCCU) in the city’s North Holmes Road.</p><p>And hear from a 75-year-old glass merchant from Rainham celebrating 60 years in the glazing business. </a></p><p>He's worked for the same company since he left school and says he has no plans to retire. </p>