Podcast: Former South East Coast Ambulance Service employees accuse trust of "toxic" work environment
KentOnline
Monday, 12 May 2025 - 24 minutes
The KentOnline Podcast has spoken to two former workers who say they quit the ambulance service after being unable to cope in such a “toxic” environment.
South East Coast Ambulance Trust, which operates across Kent, says it does not tolerate inappropriate behaviour but their leadership has been accused of being critical, strict and overbearing.
Also in today’s podcast, to mark the start of Mental Health Awareness Week, a Kent mum who has lost three friends is sharing their stories in the hopes of encouraging men to seek support and talk to one another.
She’s campaigning for more awareness particularly for young boys in school.
Protestors have been spotted at multiple Kent landmarks over the weekend as part of a nationwide stunt.
Campaigners were seen in Dover, Aylesford, Folkestone, Margate and Broadstairs as the fight for more paternity leave for UK fathers, which has been described as the worst in Europe, heats up.
Plans for 400 homes on a former landfill have been submitted despite villagers claiming their home is now “as busy as central London”.
The waste site has been left empty since the mid 1990s.
And in sport it’s been a huge weekend for Whitstable Town FC who have won the FA Vase for the first time in their history.
We’ve got reaction from the player/manager as well as from one of the goal scorers.
