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KentOnline Podcast: Kenward Trust rehab centre calls for more government funding after rise in alcohol-related hospital admissions

By: Lucy Hickmott lhickmott@thekmgroup.co.uk

Published: 13:32, 05 February 2020

Updated: 13:33, 05 February 2020

There's a call for more government investment in rehab services, as data reveals there were more than 35,000 alcohol-related hospital admissions in Kent and Medway last year.

That's gone up by over a quarter in six years, raising concerns about the added pressure on the NHS.

Also in today's episode: A boxing coach tells us how he's trying to steer teenagers away from a life of crime, and parents are being urged to take more time out of their day to read to their child.

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