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KCC criticised for refusing to pay elderly dementia patient's care

Matt Davison sits in alongside John with the latest news, travel, and weather for Kent.

Kent County Council has been strongly criticised by the Local Government Ombudsman over its refusal to pay for an elderly dementia patient to go into residential care.

An official report into the incident found maladministration, and KCC has now agreed not only to pay out the cost of the care, but also to change the instructions it gives to staff on how to deal with such cases, and to identify any other people who might have been adversely affected (06:07, 07:07 and 08:08).

Thousands of Kent's commuters got their first real taste of how the Olympics will affect their journey over the next fortnight.

Yesterday was the first working day of the Olympic Games and commuters from the south east were warned to avoid London Bridge station. Platforms one to six were exit only last night between six and ten o'clock.

We speak to three commuters from across Kent to find out how their journey's to and from the Capital went (06:25, 07:22 and 08:22).

Rochester Young Offenders Institution continues to have areas of concern according to an independent watchdog. The Independent Monitoring Board for Rochester HM Prison and Young Offenders Institute has published it's annual report.

The report bemoans the integration of mainstream category C - low risk - male prisoners into the same building as young offenders. It is not the only concern the report expresses (06:52, 07:48 and 08:48).

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  • Tue 31 Jul 2012 06:00