I was left over the weekend until I had to phone the sergeant secretary yesterday to try and get some confirmation on them a strategy would take place have you had their confirmation or how to come in from this afternoon as more likely the end of January. To be huge disappointment for that phone call to come or are the. I actually got myself so distressed because I'm no but the surgery entails I know what I'm going to get an exotic if waiting on the surgery and then I've been pulled out from under your fate just come play throw shit sort of stress and. I'm not trippin on this that it is so I'm not looking forward outside of a theater or the recovery and I think because your hands are tight nobody has any information for you don't know where to turn you don't know who to turn to and you just left a number. Well as the standard temp asked 5 on this Tuesday evening you should've had it over you by now you presumably you'd be in recovery right now and instead you're here talking to me and are you angry by God or who is your frustration aimed at I'm really frustrated at the political parties. Because then he just has been underfunded understaffed for many years it's not something that came from a bolt out of the blue a dozen or less for a number of years stuff for under pressure there's not enough stuff on the wards and it's the patients at the end of the day our panel left to suffer are you frustrated at the health workers who are taking industrial action I've had that many surgeries and appointments in the hospital I'm fully aware of the pressure that they're under you can see 1st hand that the wards are understaffed he can see that there's just not enough stuff to deal with the patients who are on the wards I have I thoroughly support the strike I'm fully support the nursing staff and all the other stuff in the hospital due to their ours their conditions their pay as. But the politicians need to accept responsibility here because they have left van here Tess and the shambolic stand for long time even to vote next week more likely not no politician stayed on the pack a lunch yesterday with health workers supporting health workers Nobody stood with me support made when I got my surgery cancelled nobody stoned and but the surgeons but they have patients crying because their surgeries have been cancelled all for them and I support at all so they're not getting my foot next week. Thank you very much for coming and speaking to us and stay in touch and let us know when Herb. Procedure comes along but I realize it's personal information and it's upsetting and all of those things. I'm very grateful for you come in to speak to us Kathy Farley the Belfast trust has given us a statement this evening that make anyone available for interview but have given us a statement specifically for their trust they said that they understand the distress and anxiety caused by the decision to cancel a number of planned appointments day case procedures and surgeries and admissions as a result of the industrial action and this is the trust sincerely sorry for the significant impact this is likely to have on patients. Kathy thank you as I say for coming in like nurses taking part in industrial action outside the Royal Victoria Hospital today we're speaking to our reporter Dan stand nearly are and they said that cancer diagnoses have been continuing at that hospital despite claims by the Belfast chief executive that they had been counseled we heard that on this program yesterday Patricia common a specialist dermatologist nurse said she took part in those diagnostic tests yesterday I might today. With my colleagues in the wards for the 5th draft are saying it's not just a bite it will play so pay raise it's equal pay with our colleagues and ask all the meals but it's also for see if stuffing stuffing levels. I'm really sorry if any patients have been affected but we're for my patients and we were open yesterday we actually carried a diagnostic test yesterday myself so some of the things that. Has been published on the media through sites will because we were there on the air today for piece by yesterday about 2 thirds of the patients turned up. And the afternoon one patient clinic but heard failed doesn't turn up. So we were there expecting to see the patients but they were and we patients that had goodness knows how long the appointment which was counseled by the trust was counseled by the trust and it was done and stomach life can fade after 9. Patients were extended 5 so we didn't know till 5 o'clock on a Friday afternoon so we couldn't do anything about it all until 1st things were so when you're hearing the chief executive of the both Ostroff say that they couldn't carry out Count counts a diagnostic What's your reaction to the v.a. Oh he wouldn't say it's a mess trust he's maybe been misinformed because I myself like the Quite a diagnostic ulcer tests have to fix so I don't know so I don't know where he's got this information but clearly the public of being worried by being told that there aren't any being carried out yes they will so they're been misinformed or they won't and they try to make nursing that degree as a degree so we have to pay also professional. Do they think that we're worth less on our colleagues in the wound so I don't think the public public need to be aware that. The pay increase as equal pay as it will we are here today protect our patients. Over all the years and there's been no you never any strike before come to the us we want to protect the patients. Also am c. Of the profession of nursing because I think we need to. Give the Narses a co-pay to match the u.k. You know the rest of the u.k. In that way we encourage. More nurses and their profession. And not way we protect our patients as well towns how many people are still left in the hospital now we're still keeping people. Save the day and work and there are contractors nurses. Our systems on the pressure every day this day is no different than the normal necessary more people say it. Was different we were actually on our own headlines bricks the public are the reason why I ever write or say stuff and for. The 2 other nurses you heard there were power like Campbell a biologic dermatologist nurse and registered nurse David Fearns speaking along with Patricia Kohn To Dan Stanton not side the Royal Victoria Hospital regarding this issue of cancer diagnostics services and whether they are or are not available in Belfast trust has this if a clean responded to that not in person but in another statement it says the trust was always aware that some staff would be available despite the industrial action however we could not guarantee the required level of staffing to provide the patient appointments the decision to council appointments remains the only responsible course of action in these circumstances as otherwise large numbers of patients would be tending in circumstances where we could not guarantee that they would be provided a listening to evening Extra and to continue on this theme the heads of our 5 health trusts were asked by the Department of Health to give assurances about their ability to cope with risks brought on by the escalating industrial action by health workers the chief executives felt they couldn't give great assurances and released a public letter by way of response here's the gist of it we have today advised the permanent secretary of the Department of Health that we're taking all necessary steps to assess the risks arising from industrial action in respect of the of care and patient safety we will as far as is possible mitigate such risks but given the extent and scope of the action that's noir unfolding we believe a significant risk to patient safety is likely we recognize the dedication and commitment of all our staff and also respect their right to take industrial action however the level of escalation in. What is only week 2 is causing us a real concern with regard to service continuity during what is already a very demanding period that letter signed by the head of the ambulance service Michael Bloomfield on the heads of the 5 health trusts Martin Dillon Seamus McGovern Shane Devon and kill gallon and Tony Stephens He's head of the Northern Trust and he's been nominated spokesman for the group I spoke to him Arun here and asked if the trust had been monitoring the impact of the industrial action today. The short answer that is yes we are monitoring the impact say by day reporting not up to the health and social capital and department and we are planning as you'd expect us to we can advance so as a result of that monitoring has to be in evidence of patients being put in significant risk which is the language used in that letter. There is no evidence to date that any patient has come to have been put at significant risk at all in the Belfast trust they've clearly indicated that the may be some delayed diagnoses I can't comment on the significance of Ok Well we'll we'll talk but the post in a moment but you said earlier as well that there was an increased risk that somebody is going to be missed in the system has been evidence of that. There is no evidence to date that a patient is being messed up the issue for office is that we cannot get the department to have an assurance that the industrial action escalate. Will not be a risk to patient safety and wellbeing so so far there's been no evidence of significant risk no evidence of any patients being missed Doesn't this begin to look like the trusts are grandstanding that you make serious claims that are causing real concern but there is no evidence to back up what's being said. Oh I on the contrary I think what we're doing is any response by chief executives to with slagging a concern. That industrial action escalates. Very serious. Business continuity problems could arise and we've seen it in Belfast already. And as we've only had up until today one trade union taking action before the end of the month we could have 5 trade unions taking action. Yesterday. That. Would be cancelled today we have spoken to a nurse. To watch she said to us we actually diagnostic cancer test yesterday myself so some of the things that Sun has been. After. So they're expecting to see. By the trust. So how come through diagnostics being canceled or not in the Belfast trust you're going to have to us to Belfast just to comment on that I think the point I'm making is that they canceled I believe 10000 outpatient points or will this week of cancel 10000 patient appointments and avidly mixed up in that will be people who have cancer and another Indeed the cancer services were supposed to be protected as far as the unions were concerned and indeed we did try to put this directly to the Belfast trust but you have been nominated as the spokesperson for all 5 trusts so the question remains have cancer diagnostics been cancelled or is does there have to be an acceptance that there is real confusion and indeed misinformation around this issue I don't believe there's any misinformation and let's be very very clear that Belfast trust took. Preventative action on the basis of what they understood to be. Stop shortages. Inevitably if you cancel large numbers of patients a variety of people with different diagnoses and different problems will be pulled into that what I what I understand was agreed in Belfast and the trade unions was cancer therapy in the cancer center will be protected but we cancer patients get seen in all the hospitals in Belfast and indeed in all our hospitals you can't segregate cancer from all the other illnesses the people that attend with it. Was Tony Stephens speaking to a little bit earlier he is head of the Northern Trust going to the issues around this industrial action with health correspondent or political editor very shortly 1st on the headlines here well as you've been hearing industrial action by health care workers intensified today as Northern Ireland's nurses took part in 24 hours of action one of the 2 teenage boys convicted of the murder of Dublin schoolgirl on a creational has lodged an appeal against his conviction and President Trump has dismissed claims from labor that the us would want access to the n.h.s. As part of the post Breck's at the trade deal. Well it's good news for the crash north by. Not. Mind also clear. Road. The usual rush hour delays on the. Bypass. But of a change on the way we've got some rain moving in from the West for tomorrow morning will be back tomorrow morning. For the day so it will be a dry afternoon be able to get some shopping done tomorrow afternoon temperatures nudging up over the next couple of days as well noticeably mild double digit highs very mild Thursday night but without mild air comes some rain and some very strong winds it will dry up again as we head towards the weekend Friday night and Saturday . 522 evening Extra. Calmly political editor Mark. Are here just to talk about this in dust. Action that's happening by health workers of course today the Royal College of Nursing taking part in a work true Marley's I know you're having a busy day so stay with us as long as you can but you can. Shoot off and even from your perspective we know there is significant disruption to patients is the situation situation being made worse by a lack of clarity around appointments or possible serves me. I'm getting the impression in fact that's what I'm hearing from people who are contacting the office also contacted me via Twitter we also heard that I had with my colleague Don Stanton was on the demonstrations and we are getting a feel that that yes there is a little bit of confusion and I think the Belfast Health Trust in their attempts last week to try and mitigate for what was going to happen this week and next week they were doing their bass to try and almost rush the side as quickly as possible let's face it that almost 10000 people to try and contact but as we heard yesterday there was a war of words between what unison said they agreed to stuff and what the trust understood to be in an ideal world that should have been clarity from start to finish their jobs or to plan for the church if it's the unions taking the stage the industrial action it is their job to be clear Well I understand at one meeting in particular there was a lot of confusion about what services were being covered and which weren't and at one stage someone was stroking like things on a bit of paper saying is not in our right and so that there was there was confusion and I'm also hearing that the soft in from inside the road Victoria Hospital that radiograph errors are there they're not part of the strike action yet they turned up for work to do their job and then we're being told are being being filmed by patients saying well we understood we should've comment but they actually weren't affected by this so you know there was a lot of critical task thing that could have been done today and clearly wasn't and you know. I think that will make people's blood boil if they are having spent the afternoon at home knowing that they could have been in the hospital living there this in perspective you know because no died the trust would say we could not safely cover everybody coming in so we had to make certain alliances but. Considering we are talking about such serious conditions as testing for something which might eventually shell cancer I'm sure the Belfast Health Trust would say they would have liked to have had more time on their side last week to get a running test but sadly they didn't and I'm going to turn to Mark in a minute but as a same arteries I know you're under pressure time wise Can I ask and Mark why do you think this is going to have an impact on next week's election I think it probably will do you I mean if you think about my Boris Johnson called this election is very much the breaks election I'm going to get breaks it done and that was really how the party's divided up in terms of the various PACs that they made but it is the case I think that parties irrespective of what they think about breaks said or indeed about the sort of traditional sort of identity divide are getting you know on the doorsteps now in relation to the health crisis because there's a lot of people out there who if they have them selves have an appointment canceled they know somebody who has been affected by this and of course all of us can put ourselves and that position so I think this will broaden the kind of issues that people will consider they'll consider more about the difficulties of health the fact that there isn't a local government up and running at the moment now it's not simple then in terms of what conclusions people will do Geez because because the different parties have different analysis in terms of the blame game you know the d.p. Would say. Just get back to storm and then we can sort all of this Irish in vain will say oh hang on it's actually all down to the austerity policies the d.p. Has been propping up. The likes of alliance and yes European eels genius was a plague on all your houses in relation to this so it's going to be up to the voters to you know work out who they decide to punish or reward in relation to this but I'd certainly think it will be much higher up in their minds is always an issue which is high up in their minds but it will be raised in their minds by what's obviously got to a very serious to. John That also is unless people forget over the last few months almost a decade now of these cutbacks in the n.h.s. And changes to pay regulations and stuff they have all been in a rubber stamped by an executive at certain points along the way so for someone to say this is a deep peaceful because they had the majority of health ministers over that time or it's in vain because they didn't roll back on it the fact is that there is a good argument to say a plague on all your eyes is because every party was in a storm and they all had the ability to to step in and say well some of the politicians will quibble about you know to what extent the entire executive went along with the pay policy but sin is a part of the $2.00 biggest parties are concerned we have 3 d.p. Health ministers and we have one sheriff a health minister and this problem with parents he was that I mean if you took that for instance on. 2014 when Jim Wells made a written statement saying that because of the pressure on his budget he'd have to implement further cuts in a degree of restraint over pay even at that point the roll call of nursing was warning that this could lead to actions that this is been brewing for an awfully long time you know so well they've got different dog nosies it's possible for both the unions and maybe patients as well to be skeptical as to whether anyone can wave a magic wand or still want to go back to these you've been following this through all those stages and cranks up as we've gone along but from your perspective what hope is there of a resolution. I've just come from an interview doing an interview with the chief medical officer Dr Michael McBride and for many many months now I we have been approaching the department particularly over the last couple of weeks to the interviews and all the different things and the answer is well because of the election purdah you know we can't but finally the Department of Health broke their silence today and Dr Michael McBride has made an appeal to some people will be very cynical about that a pale they will say well why didn't he speak guide over hospital waiting times whenever we had 360000 people we talked about last week and they didn't put anyone up for interview then but on saying that he did say that he has been hearing from everybody across the health trusts they always have a difficult time at Christmas time and then to January with the flurry with the m. Shortage of bad care packages all of that if you have that package and on top of that you're going to have the impact and the effects of industrial action over the next couple of weeks it is looking pretty dire and is looking very serious and I'm getting the impression it is a case of who is going to blink 1st the unions are adamant that they sat round the table from 2015 when we broke parity with the rest of the u.k. They have tried to talk they have seen health trusts all those Christmases where they have gone the extra mile they feel left on their bet and this is where they are knife and then of course the Department of Health are saying well we don't have the extra money and you know there's nothing we can do but just to clarify that money issue we understand and this has been confirmed by the unions and the department it would take around 103000000 pints to resolve this dispute at the moment the department does have around half of the out. It's looking for the other half and that's why it's saying it doesn't have the money so how is that money is there and that's when the department is saying can we not do this in stages coming up get you get you back round the table considering we have some money the departments are putting their feet firmly in mind said the unions and saying no you know it's all or nothing All right well we're going to play that interview you did this evening like the chief medical officer and just after we get the headlines at half past Mark final question to you thanks Molly we should talk you can see your full report on news line tonight at half past 6 as ever on b.b.c. One but Mark People will say when the storm and parties get back together again they will have a conversation and thrash this side but the fact is surely when it comes to the problems with our health system they're all that one moment they all agree that there needs to be changes in the situation is unacceptable I mean it is the other outstanding issues that remain the problem here health isn't in fact the issue of fair now is not is going to be the problem I mean we've already had the secretary of state saying that he'd like to convene talks on to some of the 16th and of course 2 days later we meant to have a major health strike on December the 18th so you can imagine that the focus will be very much on health and talks if they go ahead Of course we don't know whether he will be reappointed and what the flavor of the governor will be after the December 12th but assuming say there's a conservative victory until we come back then health has to be extremely high up the gender but if we think of issues like you know compensation for the survivors of historic abuse for quite some time the parties were singing off the same hymn sheet there were all writing letters saying yes we want you to go ahead and yet it was like a sort of a tanker that it was really hard to turn around and with the civil servants in charge nor having all the ministerial pounds it may be a bit hard. For them to actually make it happen especially when there may be some within the Northern and office tempted to use it as a pressure point on the politicians to get the whole show back on the road up at Stillman But you know given when to press. Has given the waiting lists given the added difficulty with the industrial action. Surely has to be some impetus both amongst the local bodies and indeed amongst whoever is the incumbent in all overs to pull pull something out of the bag. Media period after the election our political editor Mark of import thank you stay with us in a few minutes we'll hear the views for the 1st time from the Chief Medical Officer 1st how the roads looking at rain Southerland all airline delays on the Shore Road in Belfast at a time tonight just because of a burst water may not mind. There. On the Mt have started to after that crash was cleared. As well on the upper not great a road after a crash near Forest side was cleared as well no sign of easing I'm afraid just yet on the m 5. 5 heading towards his elsewhere expect the usual. Take on the West Bank a slow in both directions Thanks Elaine Here's Tina industrial action by health care workers intensified today as Northern Ireland's nurses took part in 24 hours of action members of the role College of Nursing are refusing to do any work which isn't directly related to patient care Belfast Crown Court has heard that the woman accused of a double pipe bombing is a major contributor to d.n.a. Find on items near the sane 34 year old Christine Connor is accused of 6 terrorist offenses including attempting to murder a police officer in May 2013 she denies all the charges including causing an explosion likely to endanger life one of the 2 teenage boys convicted of the murder of Dublin schoolgirl Ana creational has lodged an opinion against his conviction the 15 year old referred to in court as boy was find guilty of murder by a jury earlier this year he was sentenced to 15 years in detention to be reviewed after 8 years and President Trump is in Britain for a gathering of NATO leaders has denied claims. By Labor that the u.s. Wants access to the n.h.s. As part of any future trade deal he said he would stay out of the general election while also saying he thought Boris Johnson was very capable and he was a fan of Brecht that he said he could work with anybody when asked by Jeremy cotton Tina thanks it's $534.00 v.a.r. Football's video assistant referee has been a controversial addition to the game we seem to be endlessly debating its pros and cons and today there's Belfast input into it all Graeme Cameron his background what's happening yes members of world football's law making body Ife the International Football Association Board they've been pondering topics ranging from the use of the video assistant referee and player concussion management to also proposed law changes the board's annual business meeting that's been held in Belfast as you say topics can then be put before its February a.g.m. Where any changes to the laws of the game are agreed so one of them up with well referees may be allowed to communicate directly to supporters and explain their decisions involving the v.a. Are important to the board to come up with a way of high best to improve communication to over the use of the new technology in the game one idea is to allow competitions to explain a referee's decision around the stadium. On loud hailer just be directed to the crowd to get a Ph well due to the big screen yes it probably makes more sense. I mean they have a big name fronting up for them they have talking of big screens a big name former Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger he's the star turn in the city today was appointed fever's new chief of Global football development last month and here's what he had to say about v.a.r. . Market recovery. I mean for for for for them but you're just come here brigade as we're aiming. To get beef. With them you know right from the Right let's not forget that we do a system for reform or they're not the ones that are there are 100 are afraid to run right at the moment I feel that the reform. For everyone for trade large. Enough that it's been before. Right before. But for most if not for the screen is a form of I think there was all this work. Horse invader in Belfast today his successor to Arsenal and I am really has already been sacked in the recent spate of Premier League changes Tottenham Hotspur dismissing words you point to Tino and that want for the parting company with Sanchez Flores so does Ali goal or so sure feel under pressure at Manchester United who were 9th in the table with 18 points from 14 league matches their worst start to a campaign in 31 years now it just makes me more concerned I'm just focusing on my job and that's just doing as well as I can and look forward to the next game but also looked long term it's that time of year as you say it is never a never nice to see your colleagues lose their jobs Manchester City the Premier League champions or Levon points behind the leaders at Liverpool heading into the sides much against Burnley also an action Crystal Palace against Bournemouth forward Richar Listen has signed a new contract committing him to Everton until the summer of 2024 the f.a. I have appointed a Waterford man Paul Cook as the executive leader of the association a day after Joan fully opened the art of taking the reins as interim c.e.o. Cook was elected vice president last July alone have signed the. Former Derry City and institute defender Dean Jarvis from Premier Division champions Dundalk you'll be able to pull to play in January that which lay in league cup holders Linfield host Coleraine and tonight's semi final at Windsor Park Institute they are at Seaview to face Crusaders assistant manager shown from nurses beat and we talk about them at the muscle of it and like even we lost against Langford we played well and when you go on the Munich you know even the last 3 and always done you have a man them have a farm that they so I met those massive spacing you're done on the bottom table we are but the boys context so much belief that you don't so it will go up to crusaders who had a good result against the for example so we're going up there with no fear but we're forced back for coverage in a sports and special from half us 7 tonight radio host a medium wave on the b.b.c. Sport and I website full Dean is stepping down as Ireland rugby team manager he worked alongside Joe Smith through 36 nations championships and finally in cricket captain Joe Root says he claims that his New England team will be more rounded after their win the series defeat in New Zealand the 2nd test ended biliteral Grant thank you very much the weather the sea the name dry and chilly in western counties you might need a brolly later but further East it'll stay dry brisk south westerly winds loads of 3 degrees it's 539 and Northern Ireland chief medical officer has spoken by the industrial action that we've been witnessing for the 1st time he's cold on all sides involved in the ongoing health dispute to step back Paul's and resume negotiations Michael McBride's giving an interview to our health correspondent Mara Louise Conley who began by asking him about his main concerns carry the needs of people who use our health and social care services must come 1st I would fully respect and understand the rights of trading on colleagues to express the very real grievances that they have but what we all need to do. Take a poll is to step back to think through what the consequences might be treated the trust colleagues have made clear their concerns in terms of patient care and patient safety and I too feel the need to express my concerns Chief Medical Officer us to what the unintended consequences might be might. Be already we have a health service which we all know is very fragile and we have very little in the way of resilience to mop up the additional pressures that we see at this time of year surely it can't be right that any of this continent is going into what is already going to be a very difficult winter with escalating industrial action we need to compromise all parties need to compromise and I would appeal to all parties to compromise let's get around the table let's find a way through this let's find a way through that recognizes that at present the department neither has the authority nor the budget to meet the trade union demands of the reasonable demands that they are making but let's recognize that none of us won't patient care to compromise for patient safety to be compromised Department compromises Well you did say all the party but I think we're prepared to compromise our counterparts Well I think we can we can if indeed there are other proposals the apartment has made an interim pay off or as I understand pending the return of ministers has offered to get into a conciliation process with trade union colleagues to discuss an agenda for change refresh might be implied it in Northern Ireland not can be put then to incoming ministers you know we as a department reverse the decisions made by foreign ministers those decisions made by ministers and very challenging financial circumstances by the financial circumstances haven't got any better but we don't have the authority to reverse minister decisions and we don't actually have the budget even if we had the authority to do so so we will require ministerial intervention of some sort of thought isn't forthcoming then I think what we need to do is to. Please seek to agree to deescalate the situation our pot doesn't have to come well I think that it is quite clear at this point to me that the department does not have the authority or the budget to meet the demands of trade union calls it is paid to the Treasury to with there have been ongoing discussions in the days on between the Department senior colleagues right across the civil service as you heard the head of the service and director private sector in their part of the finance. Colleagues elsewhere including the secular stay at this point in time as the department in the absence of ministers and the absence of ministerial intervention we can't go any further and that's why. I would just appeal to trade union colleagues to recognise that. Avoids what none of us want which is the unintended consequences for the public that we serve but you did say and you accept that it's up to the to compromise in some shape or form I think the department has indicated that it is prepared to basically make a pay offer which it has done but the account at this present moment of time will have to. Order to end it has said it has said that there is flexibility in terms of the offer and the money is broken dog across the various agenda for change bandings it is also said that that will not be a final offer there still unfinished business of incoming ministers wish to revisit that then we will support that it's committed to entering into an independent facilitation process from a consultation process to seek to agree a way ahead in terms of the very real concerns that trade in colleagues around gender change on the growing disparity that there is between Northern Ireland and other parts the United Kingdom What is your. Concern that the big picture what we're heading into this year is. And people tonight Rick. Point. I would just ask all parties to think again to pause to step back and compromise I think that the public would expect out of all of us we serve all parties all parties to polls to step back and rethink I think that the consequences of us not doing that. I fear what the consequences of that might be I think we have a responsibility to act in the best interest of the public that's the 1st time we've heard from within the Department of Health it's Northern Ireland's chief medical officer calling for all sides to step back polls and resume negotiations you heard him say there that the department neither has the authority or budget to meet the demands of unions even though he described those demands as reasonable it's almost quarter to 6 years Tina and our top story health workers are staging industrial action in protest at pay and staffing levels which they claim are unsafe but health tranced say the action is likely to result in a significant risk to patient safety French President Emanuel macron has called on NATO leaders meeting near London to clarify the alliance is fundamental strategic aims and weather experts say average temperatures since 2010 suggest this decade will be the hottest on record with 2019 and line to be one of the top 3 warmest years ever recorded Thank you still to come before 6 have your Christmas tree up and decorated yet have you posted a pic of it on social media how enjoyable for the rest of us if you have is it a step too far we'll be chatting about Christmas tree etiquette and fashion before 6 am We'd like your text on that 81 double 71 you can tweet us a picture if you want to add to b.b.c. X. . And is keeping an eye on the roads tonight well a car is lucky near been cleared away on the council at a time post of the month thanks to Marty c. Fred. That swayed by long delays on the Shore Road in Belfast I'd have time inside us because of a burst water me and it might burn in traffic is down to one lane and still not much sign of easing on the m 5 long as they're heading towards his own bike that's pretty slow even Belfast still on the m one the m.t.a. And on the signal by pass by Keys remained on the West Bank in both directions Thanks Elaine Tonight's program is of course dominated by the industrial action been taken by health workers let's bring in the leader of the Ulster Unionist Party Steve Aiken Good evening to you Mr Aiken you're no stranger to what it feels like for people depending on the counter services Yeah. A couple years ago I was diagnosed with early on stop well concer. I was operated on and I was given excellent support by the National Health Service and a bit circular I count I cannot sort of the work of sort of the health professionals protection I'm from area hospital so what is that you know that your level what it's starting to do what does that do to your level of empathy for those caught up in these cancellations and delays Well you know the situation is dire. As I pointed out to the secretary of state last week and I made it very clear we're in a situation where there is it's gone beyond a health crisis it's a health emergency and it's a situation wouldn't be put up with than his constituency is kept in the Ritz and we've also said to the prime minister today that we need to have a direct role help minister and please know to start making the decisions as the chief medical officer was talking about and basically our health workers are going on strike it is a cry for help Yes it's a cry for help because of the pressures that they're under there stop shortages and the fact that the differential in wages from the rest of the National Health Service is completely unacceptable I mean diddly it has been a long time since there's been a notice to uni. Honest health minister in charge of the Department of Health health the last being Mike mage him say if you left the post in 2011 but you were 1st and when the waiting lists then were 16 and it was unacceptable then you were on the waiting lists are 300 it well I don't accept the point I'm coming to is that you were 1st elected in 2016 so you have been. Open in a narrowing storm and whilst this problem has been known a bug you were there when Michelle O'Neill of Sion fame refused to change the system in her 2017 pay review my question to you is were you in the room when any of these changes happened or when there were decisions made to let the status quo sit absolutely definitely not on here we've got a situation where the pay differential is increasing the morale of our health workers is plummeting but as an m.l.a. We're not part of the rubber stamping process Mr Reagan listen and anybody who's read some bright book look to target the u.p.a. Engine or managing or not the case might be Northern Ireland well really realize that there wasn't any rubber stamping going on the decisions made between sort of the 2 large parties divvied up the sort of this is. One of the things we need to do is have a fundamental reform of high Northern Ireland as a fundamental reform. Government is going to opt out so you're on your. As an m.l.a. As part of that group of individuals up there on the Hill you have no sense of joint responsibility over the situation. I think as an m.l.a. I am absolutely horrified and extremely on the short period of time I have a joint responsibility everybody has a responsibility and I mean everybody responsibility for the state of our health care at the moment and we as the also you know as party or one of us are the only party that be it a concrete proposal right not just it the prime minister to sort this problem like we need a direct real health minister not we are having a margin say it needs to be sorted I know we can win it for who knows how long the talks process is going to go on or is it going to be 6 weeks is it going to be 3 months is it going to be another a year before torment gets ever get fucked up this is a real emergency needs to be dealt with no Ulster Unionist Party leader Stevie can thank you for speaking to use the c evening it's 10 to 6 Nicola Weir is here I am a date with news of farming matters which it falls for if it doesn't they just have to you news at 6 and we are discussing climate change and the farmer itself the back of the b.b.c. Documentary broadcast last week called mate a threat to our planet and there's a question mark at the end about the farmers unions Well they're not happy with it at all should we stop eating meat to help the environment or is it unfair to tar all farmers with the same brush when there is a big difference between intensive large scale farming and what happens here discussing and studio is our panel of a carton Richard right alongside guests Dave at Sound Forge from the recently established nature friendly farming network and Carey Malleville from the bow Fast Food Network we also bring your round up of the beef and lamb championships held last Thursday and Balmoral part there is much excitement there he came out with the winning Champion of Champions chin in or you can email not on farming dot matters at b.b.c. Dot co dot u.k. I'm looking forward to your company this evening just after 6 o'clock your Christmas tree up my Chris. This is dreadful My husband's going to go on heights had she my Christmas tree has been up probably a by 3 weeks. And I Yankee Chris Yes that is a mild version and on my 16 sound does all and various you know some are on horseback some are just standing there some are 20 laying some you know can I ask you to paint us a picture of your design choice in the tree are we talking 1900 a little or glamour or a Says where we really get into the nitty gritty So one tree as black with a red ball bills so it has to be wrapped nothing else on a rant and the other tray has to be grain with gold on it and nothing else but gold so that is sort of quite a design rules all right I restrict there is a reason I ask jazz knobs. On a long. Jack Straw never being. Being sung by a. Strat. Sounds like Robbie Williams is an election sure we pulled out of the summer but we think that sounds to me like Robbie Williams There is the season of goodwill stuffing turkeys decking holes and making sure your festive decorations are fit for social media and this next conversation is for you over the past few years it has been impossible to escape the endless photos of Christmas trees on Facebook or Instagram or Pinterest so important is it that your tree is photogenic is it even worth having a tree for that matter Northern Ireland lifestyle and entertainment blogger him or duress and commentator Heidi McAlpine are on the line good evening to you both and him are what kind of Christmas tree trends have you seen this year because they do change don't. Kid anything I see see a lot of stranded on if you stick on Instagram I don't Tench ask this year we think that going back to the traditional brands. A lot of red there's a lot of there's a lot of expiry luxurious an opulent bunch we also had the e.b.u. . Make a trace so we have neon like we have pinks we have later we have Arkham we have been getting something that they normally but it's a so they might be thinking a Christian they might last you the whole way through the new year and be your New Year's party there was. None old occasion a debate in or has last year because I decorated the tree 1st time or entice a 1st timer and I when can gold and red you know mice traditional Christmas and then my partner cumin it was like No let's wait to savor going back to the eighty's with all the colors in the tinsel and the glam so we had to strip the whole thing and redecorated again I mean. You know it really does the dipping in this doesn't that well I just left it tree decorating to my 13 year old daughter I mean the some 898 would have helped as well but he was away and The Sopranos heist but nevertheless they went ahead of her she went ahead and I just looked like some to go could all over at the. Show whatever way out into. The loft covered in pencil and often notches a new color scheme and symbols are from the nursery school days you know whenever you know Chadwick bring home a lovely wee bit of paper that they said was a new moon then you stuck it on the tree in the ever let alone so you know it's not quite what it looks as a bit of on your place I really had a fresh look to it tensely sparkly tack in the corner of the Red I mean the fact is though in my opinion as I went for the traditional Joyce and my mind was changed I kind of I'm starting to buy into this slightly more eighty's task they could prove it's less classical it's just a little bit more fun. It is going to be an image for Christmas and it lasts a whole year launch but I agree with you as well it's nice to have tradition and then it's nice to be alone but in pieces the comments from the p one's p.-p. P.-p. Reads right. The years I don't know if it would be the norm but most people will hang those and then no Turner tree Iran or OPEC So that's kept for themselves how do you where do you stand on the debate about what's better real trees or fake trees Well I mean I would love to have a beautiful Munchen home with a real tree in the whole way you know it's not chill Trust property but actually it's a plastic tray it's great but I've had it for a bite 1516 years night so I know there's a little bit a bite being environmentally friendly means you get a real tree I'm not a plastic tree but actually they're going to Times I'm a plastic tree up I think I'm not in the realms of eco friendly because every used it so many times so yet plastic all the way from a I'm afraid emerged I agree the reason for us but I can't even keep a high strung so I am not for a good to keep in the relaunch I would love it though I'd love the smell of the pine bark the idea is better than the practicality I find yes or no when it comes to cleaning up in January when all the Christmas cheer as long gone I mean it seems to me that the Christmas tree is now well and truly part of the Christmas consumerism we do bloggers and influencers contribute to that yeah I would have to agree I don't know why nanny pictures I have seen not bloggers on them since March in front of their Christmas tree in front of the city centers Christmas tree it really marks the face and I think it gets the content and image of this as a new phase and we are ready to write back something you are ready to tell your partner Christmas parties to tell you about our Christmas dinners vary by ready to tell your biter homes because a lot of people start typing eating and staying in Georgia so they want to see interiors they want to see that Christmas will warm to Luke's confidantes on blogs on and everywhere isn't what they Scandinavia is called Who did that kind of cozy feeling exactly Heidi and Jose Yeah exactly yes and yes Heidi final words we can take a lighthearted look at Christmas trees all we want but judging by the experience of relatives. Residents in killed Kiel this week when the lights went up on their local Christmas tree to Halls of laughter you know people do take the Christmas tree important it's it's necessary to get it right when it's good look at how warm and you won't want to have one and you got room for it I had to rearrange the furniture to get our sense of look at happened and the other thing is course is Christmas raised from the front of the door that to me saying that you've got a clique keep up with the neighbors I just don't I want to know under like you got to get your like up in your high says well because the tree said no way a lot of the times away from windows of the road I know a lot of people have them from the one who is ours I said no way so we've got a flashy summed up stairs thank you very much flashing lights behind stars and the rest of the streets like the Black Hole of Calcutta and then you've got ours which is short circuiting the national grid I got to say my neighbor has his light side as well we haven't ventured quite that far yet. Thank you very much for chatting to us this evening just to recap on some of what we've been hearing on evening Extra tonight with members of the Royal College of Nursing taking industrial action today for the 1st time in their 100 plus year history and thousands of appointments and procedures being canceled because of that action spare a thought for those patients caught in the crossfire Kathy Pharo he's been treated for breast cancer gives her reaction after her reconstructive surgery was cancelled for a 2nd time in as many months I actually got myself so distressed because I'm no but the surgery entails and know what I'm going to get an anxiety if we hadn't on the surgery and then at the end pleaded for Monday or fate just come play he throws you sort of stress and. I'm not crippling on a Saturday so I'm not looking forward outside of their other recovery and I think because your hands are tight nobody has any information for you don't know where to turn you don't know who to turn to and you're just left in limbo. Kathy far all you've been texting on this is well one says politicians here are incapable of health service reform they cannot challenge the vested internal and external interest to get change we need a new mechanism to drive change one indoors by elected representatives but involving the public more directly and empowered to make real change Thanks for all your thoughts tonight the producers were Paul macam and Tom Coulter from all of us here on the evening Extra team enjoy what's left of the night by. 2 to 95. 1341 media. B.b.c. Radio. One with the b.b.c. News at 6 o'clock I'm Tina tumble Good evening industrial action by health care workers intensified today as nurses here took part in 24 hours of action members of the role College of Nursing are refusing to do any work which isn't directly related to patient care in an unprecedented joint statement the 6 Health Trust said the action was likely to result in a significant risk to patient safety Northern Ireland's chief medical officer has called on all sides involved to step back polls and resume negotiations Michael McBride says no one wants patient safety to be compromised Surely it can't be a right that any of us continence going into what is already going to be a very difficult winter with escalating industrial action we don't need to compromise all parties need to compromise and I would appeal to all parties to compromise. 2 men have been arrested in Ballymena by detectives from the Pearson eyes modern slavery and human trafficking unit a 33 year old man was arrested on suspicion of 3 kinds of human trafficking for sexual exploitation including controlling prostitution for gains and 18 year old man was also arrested on suspicion of money laundering and controlling prostitution the Republican Party in $2.00 has criticized Shin Fein for refusing to return to storm and until there's an heiress Language Act launching its Westminster manifesto the party leader patter Tobane said he was shocked it was being used to hold other issues to hostage Here's our political correspondent Gareth Gordon in 2 operates a strong pro-life policy and opposes research abortion reforms in Northern Ireland the party says it would not take it seats in Westminster but instead want speaking rights for all M.P.'s and that all asked about Sion fields of usual to return to storm and with an Irish Language Act Potter to being said he was shocked there are bread and butter life and death concerns that are consuming the people of the North of Ireland on a daily basis and indeed it is wrong to stop development or progress in those issues because of the Irish language act and you cannot be a left wing political party and allow for your communities to slide into poverty and sit idly by you can't be a party seeking to tackle the regional issues and allow for. The counties west of the band at suffer so much economically into which is one counsellor in Northern Ireland standing in 7 constituencies Donald Trump has rejected Labour's claims that the n.h.s. Would be on the table in any post Bracks a trade talks with Britain he said America wanted nothing to do with the health service even if it was served on a silver platter in an interview with Jeremy Vine on radio today Jeremy Corbyn said he would be seeking to raise the issue with Donald Trump at a function tonight here's the B.B.C.'s political correspondent Tom Barton Labor's see the presence of Donald Trump as an opportunity to once again flag their concerns about a post BRICs a trade deal between Britain and the United States and is Jeremy Corbyn prepares to join NATO leaders for reception of Buckingham Palace is even he's making it clear that he will raise the issue of the n.h.s. If he finds himself in conversation with the American president he says he would tell Mr Trump that the health service would not be on the table in trade talks involving a future Labor Government Boris Johnson has categorically ruled out any u.s. Involvement in the n.h.s. Well the president for his part today insisted he would want nothing to do with the n.h.s. Even if handed it on a silver platter wildlife experts have expressed alarm after fitted to marriage don't line up a polar bear with the name of a Soviet tanks.