the form is signed but has no reasoning given. none of the boxes have been completed. 92 year old dennis chilvers has spent much of the last year in kettering general hospital. injanuary, his nephew and next of kin dave perry discovered a do not attempt cpr form and his medical notes. in his medical notes. though signed by doctors, it was otherwise completely blank. the hospital has since apologised. the fact that the form wasn t discussed with him or me upsets me quite a lot because it s a very important step to take to say do not resuscitate someone. while england struggles with various do not resuscitate forms, in wales they believe they have a clearer system, having invested in educating both patients and doctors. when families are faced with severe. do not resuscitate, does that mean do not treat? and i think that s what people s basic fear is like. the fact we have a national policy in wales and we have had it for some time has meant there is better knowledge, better spread of kn
there is currently an englishman at the top of the leaderboard, and that is tommy fleetwood. fleetwood is something of a local hero. he comes from southport which is a few miles along the coast and he had a terrific round here today of five under par so he is currently in a share of the lead alongside the south african amateur chris dolan brecht who had an incredible day. as for rory mcilroy, he has had a frustrating round so far. he is currently seven shots off the pace. rory mcilroy won the open at hoylake in 2014 but he has already given himself a little bit of work to do. the other big talking point has been the weather because it s been glorious today but rain is forecast over the next few days, so the challenge here at hoylake could be about to get a lot tougher. andy, thank you. glorious weather for the cricket as well. it s been a great day for england at old
seen a 17% drop in pay in real terms on average annual earnings since 2010. the health secretary steve barclay said the government s 6% offer was the final one and urged consultants to put patients first. here s our health editor hugh pym. empty operating theatres once again, with another doctor s strike in empty operating theatres once again, with another doctors strike in england causing widespread cancellations of planned operations. this time, though, it s senior doctors whose action has caused more disruption than the juniors . it s had a huge impact. over 90% of our operations have been cancelled. the boss of one leading hospital told me of his concern. every time this happens, more and more people suffer. more and more of our staff become dejected and upset. and it s all a challenge for us to rebuild and start again. appointments have been cancelled, too, at many hospitals. sally from surrey was due to meet a consultant to discuss a hip replacement and it s been pushed back.
ministers in england say they re working to ensure guidance on do not attempt cpr is clear and properly understood, but in too many cases, it seems, there is much work to be done. michael buchanan, bbc news. wheat prices have risen sharply on global markets. our correspondent james waterhouse is in kyiv, tell us more. ~ . james waterhouse is in kyiv, tell us more. ~ ., ., , james waterhouse is in kyiv, tell us more. ~ ., , james waterhouse is in kyiv, tell us more, ., ., , , more. ukraine has responded in kind sa in: an more. ukraine has responded in kind saying any cargo more. ukraine has responded in kind saying any cargo ships more. ukraine has responded in kind saying any cargo ships it more. ukraine has responded in kind saying any cargo ships it sees - saying any cargo ships it sees docking on parts in occupied territory, it will assume they are military vessels and casinos targets, so i think this grain initiative is feeling very over at this point in time. this was a
that s the message to big meat eaters, from scientists who say it would reduce carbon dioxide emissions significantly. and the women s world cup gets under way as new zealand co hosting with australia get their first ever world cup win. coming get their first ever world cup win. up at foil lake. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. in england have begun a 48 hour strike in a dispute over pay. it has meant that thousands of planned operations have been postponed. only emergency cover is being provided. consultants current basic pay is between £88,000 and £119,000 a year, but some consulants can earn more for on call and out of hours work. the institute for fiscal studies says consultants in england have