Little money, very little resources, and to be honest, it is quite demoralising. I am a patient in the nhs. I had great care before my operation, but afterwards it has gone downhill. The staff are demoralised and tired and it affects us as demoralised and tired and it affects us as patients. My mum was diagnosed with cancer not long ago. I think the nhs is absolutely fantastic. The Ca Re The Nhs is absolutely fantastic. The care is amazing. I would fight to keep it. With us this morning is an audience of around 80 people who we re audience of around 80 people who were all either work for the nhs or have direct experience of it as a patient. You can share your experiences. Here is how to get in touch welcome to the programme. We are live until 11. Later, we will talk about some of the really difficult decisions the nhs may need to make in the future. Should it begin to charge for more services . Should we pay more in National Insurance fund the nhs . Your views are welcome. Nhs hospital
Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. The number of patients on Hospital Wards has been at unsafe levels in nine out of ten nhs trusts in england this winter, according to figures obtained by the bbc. Some hospitals were operating at close to full capacity, putting increased pressure on the number of beds available. All week we are taking an in depth look at the state of the nhs in a series of special reports. Heres our Health Correspondent, jane dreaper. Its been a very difficult winter at Yeovil Hospital in somerset. Like many other hospitals in england, theyve had to battle Behind The Scenes here to find enough free beds in recent weeks. You can get periods, particularly over the winter period, when you are managing bed by bed, minute by minute, and teams are having to spend a lot of time and Energy Running around finding a bed for the next patient that needs it. And moving patients between beds isnt ideal, we dont like doing it unless we really have to, but sometimes you have to prioritise
Im a refugee, i came to england at the age of six. He campaigned for more to be brought to the uk. Today he reacts to a government decision to stop receiving children under the scheme he championed, calling it shameful. Hello, welcome to the programme, were live until 11am this morning. Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning use the hashtag victorialive. If you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story today accident and Emergency Departments in england had their worst waiting time performance last month since targets were introduced 13 years ago. Provisional figures leaked to the bbc also suggest that record numbers of patients have had to wait on trolleys for a bed to become available. The Department Of Health insists the vast majority of patients are treated quickly. Our Health Correspondent Dominic Hughes has more. For months now, accident and Emergency Departments across england have been struggling. Last week, the bbc was gi
The news. First, it is time for newswatch. Hello and welcome to newswatch with me samira ahmed. Vital Insight Orjust Demoralising Coverage . The bbcs Special Nhs Reporting is in the spotlight. Is it ever justified to show an image of a child who hasjust been killed, as newsnight did in a report about a recent us raid in yemen . Reports about the National Health service have been especially frequent on Television News bulletins over the last few weeks of winter, but this week more so than ever. The bbc was running a week of special programmes and reports, which they branded as health check, about the state of the nhs, including mondays panorama and lengthy items on the 6pm and 10pm Bulletins on monday, tuesday, wednesday and thursday. Seven years ago this council spent about a third of its budget providing care and support to people who are older and disabled. But now the cost of Adult Social Care is heading towards half of its budget, with demand still increasing and that is at the hea
An instant pay increase of between £3,000 and £5,000. There have been concerns the service is understaffed. Hidden figures is the true story of the African American mathematicians and their role in the Space Programme in the early days of nasa. Find out what we think of this film in the film review. Bats with mark kermode. Thats with. Hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. With me are broadcaster Natalie Haynes and the independents deputy Political Editor rob merrick. Tomorrows front pages. Lets start with the ft leads with the news that kraft heinz is abandoning its £115 billion Takeover Offer for unilever. The is front cover focuses on this weeks Brexit Debate in the house of lords, where some of the new Labour Grandees could resist the governments plans for withdrawing form the eu. The express also picks up the story, urging the lords not to weaken or delay the governments brexit approach. The nhs has cut 15,000 beds in six years, acc