it was a flat line, he was gone. you are doing really. well, making progress. services like this cancer hub in london have been set up to alleviate demand elsewhere. thousands of procedures like colonoscopies have taken place since its launch in march. no polyps, no cancer. during the pandemic, many patients failed to come to hospital because they were worried about coming into contact with the coronavirus. one of the benefits of this early diagnosis centre is that it s set away from emergency care. it means if you go straight through those doors, you go into a safe, covid free zone. the nhs in england is set to receive an extra £5 billion over the coming months to respond to covid pressures, but health officials fear there will be further challenges as we head into the difficult winter months. anna collinson, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news a report into three deaths at a private specialist hospital warns of further lethal outcomes at similar institutions. cawston park hospital
thousands of procedures like colonoscopies have taken place since its launch in march. no polyps, no cancer. during the pandemic many patients failed to come to hospital because they were worried about coming into contact with the coronavirus. 0ne coming into contact with the coronavirus. one of the benefits of this early diagnosis centre is that it is set away from emergency care. it means if you are straight through those doors, you go into a safe, covid free zone. the nhs in england are set to receive an extra £5 billion over the coming months to respond to covid pressures. but health officials fear there will be further challenges as we head into the difficult winter months. anna collinson, bbc news. hugh pym joins me now. 0ver over the last few days we ve been hearing about exactly how much money is going to be heading towards the nhs. the question is, is it going to work? ., ,, . ., , nhs. the question is, is it going to work? ., ,, . work? the health secretary is saying it can
service colleagues. patient is conscious and breathing. a call out takes him to check on an injury in the town centre, another example of the demands on the service at this time of the year. with more people out and about, july and august can be very busy for ambulance services, but staff say it s even busier now than it was in the summer before the pandemic, with a range of health challenges across local communities adding to covid pressures. the message to the public if it s not an emergency, use 111 online if possible. currently, within south central ambulance service, we re at extreme pressure. we re a really busy service at the moment, and we re making sure we re doing our best to serve our patients and our community. we ve got staff that are off sick, we ve got staff that are unable to attend work due to track and trace, and other reasons. this service is using ten military personnel to help support staff.
with more people out and about, july and august can be very busy for ambulance services, but staff say it s even busier now than it was in the summer before the pandemic, with a range of health challenges across local communities adding to covid pressures. the message to the public if it s not an emergency, use 111 online if possible. currently, within south central ambulance service, we re at extreme pressure. we re a really busy service at the moment and we re making sure we re doing our best to serve our patients and our community. we ve got staff that are off sick, we ve got staff that are unable to attend work due to track and trace, and other reasons. the south central service is using ten military personnel to help support staff with the intense workload. and others in the north east of england, where 25 mod staff are being trained before being deployed. two other services in england are also getting military support. nhs england said these were tried and tested measures in pe
to go above and beyond. reports of a female in the river thames in abingdon. he gets to the scene to find the woman has been pulled from the river by passers by and is being treated by ambulance service colleagues. patient is conscious and breathing. a call out takes him to check on an injury in a town centre, another example of the demands on the service at this time of the year. with more people out and about, july and august can be very busy for ambulance services, but staff say it s even busier now than it was in the summer before the pandemic, with a range of health challenges across local communities adding to covid pressures. the message to the public if it s not an emergency, use 111 online if possible. currently, within south central ambulance service, we re at extreme pressure. we re a really busy service at the moment and we re making sure we re doing our best to serve our patients and our community. we ve got staff that are off sick, we ve got staff that are unable