overall are so much more limited. what do we want? fair pay. when do we want it? now! more strikes are planned by nhs staff later this month. the labour party has accused the government of 12 years of mismanagement, saying there is now a sense ofjeopardy surrounding the nhs, which is frightening people across the country. graham satchell, bbc news. let s bring you the picture from our correspondents across the uk, im a moment we ll hearfrom emma vardy in dundonald and lorna gordon in glasgow, but first to mark hutchings in cardiff. well, another day getting under way here at the wales biggest hospital, like multiple hospitals, is under the most enormous of pressures, the welsh government say these are unprecedented times. if you look at the picture across wales, at the last count, about 500 patients were in hospital with covid, there is a flu outbreak and staff shortages,
let s bring you the picture from our correspondents across the uk. in a moment, we ll hearfrom emma vardy in dundonald and lorna gordon in glasgow but first to mark hutchings in cardiff. well, another day getting under way here at the wales biggest hospital, multiple hospitals under the most enormous of pressures, the welsh government say these are unprecedented times. if you look at the picture across wales, at the last count, about 500 patients were in hospital with covid, there is a flu outbreak and staff shortages, that at any one time more than half of the welsh ambulance fleet was actually waiting outside hospitals like this one simply to hand over patients, and playing into that is the fact that one in nine hospital beds is occupied across wales by someone who no longer needs social care. senior medical officials are urging health bodies to look at, wherever appropriate, discharging such patients, even if there isn t a social
four days getting here in the first place because of cancellations and delays on their flights. they were sanguine about what was happening and they were supportive of the strike and said they have had so many cancellations, why not a train strike as well? strike as well? lorna gordon in glasgow strike as well? lorna gordon in glasgow our strike as well? lorna gordon in glasgow. our business - strike as well? lorna gordon in - glasgow. our business correspondence was at paddington before. let me read you a couple of tweets you have been sending in. darrelle wallace says, i support the rmt100%. merseyside rail have settled with the unions at 7%. this was possible because the government was not involved. the government has picked this fight. philip nichols, i was in two minds about the strike until i listen to grant shapps per reasoning. the reason many rail workers have a decent wage is because they had to fight for it, if they did not, they would suffer the same as the front line
the welsh government, like the scottish government criticising ministers in the uk and they said the uk government had chosen to promote conflict. denied by the uk ministers. as for normal rates, it is only about 3% of the watch commuting public travel by train on a normal day. clearly less but not today, people have made alternative arrangements, it is one of those days if you can find a train, you can probably find a seat. indeed! thank ou can probably find a seat. indeed! thank you very can probably find a seat. indeed! thank you very much. can probably find a seat. indeed! thank you very much. thanks - can probably find a seat. indeed! | thank you very much. thanks also can probably find a seat. indeed! - thank you very much. thanks also to lorna gordon in glasgow and tim muffet at london, euston station. well, let s take a look now at how the disruption today has been affecting people s lives this report by richard galpin. earlier this morning, the impact of the strike late