but there you see, the video footage going through the sort of things we have seen over the last days and nights as the forces there in france prepare for another night with nervousness. president macron talking about additional authorities being put into place, so we ll keep an eye on the situation in paris and in those other main cities and bring you the latest throughout the next few on bbc news. the nhs in england will get more than 300,000 extra staff over the next few years under a new government plan announced today. it aims to deal with the current chronic shortage of doctors, nurses and other health workers. the prime minister says it s the largest single expansion in training in the history of the nhs labour says the government has simply adopted its ideas. here s our health correspondent dominic hughes. does daniel represent the future
and i think as you will be able to see from the plan today, i it s very comprehensive. while there has been a broad welcome for the much anticipated plan, there are also warnings that given the pressures the health service is under right now, it will be challenging to deliver. labour s wes streeting says it s long overdue. we ve got to go a lot further if we re going to tackle the biggest crisis in the nhs history. it also needs reform. fixing gps, sorting out social care so people aren t stuck in hospital. the plan will be reviewed every two years to make sure it stays on track and is meeting the changing needs of a growing and ageing population. but ultimately, it will be judged on whether it can make some inroads into the staff shortages that have played a big part in undermining the performance of the nhs in recent years. dominic hughes, bbc news. let s bring you more reaction.
our correspondent rajini vaidyanathan is in nanterre, a paris suburb. we will talk to her on the programme in the next few minutes, so plenty more coming on our main story in france here on verified life. the nhs in england will get more than 300,000 extra staff over the next few years under a new government plan announced today. it aims to deal with the current chronic shortage of doctors, nurses and other health workers. the prime minister says it s the largest single expansion in training in the history of the nhs labour says the government has simply adopted its ideas. here s our health correspondent dominic hughes. he s what s known as an apprentice operating department practitioner, learning on the job about how to be a scrub nurse in an operating theatre. his apprenticeship at royal derby hospital is backed up by a university degree and for daniel, it s the ideal foundation on which to build
the prime minister says it s the largest single expansion in training in the history of the nhs labour says the government has simply adopted its ideas. here s our health editor hugh pym with more. groups, are you feeling all right? two health workers both part of the nhs long term solution to fix the shortage of staff. gemma joined the nhs after several short term jobs, including working in a chip shop. two health workers both part of the nhs long term solution to fix the shortage of staff. gemma joined the nhs after several short term jobs, including working in a chip shop. she is a nursing associate at derby hospital and got their learning on thejob and earning a wage. i ve got children at home and has to run, so i really needed the security that there was a job there the end of it, and also not having to worry
the nhs has been struggling for years with high wait times, understaffing and a lack of hospital beds. and the government has announced a plan today to try and fix it. the nhs will get more than 300,000 extra staff over the next few years with an extra £21; billion injected into the health services. the prime minister says it s the largest single expansion in training in the history of the nhs labour says the government has simply adopted its ideas. to discuss this plan more, i am joined by sirjulian hartley, the chief executive of nhs providers. thank you very much forjoining us and speaking to us. can we get a sense from you, how important do you feel this plan is for the nhs? i think it s incredibly important and it comes at a crucial time for the nhs, which is under enormous pressure. chief amongst those pressures is workforce. to have this plan published at this point, we celebrate the 75th anniversary of the nhs next week, and the nhs has