materially, that didn t happen. nobody came to me and said, you know, if that said agreed to restart work on independence, that would mean something much more than that it does. there was not a process of consideration of that then saw somebody come to me with a proposal to restart work on independence. i m sorry, i am genuinely sorry if it sounds like i m dancing on the head of a pin, i sounds like i m dancing on the head ofa pin, i don t sounds like i m dancing on the head of a pin, i don t mean to. but the key point here is that we did not restart work on independence at that point, oranywhere restart work on independence at that point, or anywhere near that point. if it were to be decided on the basis if it were to be decided on the basis of if it were to be decided on the basis of the evidence before this inquiry basis of the evidence before this inquiry that there was a politicisation of the pandemic, and that you politicisation of the pandemic, and that you had u
And coming up in the sport on bbc news fighting for their futures. Five sports begin their appeals against the withdrawal of funding by uk sport. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. The number of patients on Hospital Wards has been at levels deemed to be unsafe in nine out of ten nhs trusts in england this winter, thats according to the bbcs analysis of nhs figures. The pressure on beds has meant many patients have been at a higher risk of infection and delays in getting treated. Up to date figures arent available for the rest of the uk. Nhs england says the main problem is finding Alternative Care for patients who were medically well but frail. Our Correspondentjohn Maguire has been to a hospital in somerset to see just how much pressure the nhs is under. Ask staff here how the winter is going, and they use words such as busy, challenging, demanding. Drjohn tipping shows me how they track exactly whats happening here in the emergency department. It allows us to see what
potential blockage in the system. there have been improvements with ambulance handovers which is impressive considering the staff sickness as we are seeing but delays are continuing and a concern and thatis are continuing and a concern and that is a risk for patients.- that is a risk for patients. those number of that is a risk for patients. those number of staff that is a risk for patients. those number of staff absences - that is a risk for patients. those number of staff absences are i that is a risk for patients. those l number of staff absences are not just a number of patients in beds thatis just a number of patients in beds that is the only indicator of how much pressure the nhs is under. absolutely, the message is that we need to look as the nhs as a whole. this isn tjust about covid patients or the number of covid patients coming through the door, this about non care. covid air take up a small proportion that the nhs provides and the talking with the accelerator booster pr
do some that has a long term impact. we can do some interim things, like look at the fact do some interim things, like look at the fact that the threshold for admitting adults with learning disabilities and adults with autism to institutions is too low. in fact, ben is to institutions is too low. in fact, ben is a to institutions is too low. in fact, ben is a case in point. he didn t have ben is a case in point. he didn t have a ben is a case in point. he didn t have a mental health problem, and yet he have a mental health problem, and yet he was have a mental health problem, and yet he was admitted to this hospital because yet he was admitted to this hospital because he was distressed. the existence because he was distressed. the existence of these places make it to possible existence of these places make it to possible to existence of these places make it to possible to use them as default places possible to use them as default places. so we would have to do,
essential community support. finally, on health and care i can confirm we will introduce in this parliamentary year a national care service bill. this will provide for the establishment of the new service which we intend to be operational by the end of the parliament and implement what is arguably the most significant public service reform since the creation of the nhs. alongside reform will also be investment, i can confront real increase in funding for social care by at least 800 we will increase funding for social care and also remove charges for non care and introduced a law giving nominated relatives or friends at the same access rights to care homes as staff. i know the establishment of the national care service will sparked much debate and it is vital we get the detail of it right. done well as we intend a national care service will be one of the biggest