A show of support last night for the nhs. Now, more than ever, so highly valued. But a big part of its work, social care, needs urgent attention. Politicians on all sides agree. Now a challenge to the government to act. The head of the nhs in england says after two decades of debate, change must come quickly. Says after two decades of debate, change must come quicklyli says after two decades of debate, change must come quickly. I would hope that by the time we are sitting down this Time Next Year on the 73rd birthday of the nhs, we have, as a country, been able to decisively a nswer country, been able to decisively answer the question, how are we going to fund and provide high quality social care for my parents generation . In his first speech as Prime Minister, Boris Johnson generation . In his first speech as Prime Minister, borisjohnson made a big promise to reform how elderly ca re big promise to reform how elderly care is provided and funded. We will fix the crisis in social care
Virus. Turmoil in downing street as one of the closest advisers to the primers to quicks as head of communications in behind inviting. A nurse has appeared in court charged with murdering eight babies, and the attempted murder of ten babies at a hospital in chester. A major new study shows black people are twice as likely to catch coronavirus than white people. And also this hour, something to look forward to. A Long Bank Holiday weekend to mark the queens Platinum Jubilee in 2022. Good afternoon. The number of people waiting more than a year for hospital treatment in england has hit its highest level since 2008. Patients are meant to be seen within 18 weeks, but nearly 140,000 people are on the waiting list at the end of september and have been waiting for more than a year. Health Officials Say cutting the number of coronavirus cases is crucial in tackling this backlog. 0ur Health Correspondent has more details. Stephanie was diagnosed with a rare form of skin cancer injuly, after fin
Control and it is notjust the fact that people suffer financially and wont isolate themselves, it is that the central system is so slow at getting the information out to people that they need to isolate, but by the time it has got there the £22 billion or whatever we have spent on it has been wasted. It is gone, information is useless. And weve also seen Evidence Public Health england have withheld information from a local Public Health authorities. If we want when we come back in two months time to get it right we must decentralise the expenditure and get it into Public Health systems. What i was going to say before the right honourable gentleman spoke was there is not a way forward where people dont die in the situation, that is tragic and everybody in this house wa nts to tragic and everybody in this house wants to minimise the number of deaths but sometimes because though if we have the most restrictive measures, which will undoubtedly stop people contracting covid, that will be f
Tributes will also be laid at graves and memorials on behalf of those while liverpool have been relegated. Unable to attend this year. 20,000 troops who fought its saturday, june the 6th. Under british command, died during the campaign. Our top story protesters are being urged to stay away the duke of cambridge has from mass demonstrations against racism this weekend, over fears that they could increase revealed that he has been the spread of coronavirus. Research suggests the infection rate anonymously counselling people during lockdown. Prince william has been volunteering has risen in the north west and south west of england. At the Mental Health charity a number of events are planned shout, which offers across the uk following the death support via text message. Those contacting the service of george floyd would not know they are talking in the United States. Jon donnison has the latest. To a member of the royal family as all the charitys volunteers use a pseudonym. Those are the m