Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Gps are being warned they could face funding cuts if they dont keep their surgeries open for longer. The Prime Minister says many people are going to hard pressed accident and Emergency Departments because they cant get gp appointments. Doctors say they are being made scapegoats and have accused the government of failing to address a deepening nhs funding crisis. Our Health Correspondent Robert Pigott reports. Hospitals have faced a Winter Crisis like none before. Unprecedented pressure in the new year led almost half to declare a major alert with doctors warning that Patient Safety was being compromised. Today, the government said that gp surgeries we re government said that gp surgeries were partly twofold at fault to provide access for patients in need forcing them into Emergency Departments. The government wants gp surgeries open from eight a. M. Until eight p. M. Surgeries open from eight a. M. Until eight p. M. Seven surgeries open from eight
Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Gps are being warned they could face funding cuts if they dont keep their surgeries open for longer. The Prime Minister says many people are going to hard pressed accident and Emergency Departments because they cant get gp appointments. Doctors say they are being made scapegoats and have accused the government of failing to address a deepening nhs funding crisis. Our Health Correspondent Robert Pigott reports. Hospitals have faced a Winter Crisis like none before. Unprecedented pressure in the new year led almost half to declare a major alert with doctors warning that Patient Safety was being compromised. Today, the government said that gp surgeries we re government said that gp surgeries were partly twofold at fault to provide access for patients in need forcing them into Emergency Departments. The government wants gp surgeries open from eight a. M. Until eight p. M. Surgeries open from eight a. M. Until eight p. M. Seven surgeries open from eight
Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Gps are being warned they could face funding cuts if they dont keep their surgeries open for longer. The Prime Minister says many people are going to hard pressed accident and Emergency Departments because they cant get gp appointments. Doctors say they are being made scapegoats and have accused the government of failing to address a deepening nhs funding crisis. Our Health Correspondent Robert Pigott reports. Hospitals have faced a Winter Crisis like none before. Unprecedented pressure in the new year led almost half to declare a major alert with doctors warning that Patient Safety was being compromised. Today, the government said that gp surgeries we re government said that gp surgeries were partly twofold at fault to provide access for patients in need forcing them into Emergency Departments. The government wants gp surgeries open from eight a. M. Until eight p. M. Surgeries open from eight a. M. Until eight p. M. Seven surgeries open from eight
Wholl meet ministers later. They say big shops selling non essential items are taking all of their christmas trade. Today we have some squally rain and gusty winds across the north and west of the uk. Some early fog in the south east and generally to day more cloud developing through the day. All the details in about ten minutes. Its wednesday november the 11th. Our top story. A plan to get students home from English Universities in time for christmas has been published by the government. The operation will involve mass coronavirus testing and a planned travel window in early december. Scotland and wales are expected to announce similar plans in the coming days. Dan johnson reports. A negative test result could be the passport students need for the journey home at christmas with a week set aside at the end of englands lockdown as a travel window to return to their families. Departures will be staggered by universities to manage the numbers moving each day. It should lift the question m
Are being encouraged to return to work today but can businesses ensure their safety . Ill talk to the boss of halfords. More exercise, and more sport. Golf, tennis, and fishing will all be allowed in england from wednesday, as long as social distancing rules are followed, but you only play with someone from your household. Indian weather, largely dry weekend for many. But we start on a cold note, with frost in many places. Coming up. Its monday 11 may. Our top story. The Prime Minister has outlined measures to start a very gradual easing of the lockdown in england. In a televised address he said the governments message will change from stay at home to stay alert. But the message wont change in scotland, wales and Northern Ireland. Borisjohnson also said anyone who cant work from home should return to work from today, but to avoid public transport if possible. From june 1, Primary Schools in england could see a partial reopening starting in reception, and years i and 6. There are no pla