Hurt business . A new report says a reduction in Foreign Workers coming to the uk could lead to a workforce crisis. Ill speak to the author of that report. In sport, a Bizarre Davis Cup victory for Great Britain. Thats after canada are disqualified when one of their players accidently hits a ball straight into the eye of the umpire. And carols amongst the orchids at kew gardens. Good morning. From the 22nd annual orchid festival at kew gardens, an indian theme for the first time. Beautiful and warm inside but outside it is cold, frosty and a dry start, wet and windy conditions moving in from the west. More in 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. Nhs hospitals in england will have a legal duty to charge overseas patients who arent eligible Forfree Non Urgent care from april. The move follows criticism of the nhs for failing to recover money from foreign visitors after they have been treated. Emergency care will be provided immediately, and billed later. Nhs improvement, whic
Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. The number of patients on Hospital Wards has been at unsafe levels in nine out of ten nhs trusts in england this winter, according to figures obtained by the bbc. Some hospitals were operating at close to full capacity, putting increased pressure on the number of beds available. All week we are taking an in depth look at the state of the nhs in a series of special reports. Heres our Health Correspondent, jane dreaper. Its been a very difficult winter at Yeovil Hospital in somerset. Like many other hospitals in england, theyve had to battle Behind The Scenes here to find enough free beds in recent weeks. You can get periods, particularly over the winter period, when you are managing bed by bed, minute by minute, and teams are having to spend a lot of time and Energy Running around finding a bed for the next patient that needs it. And moving patients between beds isnt ideal, we dont like doing it unless we really have to, but sometimes you have to prioritise
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
Performing health trust. Imagine waking up every day and almost tossing a coin to go upstairs to see whether your own flesh and blood is still alive. On the 14th of november, sheila prestons son leo was found dead following a suspected accidental overdose. I met her on herfirst visit to his flat just four days later. This is leo. This is leo here. He was probably 12 years old there. And he was the most beautiful, kind, loving son. I was proud of him. And he should still be here in this flat today. I wanted to save him. Look at this. The 39 year old had been treated for Schizophrenia Look at that. Would you want to cook on that . Leo had been a patient of the norfolk and Suffolk Foundation trust, the only Mental Health trust to be placed in Special Measures in the history of the nhs. I begged. I begged the trust to help him, but they thought he was living well, he was, you know, managing. But i knew that he wasnt. I knew that he would just get iller and iller and iller. And he died. Whe