the aim is to catch the disease early when it s most treatable. but that means that more than 2 million women have their breasts scanned for potential cancer every year. my entire role is clinical diagnostics within breast. you know, it takes up a great deal of my life, it is really important, and we are kind of fighting a big fight. bernadette works at the lincolnshire breast screening service, and she is part of a shrinking workforce. for years, the nhs has been unable to train or even recruit enough radiologists, and many services now face chronic staff shortages. this is further complicated by the fact that each mammogram needs to be read independently by at least two specialist clinicians. so we have two people reading a mammogram, because it is actually a really difficult process, 0k?
almost 1000 women die from breast cancer in the uk every month. the aim is to catch the disease early when it s most treatable. but that means that more than 2 million women have their breasts scanned for potential cancer every year. my entire role is clinical diagnostics within breast. you know, it takes up a great deal of my life, it is really important, and we are kind of fighting a big fight. bernadette works at the lincolnshire breast screening service, and she is part of a shrinking workforce. for years, the nhs has been unable to train or even recruit enough radiologists, and many services now face chronic staff shortages. this is further complicated by the fact that each mammogram needs to be read independently by at least two specialist clinicians.
people can t walk down the street with their kids. people who are responsible for making decisions, call them up, let them know. the reality is we have a shrinking workforce, i have a definitive amount of resources. that was the d.c. metropolitan police chief calling for action in the nation s capital amid a massive manhunt over this, dozens of people sent running for cover after a gunman opened fire on one of the city s busiest strips. two people were hurt and witnesses say they heard upwards of a dozen shots. this comes one week after a shooting outside of a a nats game in d.c., that left both players and fans scrambling for safety. the nation s capital has been experiencing a surge in violence recently with 105 homicides so far this year, putting d.c. on track to match last year s 16-year high. joining us right now are d.c. council member brooke pinto, and
officers. take a listen to the chief. speak of the reality is, we have a shrinking workforce. 200 some officers less this year than what i had last year. ted, what about that dilemma? mike, that is always very troubling within the police department. what you have is police officers leaving the washington, d.c., police department in droves. as a matter fact, between now and last year this time, they ve had 386 officers leave. 40% of those officers have actually resigned. morale is very low. they don t believe that the city council has the officers back. so that is creating a problem within the ranks of the metropolitan police department. mike: here is the view from the white house. d.c. is one of the five areas
capital, fox 5 our affiliate here in d.c. this report from june 25th. the d.c. council s committee on the judiciary and public safety voted unanimously thursday june 25th in favor of a budget that defunds the metropolitan police department by more than $15 million. a vote that comes after weeks of protests calling for police reform. the funds will instead be diverted to social programs in the city. still it wasn t enough for some groups who wanted to see a whole lot more come out of the budget for the police. the chief was asked about that. the mayor has supported me and what it is i am trying to do here. she has said ha chief. whatever overtime you need make sure you use whatever it is you need. i appreciate that from the mayor. here s the thing, that does not solve all problems. the reality is we have a shrinking workforce, 200 and some officers less this year than what i had last year. calls for defund the police helping you? i don t think that those calls are helping right no