The latest performance figures for accident and emergency units in england, suggest thatjanuary was one of the worst months since records began. More than a thousand patients waited for more than 12 hours on trolleys before being admitted to wards, and the four hour waiting target was missed for the 30th month in a row. Our Health Editor hugh pym has the latest. The nhs flat out with staff working at a frantic pace just to Keep Services running. The system under severe strain and patients are feeling it. This mobile team is trying to help reduce pressure on local hospitals. 0k, next, we will go right on to Cambridge Heath road. Here, a senior a e consultant is out on the road with a paramedic, literally taking hospital standard care to patients at home. So they dont need to go to hospital. Its a partnership between london air ambulance, London Ambulance service, and barts health. They see an elderly man with dementia who has been in and out of hospital. And ensure that hes safe to be l
Premieres in london tonight with an all black cast playing the superheroes. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. New figures have revealed january to be one of the toughest months everfor a e departments in england. And hospital only a es recorded their worst ever figures since records began. Trolley waits continue to be a big problem, with a thousand patients waiting more than 12 hours to be cared for by any medical staff at all. The four hour wait target for patients was missed for the 30th month in a row but with over 85 of patients seen within that time it was slightly better than december. The target is 95 . That target was missed despite nonessential treatments being cancelled to relieve the pressure. Our Health Editor hugh pym reports. The nhs flat out with staff working at a frantic pace just to Keep Services running, that is the picture which emerges from the figures forjanuary in england, a service overstretched and under intense strain. This nurse in leeds says that even th
Wont be able to operate in the uk, if they dont have free access to european markets. The stark evidence of plastic pollution this time in the arctic sea. We report on the latest findings. Ive collected this waste in just a few seconds. Some of the fragments may come from norway some clearly dont, like this elaborate bottle for instance, or this butter tub from spain. And, why the latest superhero film is seen as notjust an adventure, but a major cultural statement. Coming up in a sportsday later in the hour on bbc news, a blow for the british team on the eve of the Winter Olympics. Snowboarder Katie Ormerod is out after breaking her heel good evening. The latest performance figures for accident and emergency units in england indicate that the pressure on the nhs has continued into january, which turned out to be one of the worst months since records began. Many people suffered long waits on trolleys, before being admitted to wards 1,000 patients waited longer than 12 hours. The four h
And australian actress rebel wilson is awarded more than £2. 5 million in damages after winning a Defamation Case against a celebrity magazine. Good morning. Its wednesday 13th september. Im annita mcveigh. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Londons fire commissioner has said that the Grenfell Tower fire must be a turning point in fire regulation calling for sprinklers in all High Rise Council flats. A bbc breakfast investigation which focused on half the uks council and Housing Association owned tower blocks found thatjust 2 have full Sprinkler Systems. Tomorrow a Public Inquiry into what happened at grenfell begins. It will look at how the fire started, why it spread so quickly and the actions of public authorities before and after the fire. Graham satchell reports. The fire at the cell tower raised fundamental questions about the maintenance of council run tower blocks and what is needed to make them serve. Safe. In a foia request we found that only 2 of council one tower blocks have Sp
Mr. Speaker, im sure the members across the house and those affected by Hurricane Irma and i would like to to the hospital. Board secretary has traveled here to the territories to see the recovery work firsthand and assess what is needed. As i told the house last week, we had a navy ship predispositions in the region and humanitarian experts on the ground coordinating uk response. We met regularly to create the governments response bringing together military, aid and effort and announcing 25 millioe recovery effort further to the 32 Million Pounds of assistance announced last week. The amount paid over 1000 military personnel to the region with an additional 200 to arrive in the next few days along with those already there. I am sure that members across the house would like to join me in paying tribute to the hard work of the many people, military and slaves, who are doing an incredible job in a different circumstance. Mr. Speaker, i have meetings with ministerial colleagues in additio