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
have come to feel like call it vocational consolation prizes and we re simply not celebrating their contribution. that s why you have a skills gap right now at the same time you have unemployment. according to the department of labor, skilled labor like plumbers and steam fit ters, will see a 16% increase in the number of jobs available between now and 2018. skilled labor workers, a 29% bump. the problem, finding people skilled to fit the job and a number that will retire soon. this job bright mike way out to capitol hill where he testified about a skilled crisis. we need a pr campaign for skilled labor, like a big one. something that addresses the widening skills gap head on and rejoins the country with that part of the work force. while not glamorous, they are essential to keep the country
absolutely. i think we can safely say gone are the days we can go to college and study latin for the fun of it. we need to come out and still be able to pay our bills and student loans and things like that. this is a professor at the university of steinhart. you tell us college would not be a big deal if we were getting more for our money. that s right. i think one of the big problems facing american families is the fact that college tuition is going up quite a bit, almost every year at many colleges and universities, and it does raise the question of accessibility and what you get for the money. i think for many families, they re starting to make tough decisions about what kind of schools they ll send their children to, whether or not that public university that seemed less desirable before is now maybe a good bargain. yeah, you don t need to spend thousands of dollars because state schools can do that for you if you re motivated. l. zchl l.z, here s the question. ki