it s possible to say we ve got some wonderful fire fighters. we saw that during the summer when they dealt with the wildfires in our city because of the heat waves. there are serious problems in the fire brigade. the brigade s commissioner, andy roe, said he was deeply sorry for the harm that had been caused. it s the report of 2000 people in the london fire brigade who have told their story and therefore it cannot be ignored. it cannot be just put down to a few bad apples. we ve got to look at the systems and the leadership that have enabled, you know, those most terrible examples to happen and not be dealt with, i don t think, in the way they should have been. going forward, he said, it would be completely clear to staff what behaviour wasn t acceptable and what the consequences would be. helena wilkinson, bbc news. the uncle of a five year old boy who died on monday says he wants answers from the health secretary about his nephew s treatment. yusuf mahmud nazir died
but his bodyjust couldn t cope. the infection spread. yusuf developed pneumonia, and had four cardiac arrests and died. jade cousins saw a post about yusuf dying on facebook. she was also in rotherham hospital that night. my heart sank. obviously, i have got children myself. it was just more the fact that i knew how bad he were. we tried to get him that little bit more help and theyjust weren t having any of it and now sadly, he s passed away. the chief executive of the rotherham nhs foundation trust has sent his sincere condolences to yusuf s family. he says a thorough investigation has started, but insists they do have the staff to treat patients when needed. but zaheer says it s too late for his family.
got the facilities. nothing we can do . yusuf finally got a bed at sheffield children s hospital five days after first getting ill. they gave him antibiotics on a drip. he sat upright. he was colouring in in his colouring books. after the treatment, he was up, he was ready for home. but his bodyjust couldn t cope. the infection spread. yusuf developed pneumonia, and had four cardiac arrests and died. jade cousins saw a post about yusuf dying on facebook. she was also in rotherham hospital that night. my heart sank. obviously, i have got children myself. it was just more the fact that i knew how bad he were. we tried to get him that little bit more help and theyjust weren t having any of it and now sadly, he s passed away. the chief executive of the rotherham nhs foundation trust has sent his sincere condolences to yusuf s family. he says a thorough investigation has
immediate changes to training and disciplinary procedures. louisa pilbeam, bbc news. the uncle of a five year old boy who died on monday says he wants answers from the health secretary about his nephew s treatment. yusuf mahmud nazir died from pneumonia, but the family say he was sent away from rotherham general hospital because of a lack of beds. rotherham nhs foundation trust has offered its condolences to yusuf s family and have started an investigation into his care. jessica lane reports. just walking into the house and seeing his shoes, his uniform, his stuff. it s killing us, really. yusuf was taken to the doctor with a sore throat and was given antibiotics for tonsillitis, but he didn t get better. his family say he was struggling to breathe and swallow, so couldn t take the tablets he had been prescribed. two days later, his mum brought him here to rotherham hospital.
he had been prescribed. two days later, his mum brought him here to rotherham hospital. we were begging for their help. we said, please give him antibiotics, can you treat him? they said, no, we haven t got the beds, we haven t got the doctors, we haven t got the facilities. nothing we can do . yusuf finally got a bed at sheffield children s hospital five days after first getting ill. they gave him antibiotics on a drip. he sat upright. he was colouring in in his colouring books. after the treatment, he was up, he was ready for home. but his bodyjust couldn t cope. the infection spread. yusuf developed pneumonia, and had four cardiac arrests and died. jade cousins saw a post about yusuf dying on facebook. she was also in rotherham hospital that night. my heart sank. obviously, i have got children myself. it was just more the fact that i knew how bad he were.