take a long hard look at ourselves. what we want, how we pay, what we smoke, what we drink, how we live, how we die. we are more likely to from comparable conditions than in other comparable countries and then there is the elephant in the ward, social care. the nhs is ours. let s hear from you. now for the news. health experts are warning that the nhs won t celebrate its 100th birthday without significant investment in beds, buildings and technology. three think tanks have made the claims as the service marks its 75th birthday. there ll be a special service to commemorate nhs workers at westminster abbey later. schools in england are facing further disruption, as teachers from the national education union strike over pay. they re walking out today and on friday. the government insists its latest pay offer is fair and reasonable. israel has carried out air strikes in the gaza strip, after rockets were fired overnight. the israeli army is withdrawing from jenin in the occupied
Time for the news from richard foster. a service involving 1500 health workers will be held at westminster abbey later, to mark the 75th anniversary of the nhs. but three leading think tanks have warned that the health service won t reach its centenary without significant investment in new beds and buildings. the water regulator says investors in thames water appear to be reluctant to make more funds available. ofwat s chief executive, david black, has been speaking to the bbc about the company s debt, which currently stands at around £14 billion. hundreds of ticket offices are expected to be closed at railway stations in england. operators want to press ahead with the plans, and a consultation will be announced later. unions oppose the idea. sexual harassment and violence are still a scourge in schools, according to a report by a group of mps. the women and equalities committee says sex education should be compulsory in sixth forms and colleges. now it s the sport withjohn bennett.
I’ili it the right investment and also the right ideas. people say reform when actually right ideas. people say reform when actually we right ideas. people say reform when actually we don t always know truly what that s going to do to the service george in dunstable, what do you have to say? i george in dunstable, what do you have to say? george in dunstable, what do you have to say? i agree with an earlier caller, in have to say? i agree with an earlier caller. in the have to say? i agree with an earlier caller, in the tie have to say? i agree with an earlier caller, in the tie completely - have to say? i agree with an earlier caller, in the tie completely and . caller, in the tie completely and utterly admired the clinical side and everything about the nhs. but having worked as a contractor for them for several years up and down them for several years up and down the country, i have witnessed the management side incapable or reluctant to make decisions, and then you end
Earlier. in 19118 the state of the nation s health was in worse state than occupied germany at the time. more than three quarters of the population over 19 had complete dentures and in the first few months of its existence the nhs was providing millions of teeth. our teeth have got better, have they? dental service is a big part of this. have our teeth got better, they look real. they look real. they are mostly real. dental they look real. they are mostly real. dental services they look real. they are mostly real. dental services is - they look real. they are mostly real. dental services is an - real. dental services is an interesting case and not my expert area~ interesting case and not my expert area but interesting case and not my expert area. but we have had good nhs dentistry area. but we have had good nhs dentistry in the past and now we have dentistry in the past and now we have a dentistry in the past and now we have a situation where the supply of nhs dentists is
Match. its 9.38. we are talking about the nhs at 75. will it make 100? some interesting calls. it s wednesday it s prime minister s questions from midday. the deputies will be standing in. from 10:00am i ll be joined by my panel of mps. this week it s the conservative mp for wimbledon, former health minister stephen hammond. the labour mp for nottingham north, alex norris, the shadow levelling up minister. and the snp mp for central ayrshire,