This is bbc news. the headlines nhs hospital staff covid related absences in england are up by more than 40% in the space of a week according to the latest figures. meanwhile the armed forces have sent personnel into hospitals across london and the north west to help with staff shortages. the australian government deny claims they re holding tennis star novak djokovic captive, after he failed to meet vaccine entry requirements: they say he can leave whenever he wants. dementia cases are expected to almost triple across the world by 2050. experts say it s down to ageing and growing populations. the president of kazakhstan addresses the nation after days of unrest saying protesters who don t give themselves up will be destroyed and thanks the russian president for sending troops. labour says the prime minister
The north west of england will need help from army personnel as well, but there are big variations across the country. the headline figures that we get are not representative as averages, they cannot be, of the best and the worst? absolutely not, we are seeing real chefs both in infections and in their consequences. london which led their consequences. london which led the omicron wave is starting to flatten. that is what the infections are saying. in the staff absence that we are seeing that pattern as well. in london in the week to the 2nd ofjanuary, staff absences well. in london in the week to the 2nd of january, staff absences from the nhs for people who are isolating or were sick due to covid, that was flat, but if you want to do north west and north east of yorkshire that number almost went up by about 75% in that week and we are seeing big rises in where the omicron wave is taking off and it s
Highlights the staffing crisis within the nhs. the prime minister has said that the nhs will cope. this is a clear indication that the nhs is not coping. this is too little, too late it certainly does not go far enough to support the nhs in all the ways it needs at the moment. it will help, but it won t solve the problem. nearly 2,000 military personnel have already been deployed across the uk. a further 7,000 are on standby. in scotland, 90 personnel are preparing to assist three health boards, as the nhs braces itself for yet another winter wave of admissions. katharine da costa, bbc news. let s speak now to the retired british army major general tim cross who previously commanded a brigade that included medical regiments, including running medical services. what difference do you believe military personnel can make to the
Temperatures on saturday 4 8. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. nhs hospital staff covid related absences in england are up by more than a0 percent in the space of a week according to the latest figures. meanwhile the armed forces have sent 200 personnel into hospitals across london to help with staff shortages. the president of kazakhstan addresses the nation after days of unrest saying protesters who don t give themselves up will be destroyed and thanks the russian president for sending troops. the australian government deny claims they re holding tennis star novak djokovic captive, after he failed to meet vaccine entry requirements: they say he can leave whenever he wants. novak djokovic is not being held captive in australia. he is free to leave at any time he chooses to do
It s led to the armed forces once again being called on for support over the next three weeks. a0 military medics will assist with patient care. 160 personnel will carry out tasks including checking in patients and basic checks. separately, 32 military co respondents will also be deployed to support south central ambulance service in the thames valley. this winter there is extraordinary pressure on our nhs. we are honoured, it is our duty to be a sticking plasterfor the nhs to help get through a time of extraordinary crisis. in normal times, the nhs doesn t need our help because there are incredible people who do extraordinary work in that organisation every single day. but right now they do need our help, and it s our great privilege to offer it. from distributing ppe and assisting paramedics, to bolstering teams at testing sites and vaccination centres the armed forces have been called upon throughout the pandemic. while this latest support s being welcomed, some say it