by dangerous delays. crews are enduring long waits outside accident and emergency departments in england, because hospitals are struggling to deal with overcrowded wards. nhs england says it has recruited more staff and increased bed capacity, but acknowledged the system was under considerable strain. sharon barbour reports. it s been a long night for margaret. there were ambulances backed up outside. two hours in an ambulance. finally able to get off the ambulance and into a&e, margaret then faced a long wait. she told us she s been here for 14 hours. margaret s 73, and has had no sleep. what was it like last night when you came in to a&e? there were ambulances parked out there. there s ambulances parked out there today. there s no beds. you know, and there s people on trolleys in the corridors. waits in a&e here have been as long as 30 hours, with hospital bosses now warning of even worse to come, as they cope with a sharp rise this week and patients arriving. in the foot
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waits in a&e here have been as long as 30 hours. the hospital trust reporting a near 70% increase in patients coming in. in the foothills of the lake district, cumberland infirmary is the largest accident and emergency hospital in cumbria but it s not big enough. it s already at capacity. there are no more beds. health bosses are working day and night to try and discharge patients. currently i don t have beds free in hospital and we have patients waiting and that is a concern for us and for patients. we have ambulance weights and so we are doing work to look at how we can maximise the space. how s it going today? it s busy. no beds and not enough doctors, with the hospital increasingly reliant on locums, and operation already been postponed. 19 in the last week. plan come from a few miles away, a team working on a solution. they are working round the clock to try and stop patients going into hospital in the first place and they are trying to get them out. we try and refer any
Most routine and elective services will be cancelled, but full emergency cover will remain in place. the action is due to end saturday morning. a man who s father in law was left on a trolley and put into another patient s bed after being admitted to basildon hospital has called for systemic change. jim rourke said his 85 year old father in law had gone to basildon hospital s emergency department with stomach pain. a spokesperson said the site was particularly pressured at the time, following four days of industrial action byjunior doctors. it s five days until the expansion of ulez to all london boroughs. many elderly people have said they don t have the technology to check if their old car is compliant or how to claim for scrappage. tfl says anyone who can t access their website should call them. thousands of teenagers across the capital are getting their gcse results today but a new report has said the underperformance of boys is a national concern.
# why don t you? it s 50 years since the children s programme why don t you first aired, and we ll be taking a trip down memory lane and speak to one of the now famous names who produced the show. is that making a comeback? i don t think it is. no. but it was great fun. 0ne think it is. no. but it was great fun. one of the cooler programmes to watch. time for the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london, i m angie george. consultant doctors across london begin their second set of strikes today in their dispute over pay. most routine and elective services will be cancelled but full emergency cover will remain in place. the action is due to end saturday morning. a man whose father in law was left on a trolley and put into another patient s bed after being admitted to basildon hospital has called for systemic change.