The world cup from 32 to 48 teams. And the bafta nominations are out with the jazz musical la la land leading the way. Its 5 oclock. Our main story is that theres been a significant increase in the number of people with Mental Health problems asking to be seen at accident and Emergency Departments in englands hospitals. Figures from nhs digital, and analysed for the bbc, show that, in the year 2015 16, there were over 165,000 Psychiatric Attendances at A E Departments a rise of 47 over the past four years. Doctors describe the figures as the tip of the iceberg as not all Mental Health cases are evident in the figures. 0ur social affairs correspondent, alison holt, has the story and reports from birmingham. Its another day of unrelenting demand in the Emergency Department of Birminghams Queen Elizabeth hospital. Patients are lining up on trolleys in the corridor and The Waiting Room is packed. The Psychiatric Team based in the department is dealing with a number of people who have tried
Criticises the head of anti doping for undermining an investigation into anti doping revelations. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Theres been a steep increase in the number of people arriving at accident and Emergency Departments in england with Mental Health problems. The latest official figures analysed for the bbc show that last year there were over 165,000 Psychiatric Attendances at a e. Thats a rise of 47 per cent over the last four years. That includes a rise of 89 per cent in the number of children and young people under 18 attending a e. Emergency doctors describe the figures as the tip of the iceberg. 0ur social Affairs Correspondent alison holt reports from birmingham. Its another day of unrelenting demand in the Emergency Department of Birminghams Queen Elizabeth hospital. Is there any movement in terms of beds . Patients are lining up on trolleys in the corridor, and The Waiting Room is packed. Next customer, counter one, please. Shes taken an overdose of s
And we pay tribute to the journalist who first reported the outbreak of the second world war, who has died at the age of 105. Coming up in sportsday on bbc news weve had the first of the league cup semifinals, with wayne rooney given the chance to break the Manchester United all time scoring record. Good evening. There has been a significant increase in the number of people with Mental Health problems asking to be seen at accident and Emergency Departments in england. Figures from nhs digital, analysed for the bbc, show that in the year 2015 16, there were over 165,000 Psychiatric Attendances at a e departments, a rise of 47 over the past four years. And it includes a rise of 89 in the number of children and young people attending a e. Doctors say the reality is even worse than the figures suggest. 0ur social Affairs Correspondent alison holt has the story, and reports from birmingham. Its another day of unrelenting demand in the Emergency Department of Birminghams Queen Elizabeth hosp