neot�*s is cambridgeshire's largest town. it used to be part of former prime ministerjohn major's huntingdon constituency. but, because the population around here has grown so much, a new seat was carved out. as well as the town, it also takes in a swathe of villages and new towns, stretching as far as the fringes of cambridge city. population growth, new housing and infrastructure is a big issue round here. thousands of new homes have been built recently. thousands more are planned. and, along with growth come growing pains. at the other end of the constituency is northstowe. where people living in new houses have voiced concerns about a lack of facilities. no shops, cafes or a gp surgery. another new town cambourne has also suffered. and i'm told new estates here in st neots which are welcome for those looking for housing, have put pressure on public services. soothing those growing pains could be big task for this seat�*s first mp.
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we have got 250,000 patients per one gp so demand is huge. giving a telephone line is ok but who is going to man those telephone lines, where are the receptionist? receptionists are leaving because of high frustrations and the abuse that some of our front of house colleagues face. i'm hearing some horror stories over the whole of the uk, some colleagues are sharing their stories, theyjust don't want to stay on the job. that is where fundamentally we also need to be looking at other things other than just technology because we are really tired in general practice. it's a tricky moment. perhaps if you have been on hold waiting to speak to receptionist at your gp surgery, desperate to make an appointment for yourself orfor a loved one, what is yourself orfor a loved one, what is your advice to people who are in that situation, may be getting quite stressed about it, talking to a receptionist on the other end who is also very stressed, what is your guidance to us?— also very stressed, what is your guidance to us? firstly, i would say that there are _ guidance to us? firstly, i would say that there are other _
these are not private health figures, these are diabetes uk figures, these are diabetes uk figures and we diagnoses of all types of diabetes and extrapolation of another 850,000 people that we believe are living with type two diabetes and as of yet undiagnosed. that takes us ahead of 5 million behind that number, we have 2.4 million people living at high risk of type two diabetes and so, these are very alarming figures and a few deep down into them, further alarming statistics diagnoses of type two diabetes and the under 40s is now the fastest growing parts of the overall figure and that is because previously we have seen the rate rising and people below the age of 14. ll} rate rising and people below the age of 14. :: ~ 2, rate rising and people below the age of 14. :: ~ ., , rate rising and people below the age of14, :: ., , , rate rising and people below the age of14. :: ., , , ., of14. 20 think so many people are undiagnosed? for— of 14. 20 think so many people are undiagnosed? for various - of 14. 20 think so many people are undiagnosed? for various reasons| of 14. 20 think so many people are i undiagnosed? for various reasons and we saw slow — undiagnosed? for various reasons and we saw slow down _ undiagnosed? for various reasons and we saw slow down during _ undiagnosed? for various reasons and we saw slow down during the - undiagnosed? for various reasons and | we saw slow down during the pandemic you can probably attribute that to people not going to go to gp surgery
will have, becausejunior cannot underestimate the impact this will have, because junior doctors work across the nhs. we do have trainee gps who are considered junior doctors. junior doctors are anybody who does not at consultant level or senior gp level, so that could be for up to ten years, so in fact gp practices are going to be impacted if a trainee doctor is a member of the bma and has said they're going to strike, supplements will be impacted in terms of access to the appointment you might have at the gp surgery. i completely support myjunior doctors were striking, because it is something i think has been going on for a very long time, and it is impacting mental well—being, morale, burn—out, and junior doctors are leaving the health care system because they are the bloodline of the nhs and are functioning. so if somebody wakes up this morning and wants to make an appointment at the gp surgery, there
several roads and in aberdeen, scaffolding was blown from these high—rise flats. storm otto has passed but it did cause some significant disruption. the gp surgery is closed, the pharmacy here is closed and all the shops remain shut because there is just no power. storm otto was not on the same scale as the storm a year ago, but it will take some time for all the power to be restored and the damage to be fixed. this is ellon academy in aberdeenshire, one of the many schools that were closed today. now the weather is quite calm and as heirs of 4.30, we were told 27,000 customers had their electricity restored. 16,000 customers have still, they are still waiting to have their electricity reconnected
your research into that. yes, we have been _ your research into that. yes, we have been seeing _ your research into that. yes, we have been seeing a _ your research into that. yes, we have been seeing a huge - your research into that. yes, we have been seeing a huge rise i your research into that. yes, we have been seeing a huge rise in| have been seeing a huge rise in people coming to citizens advice for help because they cannot afford to top—up their prepayment macro too, we have seen a 200% increase over the last year. —— prepayment meter. when we dug into those cases a bit more, we found a significant number of those people are people classed as being in vulnerable circumstances, so disabled people, people with really young children, people with really young children, people with really young children, people with households with elderly people with households with elderly people in the home as well. and under the rules, under the regulated rules, those people come households in those circumstances should not be switched onto prepayment meters because it is often not safe for them to be on, it is not safe for them to be on, it is not safe for them to be on, it is not safe for them to manage those meters and keep them to manage those meters and keep them topped up. and we do see really heartbreaking stories behind those statistics. one that really sticks with me is a single mother with a really young baby who was cut off and ended up having to prepare formula milk for her child at the gp