The Health Secretary jeremy hunt has indicated that a key nhs performance target could be scrapped. He told mps that the guarantee that all hospital a e patients be seen within four hours might only apply in future to those in need of urgent care and not to those with minor problems. Mr hunt said there needed to be an honest discussion with the public about the purpose of a e departments. Our Health Editor hugh pym has the latest. Whatever the intense pressure on the nhs theres a commitment for hospitals to assess or treat almost all patients within four hours of arriving at a e. But at a time when the service in england is creaking under the strain thats been thrown into doubt. Secretary jeremy hunt. The Health Secretaryjeremy hunt surprised mps by claiming that people going to a e without good reason were undermining the target. It is clear we need to have an honest discussion with the public about the purpose above stomach with the public about the purpose of a e departments. There
The Health Secretary jeremy hunt has indicated that a key nhs performance target could be scrapped. He told mps that the guarantee that all hospital a e patients be seen within four hours might only apply in future to those in need of urgent care and not to those with minor problems. Mr hunt said there needed to be an honest discussion with the public about the purpose of a e departments. Our Health Editor hugh pym has the latest. Whatever the intense pressure on the nhs theres a commitment for hospitals to assess or treat almost all patients within four hours of arriving at a e. But at a time when the service in england is creaking under the strain thats been thrown into doubt. Secretary jeremy hunt. The Health Secretaryjeremy hunt surprised mps by claiming that people going to a e without good reason were undermining the target. It is clear we need to have an honest discussion with the public about the purpose above stomach with the public about the purpose of a e departments. There
And coming up in Sportsday On Bbc News the best manager in the world Claudio Ranieri is honoured by fifa for taking leicester to the Premier League title. Good evening. An honest discussion is needed about the way people use accident and Emergency Departments in englands hospitals. Thats the message from jeremy hunt the Health Secretary as hospitals Report Unprecendented demand during the winter months. Hes also suggested that patients with less Serious Problems might no longer be covered by a commitment to be seen within four hours. But he has denied suggestions from the red cross that the nhs is facing a humanitarian crisis. Our Health Editor hugh pym has the latest. Whatever the intense pressure on the nhs theres a commitment for hospitals to assess or treat almost all patients within four hours of arriving at a e. But at a time when the service in england is creaking under the strain thats been thrown into doubt. Secretary jeremy hunt. The Health Secretary jeremy into doubt. Secret
The Health Secretary jeremy hunt has indicated that a key nhs performance target could be scrapped. He told mps that the guarantee that all hospital a e patients be seen within four hours might only apply in future to those in need of urgent care and not to those with minor problems. Mr hunt said there needed to be an honest discussion with the public about the purpose of a e departments. Our Health Editor hugh pym has the latest. Whatever the intense pressure on the nhs theres a commitment for hospitals to assess or treat almost all patients within four hours of arriving at a e. But at a time when the service in england is creaking under the strain thats been thrown into doubt. Secretary jeremy hunt. The Health Secretaryjeremy hunt surprised mps by claiming that people going to a e without good reason were undermining the target. It is clear we need to have an honest discussion with the public about the purpose above stomach with the public about the purpose of a e departments. There
Up next our documentary series doc film looks at how Global Warming may be opening up the arctic and reviving old rivalries omarion evanston ill be back with more news at the top of the hour hope you join us then. Language courses. Any time. W. B. The arctic is often described as a vast expanse of eternal ice but in some parts of the region thats no longer the case. This is alice muir island in the canadian arctic. This strip of coastline was once covered with ice but the nearby glaciers are melting so we can see more and more of the land that lies beneath them. Some researchers predict starting in 2050 the arctic will be ice free in summer so what will happen to the region is all that ice melts. Almost for me to rise should she look. The arctic helps to determine the climate for a much wider area including parts of the us due to Climate Change due to the ice receiving. The wall maps in retreat to the arctic in the center. That will cause massive changes here and in other parts of the