Live Breaking News & Updates on Pop Art To Landscape
Stay updated with breaking news from Pop art to landscape. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
and coming up in the sport on bbc news: fighting for their futures. five sports begin their appeals against the withdrawal of funding by uk sport. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the number of patients on hospital wards has been at levels deemed to be unsafe in nine out of ten nhs trusts in england this winter, that s according to the bbc‘s analysis of nhs figures. the pressure on beds has meant many patients have been at a higher risk of infection and delays in getting treated. up to date figures aren t available for the rest of the uk. nhs england says the main problem is finding alternative care for patients who were medically well but frail. our correspondentjohn maguire has been to a hospital in somerset to see just how much pressure the nhs is under. ask staff here how the winter is going, and they use words such as busy, challenging, demanding. drjohn tipping shows me how they track exactly what s happening here in the emergency department. i ....
later on this week. before we reach that point, a wet and windy spell moving in off the atlantic. a cold and frosty start with the eastern areas holding onto drier and brighter weather for most of the day. wet and windy weather moving in through the course of the afternoon. it bit of wintry mess over high ground, because the air is really cold. as you could imagine after the morning frost. wet in the south west of england and over wales as the afternoon wears on. in the east, the clouds are. northern ireland turning wet and windy as the weather front moves in. just moving into western scotland. turning wintry over the high ground. eastern scotland, apart from a few showers, staying dry until after dark. an atrocious evening commute across much of the north and west, certainly for northern ireland, western scotland and northern in wood, heavy, driving rain, standing water on the roads with gusts of 60 mph. rain turning to snow over high ground of scotland and pennine rou ....
the queen should become the first british monarchy to celebrate 65 yea rs british monarchy to celebrate 65 years on the throne. as she becomes the first. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the number of patients on hospital wards has been at levels deemed to be unsafe in nine out of ten nhs trusts in england this winter that s according to the bbc‘s analysis of nhs figures. the pressure on beds has meant many patients have been at a higher risk of infection and delays in getting treated. up to date figures aren t available for the rest of the uk. nhs england says the main problem is finding alternative care for patients who were medically well but frail. our correspondent, jane dreaper, has been to a hospital in somerset to see just how much pressure the nhs is under. it s been a very difficult winter at yeovil hospital in somerset. like many other hospitals in england, they ve had to battle behind the scenes here to find enough free beds in recent weeks. yo ....
in the presidential race, despite controversy about employing family members. after a record 59 test matches as england captain, alistair cook steps down, but says he will carry on as an england player. and a royal salute in central london, to mark 65 years of the queen s reign. it s five o clock. our main story is that research by bbc news has found that the number of patients on hospital wards in england has been at levels considered unsafe in nine out of ten nhs trusts this winter. the pressure on beds has meant that many patients have been at a higher risk of infection or have experienced delays in treatment. nhs providers, which represents hospitals, said that what it called the extraordinary pressure on beds was no way to run a safe and effective health care system . similar bed occupancy data is not available for scotland, wales and northern ireland this winter. our health correspondent jane dreaper has more details. it has been a very difficult winter at yeov ....
bed occupancy rates. here in nottingham, bed occupancy rates through the winter at 95%, when the target is 85, that is not a figure plucked out of thin air, there is evidence behind that as the optimum, why is that so important to try and achieve? we are one of the largest a&e the departments in the uk and we see lots of patients each day so if a patient comes in it is helpful if you have got a lower bed occupancy so you can take that patient immediately to a bed. when you have an occupancy rate of 95%, sometimes patients are waiting for beds and what we do on a daily basis is look at the figures, escalate if we need to. so we might open some additional beds to meet the demand we might explore some of the discharges with our community partners. you have to have the beds in the right place, don t you? absolutely. we have to have the beds in the right place to get the best clinical care. if you are elderly and frail, you need to go to a ward which is designed around looki ....