forthe bridlington home from the day centre. 78—year—old will providing all their care on her own. natalie has cerebral palsy, and andrew has a genetic brain condition that means he has uncontrolled seizures. he needs total care, somebody with him all the time. you can predict signs, but not always, because sometimes theyjust happen out of the blue, no warning. natalie gets some council funded support, but andrew's needs are so high he's eligible for nhs continuing healthcare, which funds support outside hospitals. as with many of the families who've contacted us, margaret says getting enough nhs help is a constant battle. i feel there's no understanding of circumstances, no understanding whatsoever, there's no empathy. the support provided also varies hugely depending on where you live. they used to live in dorset where andrew got 24/7 care. for two months after they moved to north yorkshire they got no help at all. his needs hadn't changed. i was having to care for both of them full time. everything? everything, 24/7 care. i w

i live in bridlington , which, as you bridlington, which, as you probably know, is part of the east ridingkshire and shortly we are to be combined with hull to become a new devolved area. now in previous developments , if that's the developments, if that's the correct word, there have been provision and proposals with regard to spending on culture and the arts . as far as we're and the arts. as far as we're aware , for our devolution in aware, for our devolution in hull and east riding of yorkshire , there is no proposal yorkshire, there is no proposal for spending on culture and the arts . why is that right? arts. why is that right? >> well, it sounds like a great shame and losing out on your talent, john. right so look, i don't know is the simple answer. so i will go away and take a look at that. i'll say two quick broad points. um one is you have the most wonderful priory, don't you, or church or you, the priory or church or cathedral? i've done any questions there? years and questions from there? years and years really lovely. years ago it was really lovely. um, lucky you for living um

they've just returned to their bridlington home from the day centre....and for the next six hours the 78—year—old will be providing all their care on her own. you've not bee well, today, have you, my love? natalie has cerebral palsy, and andrew has a genetic brain condition that means he has uncontrolled seizures. he needs total care, somebody with him all the time. you can predict signs, but not always, because sometimes theyjust happen out of the blue — no warning. natalie gets some council funded support, but andrew's needs are so high he's eligible for nhs continuing healthcare, which funds support outside hospitals. as with many of the families who've contacted us, margaret says getting enough nhs help is a constant battle. i feel there's no understanding of circumstances, no understanding whatsoever — there's no empathy. the support provided also varies hugely depending on where you live. they used to live in dorset, where andrew got 24/7 care. for two months after they moved to north yorkshire, they got no help at all. his needs hadn't changed. i

. >> everything from, as you were saying, the nhs to funding of the arts in bridlington.to tax cuts , whereas people really cuts, whereas people really wanted more spending on absolutely everything from the nhs to social care . nhs to social care. >> and there was one wonderful question from a lady up the dale in middleton in teesdale about rwanda, and that it wasn't going to work. you, after that, to work. and you, after that, you wonder when everybody from , you wonder when everybody from, uh, reform to the, the left is saying this policy isn't going to work, so is he really going to work, so is he really going to push through all the time? the energy , the money, the the energy, the money, the political capital that's going to be expended getting that through when people really are crying for a solution to the crying out for a solution to the nhs problem , for example , chris nhs problem, for example, chris lloyd, in your three decades at the northern echo, were you surprised the of surprised by the range of questions? surprised by the range of queweyns? get a one view

they've just returned to their bridlington home from the day centre. see you tomorrow!because sometimes theyjust happen out of the blue, no warning. natalie gets some council funded support, but andrew's needs are so high he's eligible for nhs continuing healthcare, which funds support outside hospitals. as with many of the families who've contacted us, margaret says getting enough nhs help is a constant battle. i feel there's no understanding of circumstances, no understanding whatsoever, there's no empathy. the support provided also varies hugely depending on where you live. they used to live in dorset where andrew got 24/7 care. for two months after they moved to north yorkshire they got no help at all. his needs hadn't changed. i was having to care for both of them full time. everything? everything, 24/7 care. i would just fall asleep in a chair whenever i sat down and they'd be... i'd wake up and they'd be sitting here waiting for dinner. more than 100 families have been in touch with us, and several things really stand out from what they say. there is huge variati