british medical _ make of it? so, this is a plea from the british medical association - make of it? the british medical association as| the british medical association as well as other scientists to follow data, not dates, and the suggestion here is that now that we are starting to see an uptick in covid cases can all be average remains extremely low, but the government might want to consider pushing back its so—called freedom day, the 21st ofjune, when, in theory, the floodgates open and we are able to more or less go back to normal. now, there are still outstanding questions around the 21st ofjune from a memory that a lot of the difficult decisions, especially around social distancing and returning to work remain outside of the review in separate discussions. i think the key here, what viewers should be watching out for is what data the minister is the officials are deciding to follow, because if you were to be looking at covid cases, it's very likely that we will see an increase as we return more freedoms, but if we are following hospitalisations and deaths, and if those numbers d

let's speak now to dr chaand nagpaul, chairman of the british medical association. relaxing of restrictions be postponed?— of the relaxing of restrictions be --ostoned? ~ , postponed? the prime minister said from the outset _ postponed? the prime minister said from the outset we _ postponed? the prime minister said from the outset we needed - postponed? the prime minister said from the outset we needed to - postponed? the prime minister said from the outset we needed to be . from the outset we needed to be guided by data and not dates, and while we have come a long way and it's fantastic to the vaccination programme be so successful, at this moment in time, we do need to be concerned about a certificate increase in numbers of new cases. today, we have actually now seen about a 45% increase in number of deaths in the last seven days and also a 23% increase across hospitalisations. the data at the moment is not looking promising and that's because of course of the new variant. and when you look at the conditions for coming out, the road map conditions, one of those cr

college of nursing demanding a 12 and a half percent hike meanwhile a new survey by the british medical association shows thousands of doctors in the n.h.s. work under enormous pressure amid the pandemic more than half of work extra hours a quarter not being paid for overtime a 3rd of medics said that they'd skip the breaks and we bet it again says authorities should reward those on the front line. that the government will take the profession seriously and look at ways in which they can create better budgets in order to pay nurses there were no no's once to take industrial action you know we are we make a very professional however we don't really want scenarios where nurses are very interested in living off of food banks you know some nurses and having to apply to charities to afford a rent true example they can leave the concert lives influencing the government need to take in the issue more seriously. bombshell leak has alleged the wall disney company has been pushing extensive critical race theory training on a some ploy it's the program is designed to tackle any form of intolerance but it turns

the british medical association has voiced concern about a further easing of coronavirus restrictionsscientific advisers have warned that the indian variant is more contagious than previous strains and could trigger the biggest wave of infections so far. here's our health correspondent, katherine da costa. out on the streets of bolton in greater manchester, this rapid response team's going door to door, handing out test kits as authorities here and in other hot spots race to contain the more contagious indian variant. we're asking people to please do take a test if you do not have any symptoms so that we can identify anybody who may be positive and then support them for the isolation period. excuse me, keep walking. with extra doses made available, this vaccination site in the town's ramped up to 4,000 shots a day. scientists think the vaccines will still protect against serious illness from this variant, but it's not clear how well they'll stop transmission. so the advice now is to shorten the gap between doses for the over—50s and the most vulnerable to boost their short—term immuni

the uk doctors' union, the british medical association, has voiced concern that the easing of coronavirusday, while the indian variant is spreading rapidly and many people are still waiting for a vaccine. ministers insist they're acting "coolly and calmly," and there's no evidence that the new strain poses a greater risk to health. however, their scientific advisers have warned that the indian variant is more contagious than previous types and, after monday's unlocking, could trigger the biggest wave of infections so far. 0ur health correspondent katharine da costa reports. out on the streets of bolton in greater manchester, this rapid response team is going door—to—door, handing out test kits as authorities here and in other hotspots race to contain the more contagious indian variant. we're asking people to please take a test if you don't have any symptoms so we can identify people who may be positive and then support them through the isolation period. excuse me, keep walking. this vaccination site in the town has wrapped up to 4000 shots a day. while vaccines are expected to protect aga

let's talk to richard jarvis, who co—chairs the british medical association's public health medicineasing of lockdown in england next week should go ahead given this indian variant? the england next week should go ahead given this indian variant?— given this indian variant? the bma is advisin: given this indian variant? the bma is advising caution _ given this indian variant? the bma is advising caution to _ given this indian variant? the bma is advising caution to the _ is advising caution to the government and members of the public. there are a couple of reasons for this, one is the indian variant, the second is related to the large numbers of people in the general population that have yet to be vaccinated. thinking a little bit about the indian variant, there is good evidence to suggest now that it transmits more easily than the variant that has been dominant in the uk for a few months. the evidence on the severity of illness, we are looking very carefully at that, but that appears to be a similar sort of illness to the other variants. whether at the indian variants. whether at th

warnings from a number of senior— reports on warnings from a number of senior medics, the british medical associationg the point thatjust because the rules— the point thatjust because the rules are — the point thatjust because the rules are being relaxed doesn't mean that we _ rules are being relaxed doesn't mean that we should be doing all of the things— that we should be doing all of the things we — that we should be doing all of the things we are allowed to. so they make _ things we are allowed to. so they make the — things we are allowed to. so they make the point that's, you know, even _ make the point that's, you know, even though the pubs are reopening indoors. _ even though the pubs are reopening indoors. we — even though the pubs are reopening indoors, we should still be staying outside _ indoors, we should still be staying outside it— indoors, we should still be staying outside if possible, and he said, you know. — outside if possible, and he said, you know, he himself would probably not be _ you know, he himself would probably not be going inside a pub, he would be sticking — not be going

college of nursing is demanding a 12 and a half percent hike meanwhile a new survey by the british medical association shows thousands of doctors in the n.h.s. have been working under enormous pressure amid the pandemic more than half of them worked extra hours a quarter weren't paid for any overtime a 3rd of medics say they skipped breaks and bennett again says the authority should reward those on the front line. no government will take the profession seriously and the ways in which they can create better. play yes it's a worse you know no one has to take industrial action you know we are really experiencing session how well we don't really want scenarios where nasa is are going to say living off of. you know some nurses having applied to charities for a great truth. concert lives. ok let's go back to our breaking news story coming out of russia this hour the latest information we have now at least 11 people including children have been killed 32 others injured in a mass shooting at a school in because. ok let's go more on this story now from our correspondent daniel hawkins who joins me. this story

meanwhile, the doctors' union, the british medical association, has voiced concern that the easing ofpread rapidly, while many wait for a vaccine. our political correspondent chris mason says government scientists first revealed their doubts in a series of documents released last night. they were looking at the available data that they have now, which they acknowledge is limited, to try and work out how transmissible, how easy it is spread, this new indian variant. and the early evidence — and it is only early evidence — suggests it is only 40—50% more transmissible than the kent variant, that's been the dominant variant — which, by the way, was put in much more quickly than the previous incarnation of the virus. now what the scientists say is if the data in the next couple of weeks maintains that transmissibility — in other words, it's continuing to spread much more quickly than the kent variant — then they fear the unlocking that's happening in england on monday could mean, if nothing else is done, that the hospitalisation rate could be round and about, or even greater than what we

dr richard jarvis co—chairs the british medical association's public health medicine committee.ere are a couple of reasons for this, one is the indian variant and the second is related to the large numbers of people in the general population that have yet to be vaccinated. so thinking a little bit about the indian variant, there is good evidence to suggest now that it transmits more easily than the variant that has been dominant in the uk for a few months. the evidence on severity of illness, we are looking very carefully at that. but that appears to be a similar sort of illness to the other variants. and whether the indian variants. and whether the indian variant is combated by vaccines as well as the dominant strain at the moment. so vaccine effectiveness. you say you are urging a cautious approach, the government will say it is taking a cautious approach but it is taking a cautious approach but it is pressing ahead with the easing of lockdown in england on monday. are you saying that should be delayed, that easing of lockdown in england? i would still use the term cautious. w

last year the peer review journal of the british medical association took a look at the effectivenessclothe masks. those are the kind that msnbc anchors water. -- where on airplanes and the ones that you see at whole foods. surprisingly through was not a lot of data. the authors could find a single study of the subject. the results of the study are worth knowingrs about. it turns out that people that wear cloth masks are at higher risk of viral infection than people that don't wear cloth masks. the masks turned out to be completely ineffective. in testing cloth masks allowed 97% of vapor droplets. they weren't just useless, they turned out to be dangerous. they were literally vectors for disease. "cloth may become damp and contaminated posing an infection and self-contamination risk." oh! so it turns out people that wore the masks that msnbc anchors plan to wear on airplanes, those people were more likely to get the flu to get infected than people that weren't wearing the masks.la that is amazing. why haven't we heard about that study before? you know, because it was a study with math

we'll also be hearing from dr chaand nagpaul, chairfrom the bma, the british medical association, whichs and all doctors in the health service. alsojoining us is sophie corlett who is director of external relations at mind, making the mental health charity's case in public debates. sophie is also responsible for helping local nhs services in england to improve their response to people in mental health crisis. good to have both of you here with us and i know that chaand nagpaul will be with us as soon as he can. and let's talk first of all about the implications of this, chris, in terms of the scale. can you paint a picture first of all of what exactly we are faced with in the nhs now in terms of backlog? how it looked before the pandemic and how it looks now? before we went into the pandemic, we know the nhs was slightly struggling because we know we had more cases, we had more people wanting treatment than we were able to treat. so we had some of the worst waiting times we had seen for a long time and then what happened is we had covid. what has happened under covid effectively is we h

and the british medical association and the british medical association gp leadership to talk about to strengthen it and to support eight to deliver better care. north devon does not have a better champion than the honourable lady. as for what she said about the opposition, sometimes the right honourable gentleman has constructive criticism, he generally has had a good crisis and maybe he will return to that soon. quite has had a good crisis and maybe he will return to that soon.— will return to that soon. quite the o- osite will return to that soon. quite the opposite of— will return to that soon. quite the opposite of putting i will return to that soon. quite the opposite of putting a i will return to that soon. quite the opposite of putting a shield ii will return to that soon. quite the opposite of putting a shield i readj opposite of putting a shield i read them, we sent people with covid—19 back to the care homes. these were the words of the former chief adviser yesterday. the words of the former chief adviseryesterday. if the words of the former chief adviser yesterday. if it

also i'm joined by chaand nagpaulfrom the british medical association.tt from the mental health charity mind. good to have both of you here with us and i know that he will be with us and i know that he will be with us as soon as he can. and let's talk first of all about the implications of this in terms of the scale. can you paint a picture of what exactly we are faced with in the nhs in terms of backlog? i would look before the pandemic and how it looks now was before went to the pandemic, we know the nhs was slightly struggling because we know, we had more cases we struggling because we know, we had more case ., ., ., more cases we had more than we were able to treat- — more cases we had more than we were able to treat. we _ more cases we had more than we were able to treat. we saw— more cases we had more than we were able to treat. we saw the _ more cases we had more than we were able to treat. we saw the worst - able to treat. we saw the worst waiting times we he seemed a long time that we had covid—i9. it happened at the covid—i9 was we had to conce

so there have been concerns raised by the british medical association and by the royal couege medicaleduce the backlog. things like extra clinics at weekends to do cataract operations. we can specialist teams working together, discharging patients more quickly so they can be cared for at home. that has been welcomed by the nhs confederation for extra funding but says the whole of the nhs including general practice and mental health also needs further funding.- practice and mental health also needs further funding. thank you very much- _ needs further funding. thank you very much. 4.95 _ needs further funding. thank you very much. 4.95 million - needs further funding. thank you very much. 4.95 million patients| very much. 4.95 million patients waiting for routine operations and surgery in england. 436,000 waiting more than a year. richard belcher has been waiting 18 months for an operation for stoma reversal and had been due to have the procedure in may last year. hejoins us now. thank you forjoining us. for viewers who might not know what a stoma reversal is, can you explain it? in st

a survey by the british dental association suggests up over the past year most nonurgent medical appointmentsle has been severely damaged by a long waiting list and frustrated patients and the stress of having to use ppe. 0ver and the stress of having to use ppe. over the last year with the medical appointments and nonurgent treatments and operations i have been plagued by restrictions and dentistry also left him a hold. a study released today seem exclusively by the bbc for just almost half of all dentists surveyed are considering changing career by seeking early retirement if covid—19 restrictions remain in place of the next 12 months. now i was working with ppe covered with a strained workload has been chipping away at morale. , . , ' workload has been chipping away at morale. , ., , , ., ., morale. they are suffering from a lot of mental _ morale. they are suffering from a lot of mental health _ morale. they are suffering from a lot of mental health problems. i morale. they are suffering from a i lot of mental health problems. they have been exposed to an unprecedented level of abuse from

british dental association suggests. over the past year, most non—urgent medical appointments have been postponed or cancelled.e. tomos morgan reports. over the last year, routine medical appointments, nonurgent treatment and operations have been plagued by restrictions, with dentistry also left in a hole. a study released today by the british dental association, seen exclusively by the bbc, suggests that almost half of all dentists surveyed are considering changing career all seeking early retirement if covid restrictions remain in place over the next 12 months in england. long hours working with ppe, coupled with a strained workload, has been chipping away at morale. people in the profession are quite disillusioned, and they are suffering from a lot of mental health problems. they have been exposed to an unprecedented level of abuse from patients who are directing their anger and frustration at the staff on the front line because they are unable to get a dental appointment or are in pain. clinical staff have to wear masks that are difficult to breathe in, eight, nine hours a day. phone rings, answerphone mes

potentially further adding strains to this already overstretched medical system in japan, a new report from the british association of sustainable sport is saying that the intense heat and humidity during the summertime in tokyo, which is getting worse because of climate change, could put olympic athletes in the danger zone. now, in 2018 more than 1,000 people died in japan because of a heat wave so real concerns here and it's not just covid, christine. >> selena for us in spoke joe, thank you for that. >>> here in the u.s. there's a vaccination milestone. half the country's adult population fully vaccinated against covid-19. according to cdc data almost of 60% are vaccinated if you include people age 12 and up. moderna says its vaccine is safe and appears effective in adolescents, it will apply for fda authorization in early june. >> young americans are not lining up for their shots, at least not so far. the cdc says under 8% of 18 to 24 year olds have done so thus far. experts say young people still need to get vaccinated and warn even if the risk of serious illness from covid is low they face long-term symptoms

british dental association suggests. over the past year, most non—urgent medical appointments have been postponed or cancelled. covid restrictions remain in place over the next 12 months in england. long hours working with ppe, coupled with a strained workload, has been chipping away at morale. people in the profession are quite disillusioned, and they are suffering from a lot of mental health problems. they have been exposed to an unprecedented level of abuse from patients who are directing their anger and frustration at the staff on the front line because they are unable to get a dental appointment or are in pain. clinical staff have to wear masks that are difficult to breathe in, eight, nine hours a day. phone rings, answerphone message plays. dentists say patients have become increasingly frustrated, with fewer available appointments a side—effect of restrictions, and the report estimates that potentially almost 30 million appointments have been missed in england since the pandemic started. claire has been waiting more than two years already. i'm very, very self—conscious and i kind of really, you know, de

british dental association suggests. over the past year, most non—urgent medical appointments have been postponed or cancelled.frustrated, with fewer available appointments a side—effect of restrictions, and the report estimates that potentially almost 30 million appointments have been missed in england since the pandemic started. claire has been waiting more than two years already. i'm very, very self—conscious and i kind of really, you know, desperately want to have the work done and feel more confident in myself again. it has knocked my confidence as well. really, working in the current situation with the arrangements for the pandemic with our standard operating procedures that we are working to the moment, made delivering dentistry a very difficultjob to do. the association wants the government to set out a clear route map for reform and relaxation of covid restrictions. in response, a spokesperson for the department of health said they were continuing to support the dental sector, working closely with the nhs to supply affordable health care whilst protecting staff and patients. tomos morgan, bbc news. th