the investigation by healthwatch, the official patient watchdog collected data from just under half ofshowed that, between 2012—13, and 2016—17, emergency readmissions rose by more than 20%, to more than 450,000 and that readmissions within 2a hours of discharge increased by almost 30%. most trusts were unable to say why there had been an increase. the watchdog says that a high and growing proportion of people returning to hospital so quickly raise concerns about whether pressure to free up hospital beds has had a part to play. beds that are tied up and cannot be used, that means other people not getting treatment and having operations delayed or cancelled, it isn't everyone's interests that we explain this, with people either being sent home too quickly when not ready or sent home without the right care and support. healthwatch says it carried out this investigation because the nhs stopped publishing information about readmissions in 2013. today, nhs england said it would ensure that data was examined was examined routinely now, but stopped short of committing to publishing it. the uk

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. >>> in the healthwatch now about one in six people who died prematurely every year could be victimthe pollution, according to the lancet british american journal, 9 million deaths worldwide in 2015 were linked to pollution. study shows that air pollution is by far the biggest culprit, filled by water contamination. more than 90 percent of the victims were in low to middle income countries. >>> also in the healthwatch this morning our very first look at the new pair of conjoined twins separated at children's hospital. as health reporter stephanie stahl shows us it has been an emotional journey for one family. >> reporter: meet abby and erin delaney, four months after being separated. doctors at children's hospital of philadelphia who provided this video say 15 month-old formally conjoined twins are doing well but still need more reconstructive surgery on their skulls. >> love you daddy. >> reporter: heather and riley delaney on live in north carolina came to chop when she learned she was carrying twins conjoined at the head. >> when the girls were born they were 2-pounds, 1 ounce ap

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. >>> we first told but historic search, this past weekend and now on the healthwatch this evening we have an up died on the conjoined twines just separated. their historic surgery included a first of its kind procedure. >> health reporter stephanie stahl is here now with an update for us. >> reporter: this is very exciting news. i had a chance to interview the neurosurgeon who led the team at chop, and we have learned for the first time some of the details of how conjoined twins were separated best news of all the little girls are doing well. this is the new picture of abby and erin drain any therapy their mom at chop three months after the, conjoined twins were separated >> the wrapped growth in these girls and what they are doing and they are saying dad, dad and sitting up, and it has really been remarkable. >> reporter: greg hoyer says they will need one more surgery to finish reconstructing their skulls. >> we will have to go back in there, and put some synthetic material in there to give them the shape of skull that we want them to and to be able little bit more protective as we

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and alcohol addictions is a long, tough battle that millions of americans struggle with on the healthwatch tonight how yoga can help with addiction recovery. >> stephanie stahl is here with more on how it works. >> interesting program. yoga's known to help relief stress and relax mind, body and in addition to traditional therapies, ohio ace helping addicts on their road to recovery. >> build it from the ground up >> reporter: rebuilding their lives shattered by addiction with the help of ohio. >>> one more breath. >> reporter: thinks a special addiction recovery yoga class at first steps treatment center at crozer-chester medical center. >> i had a car accident when i was 17. >> reporter: lauren bart was prescribed pain pills for shattered hip that started her long battle with addiction. >> trying to fight a gorilla. you will never win. >> reporter: thirty-four year-old mother of two is fighting her craving for heroin with an in patient treatment program that includes, this yoga. >> it has helped by bringing mindfulness back to my life. >> reporter: patientness recovery here get counseling

. >>> on the healthwatch, dread ed head lice something that millions of families struggle with, out breaks mostly linked to schools and camps. now doctors say a favorite technology is also, helping the tiny bugs, spread. health reporter stephanie stahl, explains. >> reporter: huddling together for selfies, it is fun, popular but doctors say that the popular pictures can also, spread head lice, the tiny bugs are spread by head to head contact so infestations, increase when children are in close proximity to each other, school out breaks are common. >> just never know, i guess who has lice so take a selfie and they can have it and you have it and give to it other people. yeah, it is weird. >> reporter: stud friday oxford university found children who own smart phones are more prone to getting head lice, par side attach themselves to hair and feed on human blood. doctors say there is a common misconception that lice can ho p from one to the other. >> contrary to popular opinion lice don't fly or jump so it is head to head contact. for sure taking selfies and looking at picture after with your

. >>> to an incredible story on the healthwatch our very first look at the new pair of conjoined twins separated at children's hospital. as health reporter stephanie stahl reports it has been an emotional journey for that family. >> meet abby and erin delaney, four months after they were separated, doctors at children 's hospital of philadelphia provided this video say that the 15 month-old formally conjoined twins are doing real well but still need more reconstructive surgery on their skulls. >> i love you, daddy. >> reporter: heather and riley delaney on live in north carolina came to chop as soon as they learned she was carrying twins conn join at the head. >> when girls were born they were 2-pound 1 ounce appease, they were able to fit inside my shirt and skin to skin with them. so they have grown a lot. >> reporter: before the surgery there was months of detailed planning, doctors knew it was risky, there was a chance they could lose both babies. >> this is scary surgery and we are scared but we cannot let this fear limit our ability to operate either. we have to do the operation

. >>> on the healthwatch tonight a new report on government health officials gives americans poor gradeshen it comes to managing high blood pressure. >> health reporter stephanie stahl is here with more on the new research. >> reporter: this is a big problem, because high blood pressure, is a major risk factor for heart attacks and strokes, something that 85 million americans struggle with and doctors say that part of the problem is there are usually no symptoms. >> he was diagnosed with hypertension 10 years ago, he says that stress at work contributed to the problem. >> i used to put in long hours , a lot of stress. >> reporter: according to the new cdc report approximately 30 percent of americans have high blood pressure and about half of them, don't have it under control. >> you can have heart attacks from that, you can have an increased incidence of stroke. >> reporter: doctors say poor diet, lack of exercise are reasons why patients cannot keep their blood pressure in check. >> the longer you wait more harm you are doing to your body. >> 120 over 70 is perfect. >> reporter: victor

order now at denny's.com >>> childhood obesity epidemic tops the healthwatch tonight, new research saysgrowing at an alarming, rate. >> health reporter stephanie stahl is here with the new report and this is just issued today. >> this just came out. childhood obesity is a especially big problem right here in philadelphia. this new study that looks at the global picture says that being overweight when young, has, lasting effects. the number of obese children in teens is now 10 times higher then it was 40 years ago according to the world health organization, it blames , poor nutrition, and lots of exercise, and the problem is more then just physical. >> special psychological problem for children themselves, more bullying. >> reporter: study in the lancet says obese children tend to be overweight adults. >> it is also more lakely to be earlier on set of conditions, like heart disease , cancer, diabetes. >> research showed an estimated, 74 million boys and 50 million girls are obese worldwide, obesity rates are still, rising in poor nations but have leveled off in countries like the uk and

. >>> in the healthwatch getting in just to stay healthy see how, tattoos are alerting people to medicalems, pat. >>> hey, guys we are here in the great hall cbs-3 has the game tonight between philadelphia eagles and the carolina panthers, i guess, swoop, we will talk to these guys and dick vermeil with these guys when we come right back, katie. >> i love how swoop stole your shot like that, pat. >> we are looking ahead to the unsettled pattern that continues for a few additional days so radar is want to go show its eagles pride perhaps but there is still rain to track we will do that and let you know when it clears out coming up but first here's your cure auto insurance travel forecast. >>> welcome back everyone. wild fires continue to tear across california's 23 people are now known to be dead but that number is expected to rise. >> police are driving through the flames looking for hundreds of missing people, take a look at this, officers captured these intense flames, as they drove through the blaze on sunday. flames have already destroyed more than 3500 homes and businesses. >>> resc

. >>> on the healthwatch a psychodelic drug made from magic mushrooms is showing prom is in treatingepression >> health reporter stephanie stahl shows us details on this new research. >> reporter: it is an interesting one some doctors believe magic mushrooms can reset the brain. well this latest research in the uk shows that they helped treat depression patients, who didn't respond to traditional therapies. forty-seven year-old kirk ruth er who lives in london suffered years of chronic depression after the loss of his mother. >> for me i just feel heart broken, all the time, i got very sad all the time and i got stuck in it. >> reporter: counseling and medication didn't help so he joined a small clinical trial in london for the drug that is formed from a compound that occurs naturally in magic mushrooms. scientists believe the mind altering drugs cannery boot brain activity known to play a role in depression. >> people can be changed, the outlooks can change, the perspective, their personalities but then crucial ly the plane brain reforms and that is what a reset is. >> reporter: thi

. >>> on the healthwatch now, dreaded head lice something that millions of families struggle w out breaksre mostly linked to schools, and camps. now doctors say a favorite technology is also helping to spread those tiny bugs. health reporter stephanie stahl explains. >> reporter: huddling together for selfies, fun, popular but doctors say the popular pictures can also, spread head lice. tiny bugs are spread by head to head contact so infestation s increase when children are in close proximity to each other. school out breaks are common. >> just never know who has lic e so just take a selfie and they could have it and you have it and then you give to it other people. yeah, it is weird. >> reporter: stud friday oxford university found children who own smart phones are more prone to getting head lice, parasites attach themselves to hair and feed on human blood. doctors say there is a common misconception that lice can ho p from one head to the another. >> contrary toy popular opinion lice don't fly or jump so it is head to head contact. so taking selfies and then looking after with your frie

. >>> on the healthwatch tonight today marks 25th anniversary of world mental health day, a day for educationadvocacy. >> health report are stephanie stahl has more on how royal family is helping with us that effort. >> they are stepping up in a big way. mental health disorder effect 12 percent of the world's population, 450 million people , well in, britain prince william and his brother harry are teaming up with health advocates tone courage people to talk about their problem, instead of suffering in silence. the young royals are promoting well-being through their head together campaign. >> happy world mental health day. >> reporter: during their official visit prince william and harry started noticing many people were struggling with mental health issues. >> core of our issues like addiction, family break down, unresolved childhood mental health issues were often the problem. >> reporter: world mental health day many are abandoning the traditional stiff upper lip for more open conversation about mental illness. this is just one of the hundreds of tea and talk event where people can speak h

on the healthwatch a psychodelic drug made from magic mushrooms is showing promise in treating depression health reporter stephanie stahl has details on the new research. >> reporter: forty-seven year-old kirk rutter suffered year of chronic depression after the loss of his mother. >> to me i just felt heart broken, i got very sad all the time and i got stuck in it. >> reporter: counseling, medication didn't hurt so he joined a small clinical trial in london for drug sell sigh van, form from the compound to is formed in mushrooms. mind altering drug cannery boot brain activity known to play a role in depression. >> people can be changed, their outlook can change perspective, their personalities but then crucial ly the brain reforms and that is what a reset is. >> reporter: this video shows him taking the drug in a controlled environment with mood music, and counselors on hand. he didn't hallucinate but felt like he was looking through a stained glass window. >> there is a lot of stuff coming up from your subconscious that you are not kind of looking at, i mean for me a big part was let go

healthwatch says it carried out this investigation because the nhs top publishing information about readmissionsing to use. an nhs trust insists it will not said it plans to put recovering nhs patients in rented airbnb style rooms to relieve pressure on hospital beds. not without necessarily safeguarding arrangements in place. police and immigration officers arrested 11 people in one briton's biggest ever operations against people smuggling. rates have also taken place across europe to tackle the gang. —— raids have taken place. the uk's leading charity in foster care — the fostering network — has recently launched a project to recruit more muslim foster carers. they say that "thousands more foster families are needed each year, with a need for foster carers from all sectors of society including from the muslim community." ashley john—ba ptiste has been to meet some foster carers and care leavers with their own experiences of interracial and interfaith foster care. the government say interracial and interfaith fostering should be a last resort, but for some councils, it's a choice between that o

the patients group healthwatch says things won't get better until more staff are recruited, they sayfficial duty at the university college where her son studied. the dumps was opening a lecture theatre and performance studio at worcester couege and performance studio at worcester college which cost £12 million. camilla's son was there. if you are wondering why they stumped up £12 million, it's because he went there in the 70s, obviously the college is grateful. there was entertainment laid on and a bit of shakespeare, not sure if bottom made an appearance. we got the word bottom in there! thumbs up for that. thank you very much. thank you both very much. if you would like to catch up with any of those stories, just go to the iplayer. the helpline for benefit claimants moving to the new universal credit system is to become a free phone number after numerous complaints. the service was criticised when it emerged some callers using the dedicated number were being charged up to 55 pence per minute. vicki young has been watching the universal credit debate. it's brought a lot of attention