in the nhs. these are our future jobs. members who are currently stop -- studying a-levels, whatever you study, your future jobs are at stake, but also the jobs of people currently working in the nhs. it is completely underfunded. remember, it is our future. now, it is a critical part of british infrastructure. that no matter whoever you are, black, white, gay, straight, rich, poor, we all have free access to health care. all of our teachers have access. so that all of our religious leaders have access. so that your transport drivers have access. so that our politicians have access. groups, the and a chest provides to the mall. it isn't gentleman, we have been given each other rounds of deserve but i don't applause. i've simply strung together some words and sentences to represent our constituents. if you want to give, give it to your doctors, your nurses, your juniors. [applause] >> thank you. thank you very much indeed for that speech. i'm so glad that we had an additional backbench speaker fro

nhs? thank you. [applause] [applause] >> ashley thank you for a very fluid and assurance start your proceedings. to oppose the motion i call from the east of england hoping and expecting that you will give this speaker and equally enthusiastic and warm welcome, nicholas gardiner. [applause] >> thank you. the national health service is one of the uk's greatest institutions. based on the privilege of universal health care and a core principle that we should protect and preserve. however, it would not be an understatement to say the nhs is one of the most suffocated aspects of government with so many moving parts and the question i pose to you today is this. what lasting change can we really make on the sprawling beast and while these are challenges that are great in our time is short with we have an issue that is so complex and so fraught with difficulty, a here spent on this campaign would be a here spent just trying to get grips with the issues that face the nhs. cuts could steer us away f

how do we help the nhs? it is a lifelong campaign that we should all be pressing for our entire lives . we already stand with this issue and by making it our campaign we are wasting money because we can do this in any more years but there are much more imperfect issues here that we can do something but it would just be a waste and to nhs, we will use our time and efforts to fight for it. [applause] >> thank you. thank you very much indeed. now can i interest scotland again ? yes, the young woman there. >> molly crowley, east scotland.our generations epidemic . that was the response that other members of the scottish youth parliament got from young people on the issue when we asked them what do you think of mental health ? now i believe you asked english and nypd's , should they campaign? because we are facing a crisis in our mental health services. i really strongly believe that we can help young people if you choose this but obviously it isn't as massive for scotland as the nhs has evolved but what can we d

people have of the nhs.at the service that people are getting is the right one, and that covers issues such as sometimes people but demands of hospitals were to be dealt with at their local gp will stop so there are issues that need to be addressed. for example, just taking diabetes, it is increasing every year, and by 2030 8.8 of the -- 8.8% of every year, and by 2030 8.8 of the —— 8.8% of the adult population are expected to have the condition. you ta ke expected to have the condition. you take specialist services, but is 14% of the budget, the demand is going up of the budget, the demand is going up but the funding is not going to be available to meet that demand. we are putting in the strategy in relation to diabetes the aim of which is to reduce the number of people that develop type two diabetes. but it takes 10% of the nhs budget. 80% of that budget for diabetes goes on, the pig —— complications. that is about the management of the condition. that is partly about individuals but also partly about indi

the nhs says services are on track to get an extra £21; billion the nhs says services are on track toeal terms. is that the answer? we need more funding and investment, as a report from deloitte pointed out. gp budget, as a proportion of the overall budget, is down. that will help. we need to be careful with the accounting tricks with these numbers because we heard during the general election about an extra £8 billion for the nhs and we know that translates as £22 billion in cuts to meet the funding gap. we need to analyse those figures carefully. we need more funding but ultimately we are going to need to look at these transformation and sustainability plans and the us model of integrated care that had been brought in because they've isn't sufficient evidence for this and it is leading to the closures of hundreds of surgeries. we have had months of warnings that gps surgeries and the nhs are skating on thin ice. what does that mean, as a doctor, in surgery terms? how does it manifest on a daily basis? it means for all nhs staff, whether they are in the community or hospitals, they ar

you say that, first he says the nhs is the national hangover service, and he says the nhs basically isng, instead of concentrating on winter emergencies he is saying these people, who drink too much and abuse alcohol not only abused staff but they are using up a lot of precious resources and this is absolutely intolerable and these people are being selfish and sell centres. —— self—centred. if he wants to get through to those people, i don't think that is going to be very effective. i don't think they read the daily telegraph. to be very effective. i don't think they read the daily telegraphlj wouldn't they read the daily telegraph.” wouldn't say that. their parents would. daddy would. luna if you want to ta ke would. daddy would. luna if you want to take drugs, you won't let a newspaper stop you, will you ? probably not. acute intoxication increase on new year's day. 2.6 times as many cases as usual. the uk has the highest cocaine use in the oecd between 15— 34 and the highest rates of gonorrhoea and in the worst six for chlamydia and settlers around the world. and british girls under

and the working of the nhs.lier, i'd like to see some sort of cross—party consensus and perhaps cross—party commission, whereby key decisions about the nhs are uncoupled from party politics. are you finding the area is a knock—on effect? that recruitment of doctors will be the next crisis? because people are being put off the profession? i think it already is, thousands of gps are emigrating, about half of my medical school friends have emigrated to other countries. ask a possibly more than that. thousands of gps, literally, are applying for work permits to work abroad every year to go to places like canada and australia and so on. why aren't you? i'm committed to the nhs, to this country, that is why there is no possibility of me doing that. a lot of my friends have and allgps doing that. a lot of my friends have and all gps will tell you the same story. at the same time very few newly qualified doctors want to commit to general practice. about a third of training places have been unfilled over the last year in

it is a concern for the nhs, social care cost a n concern for the nhs, social care cost an across—the—boaare cost an across—the—board. seeing headlines like these, we have seen them, but no one seems to be listening. again, frankly, if you look at all the headlines, what is interesting about the paper review tonight is that all the papers have gone on the same story including this public health story. this is not new news. there is a quiet period where it is likely to get splashed on the papers. the cost of the nhs, the future of the nation but ultimately what do you do to persuade people. do you say it is the job of the state to enforce that on people which is a little bit 1984... on people which is a little bit 1984. .. sorry, if on people which is a little bit 1984... sorry, if you are going on people which is a little bit 1984. .. sorry, if you are going to have a health service... it is another debate we cannot get into because we only have one minute for the last story in the financial time, high it executive pay and good performance. apparently, the link is negligible? is that a su

phenomenal success story of the nhs.e who would have died 20 to 30 years ago. that's why gp services are on track to receive an extra £21; billion in real terms investment by 2020 to build on this track record of success and expand access to convenient appointments throughout the week. the royal college of gps acknowledged that more money had been promised, but said it hadn't yet reached the front line. it said similar commitments for extra funding had not yet been made in wales or northern ireland, although some investment has been promised in scotland. robert pigott, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news: russian president, vladimir putin, has announced a ceasefire between the syrian government government and the rebels — to come into force at midnight tonight. the hollywood actress debbie reynolds has died, just a day after the death of her daughter, carrie fisher. she's believed to have suffered a stroke. the royal college of gps is warning that patients could be forced to wait more than a month to see their doctor thi

tragic parallel going on between the nhs and social care system. she knows it. she might care to listen to the council. he says her counsel has been cut to the bone and saves on social care, right now we have a 1.3 billion gap that is not being funded. it is the real crisis in every social services department all over the country, and in almost every nhs hospital. this government is handing back 605 million pounds in corporation tax cuts, rising to 1.6 billion the year after that. 7.5 billion over the next five years. could the prime minister explained to the more than one million elderly people not getting the care they need, to nhs list, to millions of patients worried about losing protection, why there is not one penny extra for the nhs or social care? what is this government's real sense of priorities? prime minister may: the right honorable gentleman talks about funding the national health service. three .8 billion pounds extra is going into the national health service this year. plan, unders labor's plan we would have seen 1.3 billion less going into that.

not as bad as it sounds, although the nhs faces enormous pressure.ly saying that there are some hospitals in the country that have triage system is where innocence, people who turn up and don't need a&e treatment are immediately seen by doctors and nurses and then they are sent away to be dealt with at a lower level. some hospitals already do that. it says that gps and nurses should be at the front doors to turn away the less serious people. in a sense that already happens. the nhs board have been told that some hospitals who don't do this kind of triage, to make sure that the people who need emergency treatment get it... those that don't have the practice should be doing it. similarwith that don't have the practice should be doing it. similar with moving people out of beds into other accommodation settings, that should... that happens in some hospitals efficiently and in others it doesn't. when people should move is another issue and sometimes people are shot out to soon. we hear this story every year. it is the issue of what services will be open,

i'm not being critical here, but in the way that they saw when the nhs was instigated.d to the system although it is changing, albeit slowly. what do you think of future nhs model would not look like and how long would it take to get there? there is a five-year plan, nhs england are making great strides in the right direction, the plan has a complicated name but suffice to say that it is integration of the services required, those who need treatment, the two are so intertwined, and especially with an elderly population as we are fast becoming, for that reason alone, if that were to be hastened around the country, and there are places where it is in place now and working well, then there would be more assimilation between the groups which are regrettably into many insta nces, which are regrettably into many instances, still see themselves as private empires. that has to change, and will commit is the only way we're going to cope with the understandably increasing demand from an older population, and the taxpayer is going to be pleased when it does because in fact, the bu

the head of the nhs in england, sir bruce keogh, has defended controversial plans to radically change how health services are delivered in england. the proposals would result in the closure of some accident and emergency units and hospital wards, as services are concentrated at fewer sites. critics say it's just cost cutting. this report from our health editor, hugh pym. with threats to local hospitals, cue protestors. and that's what's happening here in banbury. hands off the horton! they fear nhs reform plans will mean the local a&e being downgraded, with longerjourneys to oxford. local managers say nothing's finalised, but with maternity services recently reduced, these demonstrators claim there's more to come. we need a hospital that is going to support the population of banbury. and i feel that reducing the services of banbury and forcing people to go elsewhere, is going to put lives at risk. i want the horton to stay as it is and to grow, really, not to shrink. to get better and bigger.

campaigners out trying to protect local hospital services is nothing new in nhs politics.rotests like this become more widespread. nhs leaders know they have to work hard to convince the public that changes could benefit patients. it's incumbent on those who are putting the proposals forwards to be absolutely clear about what the benefits and risks of each proposed change are, because many communities will have some pretty difficult choices to make. what would you say to those who say this is a smokescreen for cuts, and there is a hidden agenda? well, there'll always be people who think that. but, actually, this is really about a proper conversation about how we improve the services and, in particular, how we link up our social care and the national health service. some of the plans draw on a pioneering scheme which is being tried out in areas like margate. known as primary care home, it sees gps, the nhs and social care looking after patients together. how are you? i'm a lot better today than i was, darling. yeah? barbara, who has heart, lung and kidney problems, has visi

cared for in her home and not on a ward, the nhs reforms that critics say will end in cuts.ber of vehicles being clamped has doubled since paper tax discs were dropped. and the young athletes who are already planning for olympic glory in 202a. coming up in sportsday on bbc news, saints escape any punishment for allowing george north to carry on playing after appearing to be knocked out in a match. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. a europe—wide manhunt is under way tonight after german police issued a warrant for a suspect in the berlin christmas—market terror attack. he's been named as anis amri, a failed asylum—seeker who arrived in germany last year. it's emerged that amri was known to german authorities because of his links to an islamist extremist. so tonight the police there are facing serious questions about whether they should have done more to stop him. from berlin, jenny hill sent this report. you're looking at europe's most wanted man. anis amri is the main, the only suspect in the investigation into an attack which shattered germany. translation: t

overall, nhs trusts in england made in excess of £120 million.ssing for reform, an unacceptable burden for vulnerable patients. we understand that hospitals are under enormous financial pressures. most trusts are in deficit. but the answer isn't to raise revenue by charging patients, and particularly not patients who are travelling regularly, for life—saving cancer treatment. that feels like it's a tax on illness, rather than a way of maintaining a car park. campaigners say england should follow the lead of scotland and wales, where charges have been abolished in all but a handful of cases. many trusts argue that some or all of the money raised goes back into patient care, while the department of health says it expects all nhs organisations to follow its guidelines and put concessions in place for those who most the need help. there are fresh warnings tonight about millions of people in nigeria facing severe food shortages. the charity christian aid estimates that four million people are in desperate need of food, and the un is warning that more

gap is not being funded, in every social service department all over the country and in almost every nhspital. next year this government is handing back 605 million pounds in tax cuts rising to $1.6 billion a year after that and $7.5 million over the next five years. could the prime minister explain to the more than 1 million elderly people not getting the care they need, $4 million on nhs waiting lists, millions of pensioners worried about losing protection of triple loss why there is not one penny extra to the nhs or social care, the government absence of priorities. >> prime minister. >> the right honorable gentlemen talk about funding social care and the national health service. 3.8 billion pounds extra is going into national health service this year. under labor's plan, under labor's plan we would have seen $1.3 billion less in the national health service. social care funding is going up under this government, the shadow chancellor lately said local authorities would get not a penny more. conservatives putting money into social care, labor would deny. >> thank you, mister speaker. j

campaigners out trying to protect local hospital services is nothing new in nhs politics.more widespread. nhs leaders know they have to work hard to convince the public that changes could benefit patients. it's incumbent on those who are putting the proposals forwards to be absolutely clear about what the benefits and risks of each proposed change are, because many communities will have some pretty difficult choices to make. what would you say to those who say this is a smoke screen for cuts and there's a hidden agenda? well, there'll always be people who think that. but actually, this is really about a proper conversation about how we improve the services and, in particular, how we link up social care and the national health service. some of the plans draw on a pioneering scheme which is being tried out in areas like margate. known as primary care home, it sees gps, the nhs and social care looking after patients together. how are you? i'm a lot better today than i was, darling. barbara, who has heart, lung and kidney problems, has visits whenever she needs them, so she ca

phenomenal success story of the nhs. of people do not die who would have died 20 to 30 years ago. that's why gp services are on track to receive an extra £21; billion in real terms investment by 2020 to build on this track record of success and expand access to convenient appointments throughout the week. the royal college of gps acknowledged that more money had been promised, but said it hadn't yet reached the front line. it said similar commitments for extra funding had not yet been made in wales or northern ireland, although some investment has been promised in scotland. robert pigott, bbc news. let's go back to the ceasefire in syria and our correspondent who is following of elements from neighbouring lebanon on. the ceasefire is due to coming to effect at midnight, but doesn't include all the opposition groups, what's different is this going to make on the ground ? different is this going to make on the ground? basically, it does include all the opposition groups, thatis include all the opposition groups, that is th

the nhs and social care should notjust be two. the nhs and social care should notjust be separate parts, i know it will gain that direction but it needs to get there is one kind of unit, one organisation. the telegraph also have a story involving our own political editor, laura kuenssberg. their headline is that the queen did back brexit, claims bbc editor, which is not quite watch said at all. explain it to anyone. what she actually said was, before this story came out in the sun, for which they were censored for afterwards, that somebody told her the same thing. she said herjaw literally dropped because she could not believe it. she had one source, and what we all do, whenever you have a contentious story like that, you try to double source it at the very least. not always possible. it depends who is telling you. laura did not find another source, and quite rightly then did not run the story until she was satisfied it was true. difficult ina was satisfied it was true. difficult in a situation like that. sometimes a dozen sources

and the headlines say, "shame the nhs." that it's the responsibility of the nhs. by international standards, very good healthcare in terms of overall outcomes in life expectancy... the americans would call it socialist healthcare... passionate! passionate in socialized healthcare. i have worked and visited so many countries where medicine is commercial and it is terrible... it is not if you can pay for it. it comes back to the fact that medicine is not like going into a shop and buying something. the patients, a, are not in a good position tojudge what's good for them. b, a lot of the decision—making is very unclear and very grey. if you look at countries like america — sure, at its best it is fantastic — but it is incredibly extravagant. in all countries, healthcare costs are rocketing above the rate of inflation. i'm afraid if doctors have a financial interest in what they are doing, they tend to do more and a lot of it is unnecessary. taking british case of a socialised system which is free at the point of delivery, politicians have to be more honest that at a

nhs england says it's boosting funding for the sector.asefire in syria involving peace talks between the assad regime and the rebels. two bodies have been found at a flat in st austell. devon and cornwall police are treating the deaths as "unexplained." australian police say they have dismantled an international drugs ring responsible for importing one tonne of cocaine. 15 men have been arrested. let's catch up on all the sport. sir bradley wiggins may have retired, but mps on the culture, media and sport select committee say that british cycling hasn't shown proof that a package delivered to him before the 2011 tour de france contained a legal decongestant. wiggins and team sky have denied any wrongdoing. one of wiggins‘ former team—mates says his achievements in cycling will not be repeated — but agrees that the questions over his use of performance enhancing drugs for medical reasons had cast a shadow. it isa it is a real shame that all this has come right at the end of his career and there is a cloud and it is understandable. in terms

he gave a lot for the nhs. generous with text. £500 to one.here is a different picture of him. i had that dominates more than the bloated... a wonderful singer and star who sadly died at the age of 53. the times, their main story is about the nuclear industry and the safety regulator they say is accused of turning a blind i? the things they turned the blind eye to on the surface — a torpedo going up in another. the radioactive material involved in accidents on the roads and this stuff spilling out which they said was not dangerous at all and everything was fine. but the idea of a torpedo floating around does not sound that harmless but, again, that does not know. i do not know whether it patted out or whatever. but the times have a lot of instances they have here that are enough that if you were a campaigner against regulate loads being hauled up against regulate loads being hauled up and down the countries in trains on roads, this gives your own —— an awful lot of ammunition. still in the times, you can plead guilty online to speed the wheels

nhs england says it's boosting funding for the sector.ested. two bodies have been found at a flat in st austell. devon and cornwall police are treating the deaths as "unexplained" a study into migrating birds has found that they are arriving at their breeding grounds earlier

nhs hospitals in england have made more than £120 million last year, a new report has found.usts have defended the charges, saying that the money goes back into patient care or maintaining car parks. russian officials have admitted — for the first time — the existence of a doping operation. the acting director general of russia's anti—doping agency told the new york times there was "institutional conspiracy" but no state involvement. somebody get this big walking carpet out of my way! friends and family of carrie fisher pay tribute to the star wars actress, who died four days after suffering a heart attack on a transatlantic flight. now on bbc news, a series of stories about shakespeare's impact across the globe. the web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together. they're here, in chinese, russian,japanese, hindi, but the impact of shakespeare's works around the world can be proven in more than just 1,000 translations. he was born right here, right inside this house in stratford—upon—avon. in the 1600s, that's about a 3—day horse ride from london and from this qu

hard-working nhs staff that 90% of people going to amd are seen within the four our target. the point about configuration of local services in any part of the country is these are driven by local clinicians through working together with dcg. the people who manage and understand each locality the local authority through its health committee has the right to call in proposed changes to services and refer them to the secretary of state if they are uncomfortable with them. >> i know my right honorable friend will share with me the importance of the great sectors the economy conjunction with the world's language-based exporting, hugely important to the british culture and economy. will my right honorable friend reaffirmed the government command to protect the budget as we review the future of the broadcaster? >> we are committed to the broadcasting and exports, and the settlement we agreed has given financial certainty protecting more than 74 million a year for the next five years and absolutely committed to ensure the channel continues to make first-class services so well speaki

it is a real crisis in every social services department all over the country and in almost every nhs hospital. next year mr. speaker this government is handing back 605 million pounds in corporation tax cuts rising to 1.6 billion the year after that and 7.5 billion over the next five years. so could the prime minister explain to the elderly people not getting the care they need to the 4 million on the waiting list to the mills worried about losing the protection, why there is not one penny extra for the nhs or social care. just what is this government's real sense of priorities? >> he talks about funding social care and funding the national health service. 3.8 billion pounds extra is going into the national health service. this year we would have seen 1.3 billion less going into the national health service. >> they said local authorities would get not a penny more. conservatives putting money in and labor would deny it. >> thank you mr. speaker. on a cross party basis we were establishing the national commission on loneliness when she was brutally measure murdered. this is now being

the nhs in england is to put barcodes on medicines and medical equipment.tients being given the wrong treatment — and make it easier to trace people if they are. sangita myska has the story. an angiogram designed to reveal the condition of patients' blood vessels is carried out in salisbury. as part of the piloting of the scanlisafety scheme, barcodes on medication and equipment record the materials used to treat patients, the time and place of the procedure and the name of the medical staff taking part. we can trace that patient very quickly. we scan all the equipment so there should be no drug errors. some drugs look very similar. it's to the correct patient, so we scan the patient making sure the right drug or the right blood product etc goes to the right patient and if they're going to roll it out to orthopaedics and other types of equipment, we can trace those back in the future again to those patients. barcoding will reduce the average of an hour a day nurses spend collecting medicines and alert staff to those reaching their use—by dates. everything f

england's chief nursing officer has urged the nhs to invest more in caring for people at home.ays money is being wasted on keeping elderly patients in hospital unnecessarily. she says reform is needed to make sure patients don't get caught between different parts of the system. dr mike smith, a trustee of the patients' association, agreed with professor cummings' comments and explained how some types of care could work away from the hospital ward. at the moment there are about one in ten people sitting in hospital beds that don't need to be there, blocking places for others who do need to be there for acute services, costing the best part of 1% of the nhs budget and it could be so much betterfor their life and health, there are figures to show they get better quicker in a place they are happy with. in most cases, this is when they are not in need of acute services, it is their own home. there are places in the uk where it is working well. health care professionals would be happy for themselves or their nearest and dearest to be treated in these places because they are working s

nhs surgeries have been promised more funding. rate of avoidable deaths in hospital and could save the nhs up to £1 billion over and seven yea rs. keepers at chester zoo are celebrating the arrival of a very rare and very big baby. the rothschild giraffe is said to be one of the most endangered species of the animal. it has the highest blood pressure of any animal. why are you laughing? coming up here this morning. britain's most decorated olympian has called it a day as sir bradley wiggins has announced his retirement. we look at his career highs and lows along with his former team—mate. the pagans worshipped nature like crisp packet. —— chris pack. the pagans worshipped nature like crisp packet. -- chris pack. she is the clueless commentator on charlie brougham's christmas white. and we will find out how birds migrate. all of that is coming up later. first of all we will talk about an amazing success story which is bradley wiggins. yes, the tattoos, the reverent attitude, the paul weller haircut, he was the man who put rock and

nhs hospitals have made more money than ever from parking nhs hospitals have made more money than everfrom and fines. figures from 89 health trusts across england suggest 120 million was raised parking fees last year, that's up five per cent on the year before. patient groups have criticised rising parking charges and the department of health said it expects trusts to put concessions in place for disabled people, carers and shift workers. the japanese prime minister, shinzo abe, has offered his sincere and everlasting condolences to the victims of his country's attack on pearl harbour in i9ai. speaking after a visit to the uss arizona memorial, mr abe thanked the united states for its tolerance and said the horrors of war must never be repeated. ourjapan correspondent, rupert wingfield—hayes reports. voiceover: it has taken 75 years for ajapanese prime minister and us president to come here to pearl harbor together. inscribed on the walls in front of them, the names of the 2,a00 americans killed injapan‘s surprise attack in december i9ai. outside, they cast flowers into the waters where th

i had originally registered through the nhs, andi originally registered through the nhs, and i saw awant more information about health, you can register. i put down my e—mail, occasionally got the odd e—mail with some health advice. is that because you were feeling unhealthy? had somebody said something? why did you do that? feeling unhealthy? had somebody said something? why did you do thanm something? why did you do that7m which is curiosity, i think. i will register and i will see what advice comes. haven't got a problem, i will see what happens for top it was just that point where i got the quiz and light to myself and i realised, something needs to change, i need to do something now. what were you not being honest about? alcohol, enough of alcohol you were drinking, i was not drinking a lot but i was coming home from work and feeling tired and i thought, the only answer is a glass of wine and put your feet up. i would automatically start getting into that habit of reaching for a glass of wine. when you add it up at the end of the week and you are truthful about it, it really doe

you have to look at the nhs internationally, first thing, and if you look at the nhs... lot of criticism in england, you cannot read the newspapers without seeing, some mistake in a hospital and the headlines say, "shames the nhs." as if it's the responsibility of the nhs as a whole. the national health service provides, by international standards, very good health care in terms of overall outcomes for healthy life expectancy. do you still believe in "socialised medicine", as the americans call it? i believe passionately in socialised health care, because i have worked and visited so many countries where medicine is commercial and it is terrible, because... it is not if you can pay for it! but it comes back to the fact that medicine is not like going into a shop and buying something. a, the patients are not in a good position to judge what is good for them, and b, a lot of the decision—making is very unclear and very great. and if you look at countries like america, sure, american health care at its best is fantastic, but it is extravagant. all countries in the world, he

nhs hospitals have made more money than ever from parking charges and fines. from 89 health trusts across england suggest £120 million was raised parking fees last year — that's up five per cent on the year before. and fans and friends pay tribute to the star wars actress carrie fisher, who has died at the age of 60. i will be looking back on a year which will shape the world economy for yea rs which will shape the world economy for years to come. and the billionaire is this man donald trump winds the race for the white house. was told tok and no action? that is all to come on business live review. —— was at all talk and no action? good morning and welcome to bbc news. a woman has died and a man is seriously injured in a series of crashes on the aao in oxfordshire a further ten to fifteen people with minor injuries have been treated a further ten to fifteen people with minor injuries have been treated by emergency services at the scene. there are apparently 20 vehicles involved in around four crashes in this devastating accident and a woman has died. she was a

self isolation at christmas doesn't sound like a pretty harsh prescription from the nhs, doesn't it?s how well christmas lunch goes for some people, they might be tempted to do it even if they are feeling perfectly fine. if you have the flow you are not going anywhere anyway. you have no choice but to be isolated. it is a bizarre story in the sense of, you know, what else are you going to do? but it is also daily mail brilliance. because it is, feeling ill? yes. we are nearly at christmas, everybody is quite tired, feeling a sniffle, you look at the news stand and go, yeah, that is me. and never mind that the copy is me. and never mind that the copy is fairly self—evident. it is an eye—catching headline. we will go on to eliminate that may not be quite so eye—catching, but these figures, the hundred 711,000 patient 20 casualty departments last week, i don't know how that compares with normal, do you? you need a comparative figure before you can actually make any sense of that. we know that no new money was made available in the autumn statement, that the nhs is going through an extre

nhs hospitals have made more money than ever from parking charges and fines.raised parking fees last year — that's up five

it is the funding of the nhs. and we will in 2017, no doubt.want to postpone christmas, i suspect. may be not because they are unwell, indefinitely for some. an investigation into the chequered database of 2 million high risk individuals, but some of them can't possibly be as high risk as their inclusion would suggest. talking about headlines, this is a headline with the word banks and honest. that is supposed to catch your attention on the subject is a three—year—old royal and the top historian on the blacklist, which given most people are not three—year—old royal is or top historians, might put them off the story. there is a database of 2 million high risk individuals including criminals and senior politicians, 49 of the world's 50 biggest banks use to carry out compliance checks. i imagine some of these people might be having a quiet word with them, saying to take them off it. but they might not know they are on it, and we are living in that age of surveillance and... we saw a few months ago the government passing the investigative arik powe

about once a week tragically someone dies in the nhs because they are given the wrong medicine.wrong implant is put into someone's body and that then has to be changed at a later date. and if we use modern bar—code technology we can deal with a lot of these problems. one of the biggest advantages of scan for safety could be in tracing patients when faulty products have to be recalled —— scan four. nearly 50,000 rikishi women had the breast implants made by the french company pip when they were revealed to be at risk of rupturing. but patchy record keeping made it difficult to trace the patients. robert pigott, bbc news. israel's prime minister has described as an a speech byjohn kerry. it was one of the most highly critical in years by any senior american official. mr kerry said israel would never find american official. mr kerry said israel would neverfind peace until it resolved the settlement issue. hussein ibish is a senior resident scholar at the arab gulf states institute in washington. he told me why he thought john kerry spoke so critically about israel's present governm

the figure comes from more than 100 nhs trusts. 0ur correspondent robert piggott reports.lk of the bad debts left by overseas patients, but tops the list. it is still owed almost £39, although it has improved the way it identifies patients who need to pay, induces card leaders at the bedside to obtain money from them. it was more than one of 100 english hospital trusts that responded to freedom of information requests from the press association. excluding european patients, whose country is the uk can charge for the cost of treatment, overseas visitors left debts of almost £30 million last year. trusts did obtainjust debts of almost £30 million last year. trusts did obtain just over £20 million. the figures are small, set against the overall annual cost of providing healthcare in england. earlier this year, st george ‘s hospital in tooting said foreign patients not entitled to free healthcare represented a huge drain on its resources. many of st george's visitors arrive at the last stages of pregnancy, but overseas patients also commonly use general medical departments. it

gps have told the department of health that the nhs has been phenomenally successful both in nippinge huge numbers of people with chronic conditions such as heart disease and diabetes. but they warn this preventative care could now be undermined with potentially serious and even tragic consequences for future years. nhs england say gp services are on track to receive an extra £2.4 billion in real terms investment by 2020. to build on this track record of success and expand access to convenient appointments throughout the week. the royal college of gps welcomed the extra funding promised for england and scotland but said similar commitments have not yet been made in wales or northern ireland. robert pigott, bbc news. police in cornwall are investigating what they say are the unexplained deaths of two men. the bodies were found yesterday evening at a block of flats in st austell. one man was in his early thirties, the other was in his 20s. a review of the youth justice system has proposed that offenders who commit crimes before they're 18 years old should be given life—long anonymity.

overall, nhs trusts in england made in excess of £120 million.als are under enormous financial pressures. most trusts are in deficit, but the answer isn't to raise revenue by charging patients, and particularly not patients who are travelling regularly, for life—saving cancer treatment. that feels like it is a tax on illness, rather than a way of maintaining a car park. campaigners say england should follow the lead of scotland and wales, where charges have been abolished in all but a handful of cases. many trusts argue that some or all of the money raised goes back into patient care, while the department of health says it expects all nhs organisations to follow its guidelines and put concessions in place for those who most the need help. daniel boettcher, bbc news. harrison ford has led tributes to carrie fisher, who has died at the age of 60, calling her "one of a kind". the actress, best known for her role as princess leia in star wars, had been in hospital since suffering a cardiac arrest on a flight from london to los angeles last friday. ou

but now nhs england says it will fund further testing of a so—called bionic eye implant, which surgeonsake a real difference to sufferers. here's our correspondent keith doyle. bionic eyes have been around for a long time in the world of science fiction but it's only now they've been used in the everyday real world. keith has been blind for over 20 years. a genetic illness called retinitis pigmentosa meant he gradually lost his side but now he's got some of it back. thanks to this bionic eye. it gives you more than interest, instead of walking about total darkness everywhere, and sitting in total darkness, you've got all of these shapes to work out what they are, windows, lights, people, cars, everything. with a contrast in colour you can try and make out what the shapers. surgeons have had success with trials of this which is a miniature camera mounted on glasses which transmits a wi reless on glasses which transmits a wireless signal to the implant at the back of the retina. this stimulates cells to send a signal to the brain, allowing the blind person to see in a limited way. for us

england's chief nursing officer has urged the nhs to invest more in caring for people at home.ur out of five young carers are going under the radar. funding cuts have meant local councils are forced to make difficult decisions. some voters in england for aftershow photo id before being allowed to vote as pa rt photo id before being allowed to vote as part of a new trial. it is one of a number of schemes being introduced by the government to reduce electoral fraud. the councils involved will use the measure in the 2018 local elections. it comes after a report into photo corruption in tower hamlets last year. details are emerging of george michael's charity work, as tributes continue to pour in since his death on christmas day. he was found dead at home on christmas day. it is revealed he went undercover at a homeless shelter in spent years donating money to different organisations. the actor liz smith has died at the age of 95. she was best known for

now ten people will receive implants over the next year, funded by nhs england.elds eye hospital in london. if it's all a continued success then more people will get the chance to have their sight restored with this bionic eye will stop —— this bionic eye. restored with this bionic eye will stop -- this bionic eye. you can see where things are on the table, they sound like little things but they meana sound like little things but they mean a lot when you are used to being totally blind. the results of this wireless device will improve as technology advances, but it's already transforming people's lives. it's amazing what a difference this little bit of light can make to your life. keith doyle, bbc news. in the last few minutes a helicopter had landed at buckingham palace. it is thought to take the queen and prince philip for their christmas break at sandringham. their departure had been delayed because both had been suffering from heavy colds. our royal correspondent peter hunt is with me now. do we assume they are now recovered and well enough to travel? i think

the nhs in england is to put bar codes on medicines and medical equipment. the wrong treatment — and make it easier to trace people if they are. sangita myska has the story. an angiogram designed to reveal the condition of patients' blood vessels is carried out in salisbury. as part of the piloting of the scanlisafety scheme, barcodes on medication and equipment record the materials used to treat patients, the time and place of the procedure and the name of the medical staff taking part. we can trace that patient very quickly. we scan all the equipment so there should be no drug errors. some drugs look very similar. it's to the correct patient, so we scan the patient making sure the right drug or the right blood product etc goes to the right patient and if they're going to roll it out to orthopaedics and other types of equipment, we can trace those back in the future bar coding will reduce the average of an hour a day nurses spend collecting medicines and alert staff to those reaching their use—by dates. everything from screws used in knee operations to brea