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evening, a leaked document has revealed that borisjohnson is planning to reverse reforms of the nhs in englandges could see a reduced role for the private sector. the move would sweep away changes introduced by david cameron's government, in 2012, with nhs commissioners no longer required to invite private companies to bid to run services, and with more focus on hospitals and social care services, working together to improve patient care. our health correspondent, katharine de costa, reports. an ageing population brings with it the challenge of proving more complex care. hospital beds are often tied up, waiting for a care package to support elderly patients at home. many have argued controversial changes made nearly a decade ago left health and care services fragmented. the lansley act was broadly considered to have been a bit of a problem, in allowing gps, hospitals, community services and social care to work more closely together. some elements of the competition and the requirement to procure services through competitive tendering has got in the way of people working together. in 2012, unde

document has revealed that borisjohnson is planning to sweep away david cameron's reforms of the nhs in england — that could see a reduced role for the private sector. nhs commissioners would no longer be required to invite private companies to bid to run services, and there would be more focus on hospitals and social care services working together to improve patient care. our health correspondent katharine de costa reports. an ageing population brings with it extra challenges. elderly patients often require more complex care and hospital treatment that can cause pressure on the treatment, when they're fit enough to leave but there isn't capacity in the social care system to support them. new proposals suggest sweeping changes to current contracts, that would allow closer working between the nhs and local authorities to keep older patients out of hospital and provide more care in the community. we need a lot morejoined up care. it's notjust going into hospital to have your hip replaced, having that sorted out and then going home again, it's people who have lots of things that need to be sorted

the leaks are the i latest version in a discussion that nhs england has been having with the nhs englandat system to try and get a better arrangement for how services are organised locally. the 2012 act, the lansley act, was broadly considered to have been a bit of a problem in allowing gps, hospitals, services and social care to work more closely together and some elements of the competition and requirements have the way of people working together. 15 requirements have the way of people working together.— working together. is this plan to centralise power _ working together. is this plan to centralise power and _ working together. is this plan to centralise power and to - working together. is this plan to centralise power and to give - working together. is this plan to centralise power and to give it i working together. is this plan to | centralise power and to give it to be health secretary?— centralise power and to give it to be health secretary? there are two thins be health secretary? there are two things going _ be health secretary? there are two things going on. — be health secret

document has revealed that borisjohnson is planning to sweep away david cameron's reforms of the nhs in englandcould see a reduced role for the private sector. nhs commissioners would no longer be required to invite private companies to bid to run services and there would be more focus on hospitals and social care services working together to improve patient care. i asked our political correspondent ben wright to set out what changes were proposed in the leaked document. this is very much in line with the direction of travel that the government had signalled over the last couple of years, ever since it published its long—term plan for the nhs, which in itself marked quite a break with how government has approached the health service over the last three decades really. right back to ken clarke in the �*90s when he introduced the internal market into the health service, through the controversial andrew lansley reforms of 2012, which cemented the idea of gp commissioning groups, competition being the key driver for improved services. now it's about i think bringing back the power of local authorit

2012, under the cameron government, lord lansley handed the control and finances of the nhs to nhs englandn annual strategy set by the government. it meant that nhs services were bought for patients by gp groups, including from private providers. the new proposals roll back on much of this and will allow ministers to more tightly control how the nhs works, as well as deliver public health and social care plans. but campaign groups are sceptical. this government has been more dependent than ever before on the private sector during a pandemic. we've had the private sector brought in to test and trace, we've had private sector brought in to run laboratories, parallel to the nhs. we've got a four—year plan now to use private hospitals, while nhs beds in large numbers remain closed and out of use. so this isn't a government that's been looking to marginalise the private sector. the department of health and social care said it was rightly considering where changes needed to be made, and that full details would be set out in due course. but labour's questioned the timing of plans to reorganise he

the head of nhs england, sir simon stevens, has said everyone in the four most vulnerable groups in england least one dose of coronavirus vaccine by the end of this weekend. 0ur health editor hugh pym reports. it was a world first. margaret keenan receiving the pfizer vaccine from may parsons, a matron at university hospital coventry in december. congratulations. thank you. and today she met the head of nhs england, sir simon stevens, on a visit to the hospital. how are you? i'm very well. it's just extraordinary that it's only been ten weeks. looking back, how does may see it now? the beacon of hope, for me, that's how i looked at it, i think that little light is growing bigger and bigger as we go along to the vaccination programme. it feels as though finally we can see the reality of the new future. few would have believed on that historic day back in december that at vaccination clinics like this one at the hospital they'd be getting up to 1,000 jabs a day done, with the uk daily total reaching 500,000. the target is to offer the main priority groups a jab by the middle of this month, th

ithink this is an nhs england announcement covering england. ere has been a bit of a sort of patchwork quilt of support, if you like, for staff. partly because, of course, the nhs is not one organisation, it is many organisations. and partly because, in different places, the sort of recognition of the importance of the mental health of staff has been quite variable. at its heart has been the recognition that, like any of the rest of us, people who work in the health service have got the right to access the same kind of mental health support as we have. however, that is a little bit more complicated, because sometimes there's a stigma around mental health inside the nhs. and sometimes, people can be reluctant to reach out and actually seek help. and i think these hubs are really an important sign that the nhs is taking the mental health of its staff incredibly seriously. notjust in terms of their response to the pandemic, but for a much longer period, as well. i to the pandemic, but for a much longer period, as well.— longer period, as well. i ca

to help women get tested, the nhs in england is now trialling home smear kits.n be quite an invasive procedure for many women so the idea is women _ procedure for many women so the idea is women can_ procedure for many women so the idea is women can check themselves in the comfort— is women can check themselves in the comfort of— is women can check themselves in the comfort of their own home at a time which _ comfort of their own home at a time which is _ comfort of their own home at a time which is convenient for them. there are instructions on what to do, there _ are instructions on what to do, there are — are instructions on what to do, there are two options with tickets. you can— there are two options with tickets. you can either do the sample at the gp practice — you can either do the sample at the gp practice and hand it back in and we send _ gp practice and hand it back in and we send it— gp practice and hand it back in and we send it to the lab, or we can send— we send it to the lab, or we can send you— we send it to the lab, or we can send you the kit i

a leaked document has revealed that borisjohnson is considering a reform of the nhs in england. e changes could see a reduced role for the private sector and sweep away changes introduced by david cameron's government in 2012. nhs commissioners would no longer be required to invite private companies to bid to run services and there would be more focus on hospitals and social care services working together to improve patient care. our health correspondent katharine de costa reports. an ageing population brings with it the challenge of providing more complex care. hospital beds can often be tied up, waiting for a care package to support elderly patients at home. i think the devil will be in the detail... many health professionals feel controversial changes, made nearly a decade ago, left health and care services fragmented. i don't think you will find anyone in the nhs who won't be glad to see the back of competition rules. it's really got in the way of working effectively across the health and social care landscape, we all work better when we work cooperatively and we've seen that

a leaked document has revealed that borisjohnson is considering a reform of the nhs in england. e changes could see a reduced role for the private sector and sweep away changes introduced by david cameron's government in 2012. nhs commissioners would no longer be required to invite private companies to bid to run services and there would be more focus on hospitals and social care services working together to improve patient care. our health correspondent katharine de costa reports. an ageing population brings with it the challenge of providing more complex care. hospital beds can often be tied up, waiting fora hospital beds can often be tied up, waiting for a care package to support elderly patients at home. ~ home. i think the devil will be in the detail... _ home. i think the devil will be in the detail... many - home. i think the devil will be in the detail... many health . in the detail... many health professionals _ in the detail... many health professionals feel _ professionals feel controversial changes made nearly a decade ago left health and care services fragmented. wil

england. good evening. a leaked document has revealed that borisjohnson is considering a reform of the nhs in england. changes could see a reduced role for the private sector and sweep away changes introduced by david cameron's government in 2012. nhs commissioners would no longer be required to invite private companies to bid to run services and there would be more focus on hospitals and social care services working together to improve patient care. our health correspondent katharine de costa reports. an ageing population brings with it the challenge of providing more complex care. hospital beds can often be tied up, waiting for a care package to support elderly patients at home. i think the devil will be in the detail... many health professionals feel controversial changes, made nearly a decade ago, left health and care services fragmented. i don't think you will find anyone in the nhs who won't be glad to see the back of competition rules. it's really got in the way of working effectively across the health and social care landscape, we all work better when we work cooperatively and we've seen that d

the headlines: a leaked document appears to reveal plans to reverse reforms made to the nhs in englandlition government in 2012, which saw the private sector given a greater role. the chairman of the vaccines taskforce says he's confident the uk will be able to offer coronavirus jabs to everyone over 50 by may. nearly 11 and a half million have now received the first dose of the vaccine. thousands of people take to the streets in myanmar to protest against the military coup and to demand the release of aung san suu kyi. president biden says donald trump is "dangerous" and wants him to lose access to intelligence briefings normally given to former presidents. i just think that there is no need to have that intelligence briefing. what value is giving him an intelligence briefing? what impact does he have at all, other than the fact he might slip and say something? tens of thousands of farmers block major highways across india as they continue their protests against new agricultural laws. now on bbc news. we relive some of the travel show�*s top winter adventures including ade adepitan�*s

a leaked document has revealed that borisjohnson is considering a reform of the nhs in england. e changes could see a reduced role for the private sector and sweep away changes introduced by david cameron's government in 2012. nhs commissioners would no longer be required to invite private companies to bid to run services and there would be more focus on hospitals and social care services working together to improve patient care. our health correspondent katharine de costa reports. an ageing population brings with it the challenge of providing more complex care. hospital beds can often be tied up, waiting for a care package to support elderly patients at home. i think the devil will be in the detail... many health professionals feel controversial changes, made nearly a decade ago, left health and care services fragmented. i don't think you will find anyone in the nhs who won't be glad to see the back of competition rules. it's really got in the way of working effectively across the health and social care landscape, we all work better when we work cooperatively and we've seen that

a leaked document appears to reveal plans to reverse reforms made to nhs england and it would mean the health secretary would have more direct control. the chairman of the vaccines task force says he's confident the uk will be able to offer coronavirus jabs to everyone over 50 by may. police say a 24—year—old man in croydon has been taken to hospital after being stabbed. there have a spate of stabbing attacks in south london in the past 2a hours, with one man dying from his injuries. hundreds of people have been detained during a nationwide road blockade in india by farmers protesting against new agricultural laws. and in the six nations, scotland stun england to earn a historic win at twickenham for the first time since 1983. more on the rugby and the sports news in around ten minutes. before that, here is the film review. hello and welcome to the film review with me mark kermode, reminding you that while cinemas may be closed, there is still plenty of new movies to enjoy in the comfort and safety of your own home. in grimur hakonarson�*s deadpan 2015 gem rams, two feuding sheep farmi

the headlines at 7pm: a leaked document appears to reveal plans to reverse reforms made to nhs englandwould have more direct control. the chairman of the vaccines task force says he's confident the uk will be able to offer coronavirus jabs to everyone over 50 by may. police say a 24—year—old man in croydon has been taken to hospital after being stabbed. there have a spate of stabbing attacks in south london in the past 2a hours, with one man dying from his injuries. hundreds of people have been detained during a nationwide road blockade in india by farmers protesting against new agricultural laws. and in

a leaked document appears to reveal plans to reverse reforms made to nhs england —— and it would meanorce says, he's confident the uk will be able to offer coronavirus jabs to everyone over 50 by may. stabbing attacks in south london in the past 2a hours. hundreds of people have been detained during a nation—wide road blockade in india by farmers protesting against new agricultural laws. and in the six nations —— scotland stun england, to earn a historic win at twickenham for the first time since 1983. and coming up, bbc radio 1xtra presenter, reece parkinson, is determined to run one of the uk's toughest

there is the nhs in england ever going to be able to catch up? yes. ever going to be able to catch up? yes, i think it will — going to be able to catch up? yes, i think it will be — going to be able to catch up? yes, i think it will be able _ going to be able to catch up? yes, i think it will be able to _ going to be able to catch up? yes, i think it will be able to catch - going to be able to catch up? yes, i think it will be able to catch up - think it will be able to catch up but there is a really important question, an interesting one about how do we prioritise? certainly the debate going on with our chief executives of the moment is we just need to be careful about focusing, i know it's a nice easy figure to focus on, and it's incredibly important if you've been waiting more than 52 weeks, but what our chief executives are saying is there will be people who have been waiting less than 52 weeks who we also need to prioritise, so what we really need to do, which is where the nhs is best, is effectively let the local clinicians make those prioritisat

let's speak to dr nikita kanani, medical director of primary care for nhs england.ated, all those people in the first a0 years. how significant is that? it first 40 years. how significant is that? , , , u, first 40 years. how significant is that? , , , . that? it is hugely significant. we have had a _ that? it is hugely significant. we have had a very _ that? it is hugely significant. we have had a very difficult - that? it is hugely significant. we have had a very difficult year - that? it is hugely significant. we have had a very difficult year but this moment we have just come to really— this moment we have just come to really shows how incredible our colleagues, our staff have been up and down — colleagues, our staff have been up and down the country to relate this programme as quickly and safely as possible _ programme as quickly and safely as ossible. ., , u, , programme as quickly and safely as ossible. ., , , ., , programme as quickly and safely as ossible. ., , , . , , possible. logistically, many people did not think— possible. logistically, many people di

nhs england said the pandemic was to blame _ nhs england said the pandemic was to blame.n this morning. with the mild air though, of course, it's rather cloudy and we'll see further outbreaks of rain today, as another band of blustery, showery rain moves across. now these showers get stuck and through the afternoon we're likely to see them linger. they could be heavy from time to time and one or two of them merging together as well. the temperature today, despite the strengthening breeze, we're looking at a maximum of 11, maybe even 12 celsius, so it's another mild day. overnight the showers will gradually clear, at least to start with. we'll get some dry, some clear spells. the wind actually strengthening as we head into thursday morning. cloud increasing and more showers tomorrow. minimum temperature down at seven celsius. as we head through tomorrow, another band of rain sweeps through in the morning. drier and brighter in the afternoon. looking dry at the moment for friday, but we're going to hang on to quite a bit of cloud. but as we head into the weekend, the risk o

a warning that the waiting list for non—urgent nhs treatment in england could more than double by aprilrising to ten million people. are you waiting for nhs treatment becasue of covid? are you in the backlog? how long have you been waiting for? do let me know today. i'm on twitter @vicderbyshire or you can email victoria@bbc.co.uk more temporary courts are being opened in england and wales, to tackle the record backlog of cases exacerbated by the pandemic. the daughter of captain sir tom moore says he has left "a legacy he could never have imagined". the united nations top human rights body says it will raise the detention of princess latifa, the daughter of dubai's ruler, with the authorities in the united arab emirates. it's after the princess accused herfather, sheikh mohammed bin rashid al—makhtoum, of holding her hostage. foreign secretary dominic raab says the "proper course" of action is to follow the developments from the united nations "closely". in a series of secret videos obtained by the bbc, princess latifa describes how she fears for her life. the governments of dubai and

is something that the nhs itself has been asking for, and the proposals have been developed by nhs england organisational charts and applying forjobs, which we know is highly disruptive. probably does not do much for patient care. if it does anything, probably gets in the way of it. that is a constant worry whenever we have one of these reorganisations. ilrlul’hat one of these reorganisations. what about the argument _ one of these reorganisations. what about the argument that it is the managers who are involved in the organisational side of it and front line carers and the and men women who are looking after covid patients and others should be left to do that? �* and others should be left to do that? ~ , ., ., ., and others should be left to do that? ~ ., ., ., , that? indeed. but you do not really want to be reorganising _ that? indeed. but you do not really want to be reorganising the - that? indeed. but you do not really want to be reorganising the nhs i want to be reorganising the nhs without the close involvement of the front line clinicians, in particular, the gps and other who work

thousands of women will be offered do—it—at—home smear tests in an nhs england trial to boost cervicalreening numbers. and the preserved ornamental garden from the 16th century found at an hs2 high—speed rail building site in warwickshire. good afternoon. it's being hailed as a victory for people power. tens of thousands of people with learning disabilities are now eligible for a coronavirus vaccine immediately. the decision by thejoint committee on vaccination and immunisation means an extra 150,000 people will be fast—tracked for a jab. the radio 2 presenter, jo whiley, whose disabled sister contracted the virus and has been campaigning for the move, says it's a "great day". 0ur health correspondent sophie hutchinson reports. dj jo whiley with her sister frances who was admitted to hospital with covid. frances has a learning disability and she caught the virus after an outbreak in her care home. an appearance on the mark show on sundayjo whiley meant an impassioned plea for those with learning disabilities to be vaccinated. there should be no debate, forget the classifications and ju

a leaked document appears to reveal plans to reverse reforms made to nhs england and it would mean the health secretary having more direct control. the chairman of the vaccines taskforce says, he's confident the uk will be able to offer coronavirus jabs to everyone over 50 by may. police say a 24—year—old man in croydon, has been taken to hospital, after being stabbed. there've been a spate of stabbing attacks in south london in the past 2a hours — with one man dying from his injuries. hundreds of people have been detained during a nation—wide road blockade in india by farmers protesting against new agricultural laws. and in the six nations, scotland stun england to earn a historic win at twickenham for the first time since 1983. now on bbc news, our world jane mugo is kenya's most famous and controversial — private investigator. she says she's solved hundreds of crimes, but some accuse her of playing by her own rules. kenya's private investigative industry is one of the biggest in africa. a private investigator is a spy, there is no two ways about it. and one detective is feared above

a major reorganisation of the nhs in england — with a promise that health and social care will work morely together. myjob as health secretary is to make the system work for those who work in the system, to free up, to empower, to harness the mission driven capability of team health and care. over 220,000 people in england have been waiting more than a year for routine surgery — the highest number since 2008. in an interview with the bbc, the irish prime minister urges a climb down in post—brexit border tensions between the uk and the eu. —— a cooling down. hello, welcome to bbc news. the duchess of sussex has won a high court privacy claim against the mail on sunday over the publication of a letter to her estranged father. thejudge said meghan had a "reasonable expectation "that the contents of the letter would remain private". ina in a statement released following the ruling... a spokesperson for associated newspapers said they were surprised and disappointed at thejudgement. 0ur royal correspondent nick witchell gave us further detail a little earlier. now this is all about the public

the headlines at six: a leaked document appears to reveal plans to reverse reforms made to nhs englandntrol. the chairman of the vaccines task force says he's confident the uk will be able to offer coronavirus jabs to everyone over 50 by may. police say a 24—year—old man in croydon has been taken to hospital after being stabbed. there have a spate of stabbing attacks in south london in the past 2a hours, with one man dying from his injuries. and england and scotland's six nations campaign is under way as the two sides face up at twickenham — scotland lead as the second half gets under way.

latest downing street coronavirus briefing, alongside professor stephen powis, medical director of nhs englandints. the health secretary confirmed all residents and staff in eligible care homes have been offered a first dose of a coronavirus vaccine. a total of 9.2 million people have been vaccinated across the uk — this weekend alone saw1 in 60 adults receive a vaccine. nine in 10 of the over—80s have been vaccinated in the uk, as per the prioritisation list. matt hancock also confirmed that 105 cases of the south african variant have been identified in the uk and 11 of these do not appear to have links to international travel. he stressed that while there is no evidence that the new variant is any more severe, �*we must come down hard on it and we will. the health secretary said certain areas across surrey, london, kent, hertfortdshire, southport and walsall will see enhanced testing. the clear message from matt hancock was that it is �*absolutely vital�* people in those affected areas �*minimise all social contact.�* the health secretary also revealed that more than 9.2 million people in th

despite the pressures of the pandemic the nhs in england did manage to carry out more than 6 millionoctors have stressed repeatedly that anyone with health concerns should still seek help, but still some patients needing for example heart surgery, are facing long waits. there is a tenfold increase in the number of patients who have waited more than a year for their heart procedure. i don't see procedures like balloon stents, pacemakers or even heart surgery as a luxury. so what are the implications of those long waits? it means that with time there's certainly a risk that people will deteriorate waiting, get heart failure they could have avoided, or even die. clearing the backlog of delayed operations and treatments will be a huge task, but nhs leaders say doctors need the freedom to decide how it will be done. there will be people who have been waiting less than 52 weeks who we also need to prioritise, so what we really need to do, which is where the nhs is best, is effectively let our local clinicians make those prioritisation decisions and effectively say what's the order in which

with the pandemic worsening the situation, nhs england is trialling do it at home kits.ts reveal an infection, called the human papillomavirus, or hpv, patients will be invited to their gp for a standard smear test. what we're hoping to do with this is reallyjust to make cervical screening easier for women and really capture many more women into screening than we have been doing, because we know that this protects them from cervical cancer. we also know in terms of how easy and accurate the test is, we know we've got good data to show that 99% of women can actually take a cell sample correctly and it will be effective. campaigners say if the trial is shown to be safe, it should be rolled out across the country. anna collinson, bbc news. the serial rapistjohn worboys has lost a court of appeal challenge against his sentence. the 63—year—old former taxi driver, who now goes by the name john radford, was jailed for life with a minimum term of six years at the old bailey in december 2019 after he admitted spiking the drinks of four women. he was already behind bars at the ti

dr nikita kanani is medical director of primary care for nhs england.just come to really shows how incredible our colleagues, our staff have been up and down the country to roll out this programme as quickly and as safely as possible. and logistically, i mean, many people did not think it would be possible, did they? just give us a clue and some ideas about how hard people have been working, many of whom of course will have been exhausted from the past 12 months of dealing on the front line anyway. yes, absolutely. so, people will have been dealing with a pandemic and subsequent waves, they will have been dealing with winter, and i can tell you that they have been working genuinely day and night — behind—the—scenes and in front of the scenes — to make sure that the vaccine programme moves at pace, and really that we get the people protected that we need to. and yet some groups have not been taking up the vaccine, as you presumably would hope, and they include people from bame backgrounds. i know you have been tasked, haven't you, with leading a health c

doctors in england are to be paid an extra £10 by the nhs for every person who's housebound that theyate. meanwhile, 18 new mass vaccine centres open tomorrow. here's our science correspondent, pallab ghosh. gp george hobbs is headed out to give around 20 of his patients covid jabs at home. they're too ill or vulnerable to come in a for a vaccination. first up is diana garfield... right, 0k. ..who has heart problems and is also losing her sight. there still is a hope in the back of my mind, however old i am, i still have that hope that... ..something will work out. right, cheerio, bye—bye! it's great because i have been a gp for over 27 years and they know me, so i think when they see someone familiar coming it makes a difference to the experience. but quite a lot of them are quite nervous and then when they see someone they know, that is very reassuring. hello, i am calling - from ashtree surgery. ashtree surgery in carnforth in lancashire is on course to vaccinate its most vulnerable patients by the middle of this month, but that is not the case everywhere. so gps will receive an ad

the headlines: a leaked document appears to reveal plans to reverse reforms made to the nhs in england by the coalition government in 2012, which saw the private sector given a greater role. the chairman of the vaccines taskforce says he's confident the uk will be able to offer coronavirus jabs to everyone over 50 by may. thousands of people take to the streets in myanmar to protest against the military coup and to demand the release of aung san suu kyi. president biden says donald trump is "dangerous" and wants him to lose access to intelligence briefings normally given to former presidents. i just think that there is no need to have that intelligence briefing. what value is giving him an intelligence briefing? what impact does he have at all, other than the fact he might slip and say something? and tens of thousands of farmers block major highways across india as they continue their protests against new agricultural laws. now on bbc news... click, is looking at �*bioprinting' — literally printing replacement parts of the body to help treat disease and illness. this week, bioprinting

nhs trust leaders in england express concerns that if lockdown restrictions are eased too quickly, asappened last year, the infection rate could increase rapidly again, a warning that the waiting list for non—urgent nhs treatment in england could more than double by april, rising to ten million people. are you waiting for nhs treatment becasue of covid, are you in the backlog? how long have you been waiting for? do let me know today. i'm on twitter @vicderbyshire or you can e—mail victoria@bbc.co.uk. some of the largest crowds yet gather on the streets of myanmar�*s biggest city, yangon, to protest against the military coup. and the daughter of captain sir tom moore says the family had to shield him from online trolling that would have broken his heart. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. the united nations�* top human rights body says it will raise the detention of princess latifa, the daughter of dubai's ruler, with the authorities in the united arab emirates. it's after the princess accused herfather, sheikh mohammed bin rashid al—makhtoum, of holdin

the head of the nhs england said it would be worrying if the uk's vaccines supply was "stymied" by restrictionsby the european union. there's been increasing tension over vaccine distribution between the uk and the eu ever since british—based astrazeneca warned the eu it would have to reduce planned deliveries of its 0xford jab, because of production problems, with the european union demanding thatjabs produced in the uk are diverted to europe to fulfil contractual obligations. the alternative pfizer vaccine is manufactured in belgium, with millions of doses being sent to the uk. but the company has said supplies will be temporarily lower as it works to increase capacity. sir simon stevens was asked about the problems. we've heard overnight from the european union that there are moves afoot to put bureaucratic obstacles in place to the delivery of vaccines manufactured on the continent. are you worried by that? well, were that to happen, then, of course, that would be a worry. but, as i think government ministers out on the airwaves this morning have said, they think that's not something that i

document has revealed that borisjohnson is planning to sweep away david cameron's reforms of the nhs in england required to invite private companies to bid to run services, and there would be more focus on hospitals and social care services working together

despite the pressures of the pandemic, the nhs in england did manage to carry out more than 6 milliontors have stressed repeatedly that anyone with health concerns should still seek help, but still some patients needing, for example, heart surgery, are facing long waits. there is a tenfold increase in the number of patients who have waited more than a year for their heart procedure. i don't see procedures like balloon stents, pacemakers or even heart surgeries as a luxury. so what are the implications of those long waits? it means that with time there is certainly a risk that people will deteriorate waiting, get heart failure they could have avoided, or even die. clearing the backlog of delayed operations and treatments will be a huge task. but nhs leaders say doctors need the freedom to decide how it will be done. there will be people who have been waiting less than 52 weeks who we also need to prioritise, so what we really need to do, which is where the nhs is best, is effectively let our local clinicians make those prioritisation decisions. and effectively say what's the order is i

note of caution i want to say, just off the phone with chris hopson from nhs providers, represents all the big trusts in englandhey have had to divert from the normal work, but we have to think about there will be we in a couple of weeks' time, in a year's time, if we have to deal with boosters, top ups, new variants, that kind of thing. aha, boosters, top ups, new variants, that kind of thing.— boosters, top ups, new variants, that kind of thing. a big day coming u - , that kind of thing. a big day coming u, a that kind of thing. a big day coming u - , a week that kind of thing. a big day coming up, a week tomorrow _ that kind of thing. a big day coming up, a week tomorrow the _ that kind of thing. a big day coming up, a week tomorrow the return - that kind of thing. a big day coming up, a week tomorrow the return of| up, a week tomorrow the return of kids to school, blitzing from the government on lateral flow test, presumably because there are fears that the are a number which we all have been following for a year now, could potentially increase with kids go back to school.— go back to school. that's right,

of caution i want to say, i was just off the phone with chris hopson from nhs providers, represents all the big trusts in england job that his colleagues in the nhs have done, but he says it is not sustainable in the long term. they're having to divert resources away from the normaljobs that the nhs does in order to manage this roll—out, and he says it's fine for the moment, but we have to think about there will be we in a couple of months' time, in a year's time, if these vaccination programmes have to continue to deal with boosters, top ups, new variants, that kind of thing. 0k, a big date coming up, a week tomorrow, the return of kids to school, a blitz from the government with lateral flow tests, as well, presumably because there are fears that the r number, which we all have been following for a year now, could potentially increase with kids go back to school. that's right, the data on children in school has never been certain, it's always been mixed, it's a really hard thing to measure, the impact of children going back to school, how it affects the virus rates in the overall society. what scientists say i

nhs england said services work together to free up capacity despite a significant increase in the numberts procedures for fraud victims after a bbc investigation revealed one victim was kept on hold for 20 hours, before they were able to speak to someone. 82—year—old richard had £8,500 stolen, but it took him and his family nearly a day on the phone to get through to the bank. hsbc has apologised for richard's "prolonged" wait and refunded the money. it says that any delay in getting through to its scam helpline will be taken into account when it investigates future scams. they're one of the most recognisable couples in the world but it seems the seven—year marriage of kim kardashian and kanye west is over. the reality tv star is reported to have filed for divorce from her rapper husband. 0ur north america correspondent david willis has the latest from los angeles and his report contains some flashing images. it was a made—for—tv marriage, the rapper and the reality star. the union of two people uniquely gifted in the art of self—promotion. kim kardashian west! both destined to strike an

nhs england said services work together to free up capacity despite a significant increase in the numberws. hsbc says it's reviewing its procedures for fraud victims after a bbc investigation revealed one victim was kept on hold for 20 hours before they were able to speak to someone. 82—year—old richard had £8,500 stolen. hsbc has apologised for richard's "prolonged" wait and refunded the money. it says any delay in getting through to its scam helpline will be taken into account when it investigates future scams. hsbc says it's reviewing the information given to fraud victims on its website after the investigation by radio 4's money box. earlier i spoke to reporter dan whitworth and lynn edmonds, whose father richard, was the fraud victim. i could not believe we could not get through. my husband tried so many different numbers. we tried to go online. thinking there has to be another way to get through. remind us briefly what happen for him to need to call. dad realised that he was a victim of a scam late on thursday night. he looked into it himself and he thought that he had done all the

nhs england says people in that age bracket will start receiving letters explaining how to book a jabhe government aiming to offer a first dose to all adults by the end ofjuly. there have been clashes in the irish capital between police and protesters angry at coronavirus restrictions. crowds gathered in a central dublin park to protest against the third national lockdown. a total of 23 arrests were made. donald trump will make his first big speech since leaving office, later today, at a gathering of conservative republicans in florida. the annual c—pac event is the first big gathering of republican party supporters since the presidential election. it's thought mr trump might indicate whether he's planning to run again in 2024. hollywood is preparing for the golden globe awards, which will be given out at a virtual ceremony later. it's the first major event of the awards season, and is often a good indicator for the oscars. british stars up for awards include sacha baron cohen, and rosamund pike. 0ur los angeles correspondent sophie long reports. well, we're two months into the year a

the headlines: a leaked document appears to reveal plans to reverse reforms made to the nhs in englandthe coalition government in 2012, which saw the private sector given a greater role. the chairman of the vaccines taskforce says he's confident the uk will be able to offer coronavirus jabs to everyone over 50 by may. thousands of people take to the streets in myanmar to protest against the military coup and to demand the release of aung san suu kyi. president biden says donald trump is "dangerous" and wants him to lose access to intelligence briefings normally given to former presidents. and tens of thousands of farmers block major highways across india as they continue their protests against new agricultural laws. now on bbc news for this special edition of witness history, larry madowo brings us five extraordinary stories to mark black history month in the us — from washington dc. hi, thank you forjoining me here in washington, dc for this very special edition of witness history, marking black history month here in the us we will go back to important moments in the past from the civ