of gps. and as the royal couege shortage of gps. and as the royal collegenow, it is coming too late because it takes a good ten yea rs late because it takes a good ten years to train a new gp. in your experience, has the role of a gp worked in tandem and caught up with the very diversified and changing aspect of patient care. i am thinking here of social care reform and social care in the community. thinking here of social care reform and social care in the communitylj think and social care in the community.” think again it is patchy across the country. primary care is some areas, they are doing paperless work, really integrated with other professionals and other services. and it social prescribing of looking at different things they can do to help patients stay well and healthy. in other areas so there'll be a much more traditional model of general practise and certainly the nhs long—term plan that was published last week or the week before last commit was very much about trying to develop that consistency. so that is a good thing, but again, investment hi

well reported, so patients are in the picture around the shortage of gps, and as the royal couege shortage of gps, and as the royal collegege has that even though there a re targets college has that even though there are targets and investment now, it is coming too late because it takes a good ten years to train a new gp. from your experience has the role of agp from your experience has the role of a gp worked in tandem and caught up with the very diversified and changing aspect of patient care, i'm thinking of social care reform and social care within the community? thinking of social care reform and social care within the community7m is patchy across the country's. in priory care enters the areas they are doing fabulous work, integrated with other professionals and services and social prescribing, looking at different things they can do to help patients stay well and healthy. in ella areas that there be a more traditional model of general practice and certainly the nhs long—term plan that was published the week for last was very much about trying to develop that consistency, so that is a good thing but again in investme

of gps to deliver the care that their patients need. the nhs wants to get an additional 5000 gps into practice. far more are being trained than a decade ago but the royal collegeshort and surgeries are under pressure. we are still struggling to get enough gps to fill in the posts. we are having to rely a lot on locums. there are some places that keep advertising and get nobody. it is a nice area but we still can't get people to come in and do the work. places with fewer elderly people and children may need fewer gps but the variation in cover raises questions about how resources are being allocated. richard lister, bbc news. today poland bid farewell to pawel adamowicz, the liberal mayor of gdansk who was stabbed on stage at a charity event last sunday. police say about 16,000 people turned out for a funeral mass. large screens set up around the city, relayed the service. he'd led the city for 20 years. the comedy actor’w'rnijstrrflevies major in the bbc comedy ‘it ain't half hot mum', has died at the age of 88. now, lovely boys, you all know how to present arms, even you mr danny windsor davies said he modelled the rote, whichsawhim bulty members of an army co

a postcode lottery in gp care which means doctors in some parts of england are struggling with three times as many patients as those in other parts of the country. the royal collegeys it's the result of years of underinvestment, as our health correspondent nick triggle reports. there are 3a,000 gps in england — about one for every 1,700 patients — but these doctors are not evenly spread around the country. nhs england figures show that gps in some areas have to deal with three times as many patients as those in others. in rushcliffe in nottinghamshire, there are nearly 1,200 patients for every gp, but in swale in kent, there are over 3,300 patients for every gp. some variation is to be expected. an area with a high number of older patients and lots of young children is likely to need more doctors, but the royal college of gps said some areas are struggling with shortages, describing the differences as shocking, and a risk to patient care. for the areas that are really struggling the most, we need extra effort right now. we can't wait for the doctors in training to come through the many years of training that it takes to train to be a gp. we've had enhanced traini

found a postcode lottery in gp care which means doctors in some parts of england struggle with three times as many patients as those in other parts of the country. the royal colleges says it's the result of years of underinvestment, as our health correspondent nick triggle reports. there are 3a,000 gps in england — around one for every 1700 patients — but these doctors are not evenly spread around the country. nhs england figures show that gps in some areas have to deal with three times as many patients as those in others. in rushcliffe in nottinghamshire, there are nearly 1200 patients for every gp, but in swale in kent, there are over 3300 patients for every gp. some variation is to be expected. an area with a high number of older patients and lots of young children is likely to need more doctors, but the royal college of gps said some areas were struggling with shortages, describing the differences as shocking and a risk to patient care. for the areas that are really struggling the most, we need extra coverage right now. we can't wait for the doctors in training to come through the many years that it takes to train to be a gp. we've had enhanced training schem

the royal college of gps says it's the result of years of under investment. aturday it used to be unheard of. now it is on offer across england but gps are spread more thinly in some places than others and even here in 0ldham, where the ratio of doctors to patients is onlyjust below average, getting an appointment can be hard. the absolute minimum i'd been able to get one is a month. i had one last year and it must have taken five or six months until they could fit me in. my granddaughter needed an emergency appointment. couldn't get one. this bbc survey reveals that some gps in england have almost three times more patients than others. the darker the area, the worse the average gp in england the average gp in england has around 1700 patients but look how it varies. rushcliffe in nottinghamshire has fewer than 1200 patients for every gp but in swale in kent, each gp has more than 3300 patients to deal with. this difference is quite shocking to be honest with you. it suggests to me there are areas of the country that are really struggling to get sufficient numb

has found a postcode lottery in gp care, with doctors in some parts of england struggling with three times as many patients as their equivalents elsewhere. the royal colleget's the result of years of under—investment. our health correspondent nick triggle reports. there are 311,000 gps in england, around one for every 1700 patients, but these doctors are not evenly spread around the country. nhs england figures show gps in some areas have to deal with three times as many patients as those in others. in rushcliffe, there are nearly 1200 patients per every gp. but in kent, there are over 3300 patients per every gp. some variation is to be expected, an area with a high number of older patients were lots of young children is likely to need more doctors. but the royal college of gps said some areas were struggling withjudges describing gps said some areas were struggling with judges describing the differences as shocking and a risk to patient care. but the areas that are to patient care. but the areas that a re really to patient care. but the areas that are really struggling the most we need extra effort right now, we can't wait for the doctors in training to

the chair of royal college of gps and the president of the royal college of radiologists will be givings their opinion, on the new long—term plan for the nhs in england. and we'll have the latest on the court appearance of the two—time oscar winner kevin spacey and talking to a hollywood journalist about the impact that the sex assault claims against him are having on his career. that's all ahead on bbc news. now, sports day. good evening. i am holly foster. we at molineux. wolverhampton wanderers, the last of the third round ties of the fa cup. two years ago, wolves were a championship side, but they went and anfield may they knocked liverpool out. today, they knocked liverpool out. today, they host the league leaders. we have already had some great games gci’oss have already had some great games across the weekend. teams from the lower leagues defying the odds to make it into tonight's fourth round draw. also coming up this evening: first test series win in australia. india celebrates after a sydney wash—out sealed the victory. good evening to you. we have brought you a couple of terr

the royal college of gps says it hopes this means we will finally turn a corner towards making generalut where these 20,000 extra staff will come from, as many other parts of the nhs are also having problems hiring and keeping enough workers. catherine burn is, bbc news. with some breaking news to bring you about equal pay a supermarket chain asda, asda has lost the first of three stages of an appeal against the ruling that the stores and warehouse colleagues deserve an equal hourly pay rate. the company has also been ordered to pay costs, and he‘s been denied the right to appeal. the next stage, which is a ruling over if work is notjust comparable but of equal value is expected in may, and just a bit of background. asda is just expected in may, and just a bit of background. asda isjust one expected in may, and just a bit of background. asda is just one of a number of supermarkets facing such claims, but it is the furthest along in the process. so this ruling will potentially apply to other supermarket chains in a similar position, and collectively they are estimated to be potentially

the royal college of gps and says it hopes this means we will finally turn a corner towards making general but there is a question, also, about where these 20,000 extra staff will come from, as many other parts of the nhs are also having problems hiring and keeping enough workers. it has been the coldest night of the winter so far across the uk, with temperatures dropping to —11 celsius in aberdeenshire. freezing temperatures continued after snow and ice caused travel delays and closed hundreds of schools on wednesday, while a yellow weather warning for snow, ice and fog remains in place. meanwhile, the rac has warned it is expecting at least five call—outs per minute today. graham satchell is at 0ldham's gritting depot for us this morning, where he is finding out how they're working to keep the roads safe. and grey, you know, it is something we are all going to appreciate as we are all experiencing some kind of much colder weather. that's absolutely right. they have been working extremely hard here to keep the roads open, working through the night for the last two or three days. they have

of? drug—resista nt infections has increased by 35% from 2013 to 2017. we can speak now to dr clare gerada — a gp and former chair of the royal college of gps,;dr manal mohammedas lost three relatives to mrsa, and now campaigns to bring down rates for all drug resistant illnesses. welcome all of you and thank you for joining us. tell us exactly what a superbug is, it is a day when we are busting jargon, let‘s be absolutely clear what we are talking about and how common these things are stop superbugs are bacterium that become resista nt to superbugs are bacterium that become resistant to more than antibiotics that used to be effective. we have many examples of superbugs. that infected humans and also can infect animals like mrsa stop sta phylococcus. animals like mrsa stop staphylococcus. we have foodborne pathogens that can be associated with sporadic cases and outbreaks which can affect many people. bacteria have developed defence mechanisms because of the overuse of antibiotics. they become resistant, the antibiotic becomes not effective at all, not being able to kill the bacteria or inhibit the growth. there are two macro aspects being talked about today

the royal college of gps says it hopes this means we will finally turn a corner towards making general but there is a question, too, about where these 20,000 extra staff will come from, as many other parts of the nhs are also having problems hiring and keeping enough workers. catherine burns, bbc news. a coroner has ruled that inquests into the deaths of five people who died in the 1974 guildford pub bombings are to resume — more than 40 years after they were suspended. four soldiers and one civilian died when the ira blew up a pub they were in. duncan kennedy sent this update from woking. this all goes back to that night in 0ctober this all goes back to that night in october 1974 this all goes back to that night in 0ctober1974 when the ira did bomb two pubs in guildford, and in one of them, five people died, three men and two women, and an inquest was opened shortly after. but it was adjourned because of the criminal proceedings that then began. that in turn led to the conviction of those four people we now know to be called the guildford four, and after that, after they went to jail

the royal college of gps says it hopes this means we will finally turn a corner towards making generalra staff will come from, as many other parts of the nhs are also having problems hiring and keeping enough workers. with me now is the chair of the british medical association gps committee. is this a good plan for gps and patients? it is. as we know, gps and patients? it is. as we know, gps have been under a huge pressure over the past decade, many patients have struggled to get an appointment when they want one and hopefully by expanding the workforce with an additional 20,000 staff working alongside gps we will be able to improve their working lives of gps but also improve conditions for patients. as we mentioned at the end of the report questions over where are these staff will come from. has the bma any concerns? we are working with nhs england on this come over the next five years, so we can plan to train necessary staff and recruit staff and then gradually provide that support to practices. what will this mean in practice someone comes into surgery, they have a complaint, will t

speaking on radio 4's today programme, chair of the royal college of gps professor helen stokes—lampa. well, we're not twiddling our thumbs, we're usually finding paperwork to fill the time. but it's desperately frustrating. often, i wonder, if i wander out of my waiting room wondering where the patient is, i call for them, i look around, just in case they've arrived and haven't checked in. so it is waste. but of course, it's desperately frustrating. everybody knows how stressed our nhs is at the moment, and particularly general practice. people are struggling to get appointments because we're so short of doctors generally. then to see that they're wasted is frustrating for everybody. the reason people miss, sometimes, it's because people are genuinely sick. people with dementia, who are genuinely forgetful. people who have serious mental health problems, whojust can't face leaving the house. but then there are those people whose lives are chaotic. they've got a lot to do, they're rushing round and, suddenly, ah, i've missed my appointment! for those people, however, where things get

the royal college of gps has a similar view that this is a positive move, but that the nhs still needssda has lost its appeal against a ruling that store staff can compare their roles with people working in the supermarket‘s distribution centres. the decision means that lower paid shop staff, who are mostly women, can compare themselves with higher paid warehouse workers, who are mostly men. uk house prices grew at the slowest annual rate for nearly six years in january, according to the nationwide. the lender said price growth "almost ground to a complete halt". unilever has said it is stockpiling ben and jerry‘s ice cream and magnum bars ahead of the uk‘s departure from the european union. the consumer goods giant said it was holding a few weeks‘ worth of extra stock in case of disruption to supply chains. do we know where? in my freezer. if they want anywhere to stockpile that stockpile you know where to come. south london. other ice-creams are available! let us look at the markets. p yes. we had a couple of big names with strong result, royal dutch shell, diageo, but things have pa

you need to live in the real world, speak to gps, have a couple of teenagers in your house to know that tech addiction is a real problem." the royal college parents are best placed to decide what limits to place on their child's screen use. they do have ipads but i only allow them to use them in the school holidays. during term time, they're locked away. we limit it for a certain time, otherwise he's got to get off and read books and do stuff and play. they should be playing on electronic devices, it's part of the world and it's very important to keep pace with the world, but they also need to work out, figure out, how things work for themselves as well. we're quite mindful because obviously we are both wearing specs, so we're quite mindful that we don't want them to get strained eyes. they're tools of the future as well, so we've got to allow them to learn at the same time. they're are a bit faster than us, aren't they? the guidance says parents with healthy, active children should not worry greatly about computer and smartphone use, although it recommends no screens for an hour before bed in part because the light can slow the release o

you need to live in the real world, speak to gps, have a couple of teenagers in your house to know that tech addiction is a real problem." the royal colleget placed to decide what limits to place on their child's screen use. they do have ipads but i only allow them to use them in the school holidays. during term time, they're locked away. we limit it for a certain time, otherwise he's got to get off and read books and do stuff and play. they should be playing on electronic devices, it's part of the world and it's very important to keep pace with the world, but they also need to work out, figure out, how things work for themselves as well. we're quite mindful because obviously we are both wearing specs, so we're quite mindful that we don't want them to get strained eyes. they're tools of the future as well, so we've got to allow them to learn at the same time. they're are a bit faster than us, aren't they? the guidance says parents with healthy, active children should not worry greatly about computer and smartphone use, although it recommends no screens for an hour before bed in part because the light can slow the release of the sleep—indu

and i'm joined from bristol by dr dominique thompson, a student health gp who welcomes the advice from the royal college ofly helpful to have some pragmatic advice from a respected agency like the royal college. we've needed this for a while, an overview of all the studies done so far. they tell us there is some harm, usually in relation to obesity and increased calorie intake from using screens a lots, but actually using screens in general is not harmful. is there a lot of what you might call actual guidance in this, though?” lot of what you might call actual guidance in this, though? i think there've done what they can with the research, which in itself is not of great strength or quality. but i do think it is helpful to have reiterated for us the fact that screens should not be used before bed, for example, because we keep the brain awake for longer. think we have to be pragmatic about the evidence out there and we know from pa rents evidence out there and we know from parents that unrestricted use of anything is probably not a great idea. i would anything is probably not a great idea. iwould never let

you need to live in the real world, speak to gps, "have a couple of teenagers in your house to know that "tech addiction is a real problem". the royal college are best placed to decide what limits to place on their child's screen use. they do have ipads, but i only allow them to use them in the school holidays. during term time, they're locked away. we limit it for a certain time, otherwise he's got to get off and read books and do stuff and play. they should be playing on electronic devices, it's part of the world and it's very important to keep pace with the world, but they also need to work out, figure out, how things work for themselves as well. we're quite mindful because obviously we are both wearing specs, so we're quite mindful that we don't want them to get strained eyes. they're tools of the future as well, so we've got to allow them to learn at the same time. they're are a bit faster than us, aren't they? the guidance says parents with healthy, active children should not worry greatly about computer and smartphone use, although it recommends no screens for an hour before bed in part because the light can slow the release of the s