and we have worked very closely with the royal colleges, the royal college of nursing, the royal couegedren and young people‘s mental health provision. we know we need to do a lot better in crisis care, if you like, the a&e of mental health provision, although a&e units do a lot of mental health work as well. we will have extra units in crisis care. we have 8000 nurses in mental health training at the moment, and obviously they will help boost the numbers. butjanet davies is absolutely right. this has to be about getting those training numbers up. and we are very committed to doing that. listening to those numbers, you want to have 21,000... to those numbers, you want to have 21,000. .. overall. 8000 to those numbers, you want to have 21,000... overall. 8000 in training. you have provision for 6600, including those for children and mental healthcare, children‘s mental healthcare, so that leaves you around 7000 short. will you be able to fill 7000 nurses if you are not funding student nurses and there is a pay cut, why would anyone trained to bea a pay cut, why would anyone trained to be

figures show that there was a fall in the number of mental health nurses of more than 6600 between 2010 and 2016. the move has been welcomed by the royal collegeptical about what can be delivered. how are we going to do that in such a short timescale when other government policies are getting in the way of that? we already know we have one in ten posts in mental health vacant, we will have to fill those as well as putting additional nurses in. campaigners warned it would not address all the problems of recent years but it was a step in the right direction. because mental health services have been underfunded for so much time, this initiative by itself fails to give the parity of esteem that so many of us want, but what it will do it set the foundations to be able to look forward to future where mental health is treated on an equal footing to physical health. labour argued that by keeping a lid on public sector pay, the government was making it harderfor the nhs to recruit and retain staff. to expect that people are going to flock when nothing is being done about pay, where there are real workload problems and morale problems, it is not realist

the royal college of nursing has questioned how so many staff can be hired and trained, in such a shortf time. here's more from our health correspondent dominic hughes. ministers in england have already acknowledged the treatment offered to patients struggling with mental health problems suffers in comparison to those with physical ailments. an extra £1 billion in funding for mental health services in england was promised last year. now we know that some of that cash will be spent on recruiting thousands of extra nurses, doctors, psychologists and other clinicians. the plan includes recruiting 2,000 staff to work in child and adolescent mental health services, nearly 3,000 extra therapists working with adults, and an extra 4,800 staff, mostly nurses, working in crisis care. because mental health services have been underfunded for such a long time, this initiative, in and of itself, won't help us to achieve the parity of esteem that so many of us want. but what it will do is set the foundations to be able to look forward to a future where mental health is treated on an equal footing to p

of mental health nurses of more than 6600 between 2010 and 2016. the move has been welcomed by the royal couege has been welcomed by the royal college of nursing, thoughptical about what can be delivered. how are we going to do that in such a short timescale when other government policies are getting in the way of that. we already know we have one in ten posts in mental health vacant, we will fill those as well as putting additional nurses in. mental health campaigners say it is a step in the right direction. because mental health services have been underfunded for such a long time, this initiative will not help us time, this initiative will not help us to achieve the parity of esteem that so many of us want, but it will set the foundations to be able to look forward to a future where mental health is treated on an equal footing to physical health. labour argued that by keeping the lid on public sector pay, the government was making it harderfor the nhs to recruit and retain staff. to expect people going to flock when there is nothing being done about pay, where there are real workload and morale problems, it is just there are real workload and morale

a fall of more than 5000 in the number of mental health nurses in england between march 2010 and march this year. the move has been welcomed by the royal collegeal about what can be delivered. how are we going to do that in such a short time scale? other government policies are actually getting in the way of that. so we already know we have got one in ten post in mental health they can. so we have got to fill those as well as putting additional nurses in. critics argue that capping public sector pay rises and abolishing free tuition costs for trainee nurses in england will make it harder to recruit and retain staff. hope says she has pulled through her latest mental health setback. but she believes a lot more needs to be done to ensure people get the care they need, when they need it. hugh pym, bbc news. weigh top story this evening: commemorations take place to remember the dead on the 100th anniversary of the battle of passchendaele— one of the bloodiest of the first world war. and, still to come: donald trump shows off his new chief of staff — but can he bring order to a blow for the world championships that start in london on friday, david

of more than 5000 in the number of mental health nurses in england between march 2010 and march this year. the new recruitment drive has been welcomed by the royal collegeachieve at a time of public sector pay restraint and the abolition of free tuition for new nurse trainees in england. how are we going to do that in such a short timescale? when other government policies are actually getting in the way of that. so we already know we've got one in ten posts in mental health vacant. so we've got to fill those, as well as putting additional nurses in. mental health professionals like mandy stevens believe the pressures of the job are affecting recruitment. she says in her experience more staff are leaving than joining. the emotional toll on individual nurses can be very difficult, making sure people are getting supervised. i think the pay has had an impact on nurses over the past few years and it's quite difficult to make ends meet on such a low salary. as for hope, she says she has pulled through her latest mental health setback but she believes a lot more needs to be done to ensure people get the care they need when they need it. hugh pym, bbc news. for

figures show that there was a fall in the number of mental health nurses of more than 6600 between 2010 and 2016. the move has been welcomed by the royal college be delivered. how are we going to do that in such a short timescale when other government policies are getting in the way of that. we already know we have one in ten posts in mental health vacant, we will fill those as well as putting additional nurses in. campaigners warned it would not address all the problems of recent years but it was a step in the right direction. because mental health services have been underfunded for so much time, this initiative by itself fails to give the parity of esteem that so many of us want, but what it will do it set the foundations to be able to look forward to future where mental health is treated on an equal footing to physical health. labour argued that by keeping a lid on public sector pay the government was making it harderfor the nhs to recruit and retain staff. to expect that people are going to flock when nothing is being done about pay, where there are real workload problems and is morale problems, it is not realistic. a key part of the gover

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latest figures show the number of vacancies were up by almost 8,000 compared with the same period last year, with nursing and midwife jobs worst affected. the royal collegeering, but the government insists it is investing in frontline staff. our health correspondent dominic hughes reports. looking after people when they are at their most vulnerable, providing compassionate and professional care is the main challenge and biggest reward for nurse michelle turner at the royal blackburn teaching hospital. it is a tough job that carries enormous responsibilities. it is a privilege to be a nurse, to be valued in the job that i do. you know, have people — they put their lives in your hands on a daily basis. and it is the biggest privilege that you can have. but finding more nurses like michelle seems to be a problem, according to a new analysis of the nhsjobs being advertised. around 86,000 nhs posts in england were recorded as vacant in the first three months of this year. in march alone, more than 30,000 jobs were advertised, 4,000 more than the same period the previous year. the majority of those unfilled this march were nurses and midwives. today's figures

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earlier my colleague jane hill got this response to the figures from janet davies from the royal college of nursinghat we believed there were 40,000 nursing vacancies in england alone. probably not too far off. what is behind it? there are a number of reasons. nurses are leaving, we saw that from the regulator recently. notjust those retiring, but those mature, experienced nurses are choosing to leave or to leave the profession. it is not that they don't love nursing, they love theirjob, is not that they don't love nursing, they love their job, what is not that they don't love nursing, they love theirjob, what they do not love is working at the nhs. why? it isa not love is working at the nhs. why? it is a combination of things. one of those things is that they have not had a pay rise for ten years and they are feeling the pinch. many are working twojobs. some they are feeling the pinch. many are working two jobs. some of them are working two jobs. some of them are working in agency nursing to make ends meet. 0ur nhs is understaffed. if you are working without enough collea g u es if you are working

of these, more than 11,000 nurse and midwife posts remained vacant, which accounts for the highest proportion of shortages. janet davies from the royal collegenot surprised by the shortfall in nurses. looking after people when they are at their most vulnerable, providing compassionate and professional care is the main challenge and biggest reward for michelle turner. it is a tough job that carries enormous responsibilities. it is a privilege to be a nurse and devalued in the job that i do. people put their lives in your hands on a daily basis and it is the biggest privilege that you can have. finding more nurses seems to be a problem. around 86,000 posts are recorded as vacant. in march, 30,000 jobs were advertised, for those in more than the previous year. the majority that were filled were nurses and midwives. many hospital trusts are struggling to recruit and retain staff. they are needing to think about more flexible ways of using the staff they already have. at the royal blackburn, there are still 100 nurses they need before they are where they want to be. managers have had to come up with ways to deal with the pressure of staff shortag

a fall of more than 5000 in the number of mental health nurses in england between march 2010 and march this year. the move has been welcomed by the royal colleget what can be delivered. how are we going to do that in such a short time scale? other government policies are actually getting in the way of that. so we already know we have got one in ten post in mental health they can. —— vacant. so we have got to fill those as well as putting additional nurses in. critics argue that capping public sector pay rises and abolishing free tuition costs for trainee nurses in england will make it harder to recruit and retain staff. hope says she has pulled through her latest mental health setback. but she believes a lot more needs to be done to ensure people get the care they need, when they need it. hugh pym, bbc news. with me is professor sir simon wessely, former president of the royal college of psychiatrists. thanks for coming in. i am sure this is welcome news to you and your former colleagues. is it workable? can they recruit this staggering number of nurses in record time? 0bviously number of nurses in record time? obviously this is good news. we

nurses working in england than in 2010. speaking earlier on breakfast, the chief executive of the royal college of nursing, janet davies, told costs have been going up, so we need to work out what that is going to be. but what we do need is to take that false cap off, which means we are not actually looking at what nurses deserve at the moment. 0fgem says they will be consulting on how to protect the most vulnerable customers from higher prices and around 2 million people could face lower bills as a result. they have plans to make switching energy suppliers easier. the public inquiry into decades of historical child abuse injersey will report its findings later today. more than 600 witnesses have given evidence about abuse in children's homes and in foster care. police recorded more than 500 alleged offences, of which 315 were said to have been committed at the haut de la garenne children's home. president trump has been accused of inciting violence against journalists, after he tweeted a spoof video showing him assaulting a man with a cnn logo superimposed on his head. in the wrestling video, he is shown punching the cnn ch

of these, more than 11,000 nurse and midwife posts remained vacant, which accounts for the highest proportion of shortages. janet davies from the royal college nurses. nurses are leaving. we saw that from the regulator recently that nurses, not just those the regulator recently that nurses, notjust those retiring, but those mature and experienced and valuable nurses are choosing to leave, either leaving the nhs and the country or more worryingly leave the profession. it is not that they don't love nursing. they absolutely love theirjobs. don't love nursing. they absolutely love their jobs. what don't love nursing. they absolutely love theirjobs. what they don't love theirjobs. what they don't love those working for the nhs at the moment. they don't feel valued, they feel totally undervalued. one important thing is they haven't had a pay rise for about ten years and they are really feeling the pinch. many are working two jobs, one as a nurse and some doing something else, some working agencyjust to make ends meet, so they are struggling financially which makes it very hard to commit. because this is a vicious circle, our nhs is incredibly und

latest figures show the number of vacancies climbed by almost eight thousand compared with the same period last year, nursing and midwifery jobs are worst affected. the royal college nurses means patient care is suffering. the department of health insists it is investing in frontline staff. 0ur health correspondent, dominic hughes, reports. looking after people when they are at their most vulnerable, providing compassionate and professional care is the main challenge and biggest reward for michelle turner. it is a toughjob that reward for michelle turner. it is a tough job that carries enormous responsibilities. it is a privilege to bea responsibilities. it is a privilege to be a nurse and devalued in the job that i do. people put their lives in your hands on a daily basis and it is the biggest privilege that you can have. finding more nurses seems to be a problem. around 86,000 posts are recorded as vacant. in march, 30,000 jobs were advertised, for those in more than the previous year. the majority that were filled we re year. the majority that were filled were nurses and midwives. many hospital trusts are struggling to recruit and retain staff. they are needing

we will speak now with estephanie dunn, regional director at the royal college of nursing. n 2012 and 2017, we have seen an increase in the number of eu nationals joining we have seen an increase in the number of eu nationalsjoining the free council register, they have been extremely welcome. they make up about 5% of the nursing and midwifery register. you —— are you hearing from them some unease at the uncertainty, there are clearly is at the moment, for we understand what brexit actually means? there is a general unease, that is playing through in the numbers that are leaving the register. since brexit we have seen a reduction, a significant reduction in number, around 96% between april of last yearup to around 96% between april of last year up to now. which is a significant reduction. we cannot afford to lose these nurses. talk of afford to lose these nurses. talk of a transitional period, avoiding the so—called cliff edge, presumably thatis so—called cliff edge, presumably that is something he would welcome? absolutely, the new k —— the uk nursing workforce is not in a p

the royal college of nursing has questioned whether enough new staff can be trained in time thatjeremy. there are people who were trained in mental health and psychiatrists who are not currently in the nhs and we have a programme to attract them back and we want to say to them, we probably have the biggest expansion in mental health provision at europe, we are proud of what you're doing but we still have too many people in this country, where a jungle life is blighted because we're not getting them the mental health care they need quickly enough. the new york times is reporting that the president has fired anthony scaramucci, his new director of indications who was only hired ten days ago. on that subject, we can guess what questions the white house spokesperson might get asked. let's listen. he does not have a role at this time in the trump administration, we put out a statement earlier announcing that andi statement earlier announcing that and i don't have much else to say. did general kelly ask him to leave 01’ did general kelly ask him to leave ordid did general kelly ask him to le

figures and what they mean with janet davies, from they mean with janet davies, from the royal college of nursings overall, first? we are not surprised at all. the figures sort of match what we have been saying for some time. and certainly the figures we had at the beginning of may is we believed there were 40,000 nursing vacancies in england alone. so probably not far off. what is behind it? what do you feel is the reason? a number of reasons. nurses are leaving. we saw that in the regulator recently that nurses, not just those retiring, but mature and experienced valuable nurses are choosing to leave, either leave the nhs, leave the country or even more worryingly, leave the profession. it is not they do not love nursing. they love theirjob. is not they do not love nursing. they love their job. what is not they do not love nursing. they love theirjob. what they do not love is working for the nhs at the moment. because of pressures? for what reason? what do they say to you? they don't feel valued. they say they feel totally undervalued for the work they do. one of those very important things is

one of the most interesting figures is the 11,000 nursing staff, for example, and midwifery staff that they were short of in march 2017 alone. now, the royal college1,000 nursing and midwifery staff that are short, there could be many more, they say that people are leaving the profession because of the pay cap that's been put on by the pay cap that's been put on by the government. the department of health in turn says, look, staff shortages are a huge priority and they say actually, since 2010, the number of nurses and doctors have gone up in their thousands and they say they'll continue to work on it. thank you very much. a parliamentary committee is warning that animal welfare standards in the uk could be threatened if farmers have to compete against cheaper, less—regulated rivals from outside the eu, once britain has left. a house of lords committee is urging the government to insist on similar standards in any free trade agreements to avoid what it calls a race to the bottom on welfare. 0ur correspondent duncan kennedy is in brockenhurst in the new forest. good afternoon, jane, from the new forest show where they are expecting something like 1

latest figures show the number of vacancies were up by almost 8,000 compared with the same period last year, with nursing and midwife jobs worst affected. the royal college, but the government insists it is investing in front line staff. our health correspondent, dominic hughes, reports. looking after people when they are at their most vulnerable, providing compassionate and professional care is the main challenge and biggest reward for nurse michelle turner at the royal blackburn teaching hospital. it is a tough job that carries enormous responsibilities. it is a privilege to be a nurse, to be valued in the job that i do. to have people put their lives in your hands on a daily basis. and it is the biggest privilege that you can have. but finding more nurses seems to be a problem, according to a new analysis of the nhsjobs being advertised. around 86,000 nhs posts in england were recorded as vacant in the first three months of this year. in march alone, more than 30,000 jobs were advertised, 4,000 more than the same period the previous year. the majority of those unfilled this march were nurses and midwives. today's figures indicate that many hospital tr

here, the here and now, short of nurses and midwives. 11,000 vacancies. the royal collegeer hand people living longer. research out in 2011, and one third of girls born in 2011 living to 100 expectedly. what would you do with your old age, more if we are pensioned off. arguably, kept to work. that is fine if you want to work. that is fine if you want to work. you do not want to be nursed by somebody who is entitled to be at home. i balance between dealing with old age, staying relevant is important. but you have to want to do the work because no one wants to be nursed by a reluctance nurse. i was in hospital last year and i had two of the most amazing nurses and they were not in the first flush of youth. and the invaders and one can gather over decades is great. but it cannot be forced upon people. no one wa nts to cannot be forced upon people. no one wants to be reached by a reluctant teacher, all professions. the secret is porridge. i am working with six women. they are fed up at over 100 why they live so long. i do not think it is entirely fluke. six children originally

janet davies from the royal college of nursing gave us her reaction to the figures. d at the beginning of may was that we believed there were 40,000 nursing vacancies in england alone. probably not too far off. 0ur health correspondent smitha mundasad explained what the vacancies mean for the nhs. looking at the nhs jobs website is not the perfect way of assessing vacancies. this is a perfect storm, it is said, of low wages and increasing pressure. it is worth saying this includes notjust nurses and midwives, which make up the highest proportion of soldiers, but doctors, dentists, technical staff, clerical staff. since 2010, doctors, dentists, technical staff, clericalstaff. since 2010, it doctors, dentists, technical staff, clerical staff. since 2010, it is then said that thousands more doctors have been brought in and finding new ways to recruit and train staff. but more and more leaving. with 86,000, it would suggest patients must be suffering one way or the other. this is what patient groups are saying. people have said on the ground they feel there are fewer nurs

lets talk tojosie irwin from the royal college of nursing, maria caulfield who is a conservative mp andor granted for too long —— welcome, all of you. nurses leaving, it is notjust nurses towards the end of their career. workload pressures are enormously intense. nurses are working extra hours every shift in orderjust to get working extra hours every shift in order just to get the working extra hours every shift in orderjust to get the work done. it is an incredibly pressured environment. so it isjust too much and that he is not worth it? it is just too much and 50 —— 59% of our members and we know because we have surveyed them, they feel they cannot deliver the quality of care they wa nt to deliver the quality of care they want to and have been trained to deliver, so they feel really compromised by the impact of the squeeze on their profession. and of course some are leaving because of the economic circumstances as well. in reality it is a complex mix of not enough money, feeling undervalued, and just not being able to do, to provide the care they have been trained to do. and the impac

janet davies from the royal college of nursing gave us her reaction to the figures. had at the beginning of may was that we believed there were 40,000 nursing vacancies in england alone. probably not too far off. our health correspondent smitha mundasad explained what the vacancies mean for the nhs. what is clear from this is that this isa what is clear from this is that this is a system under pressure. it is two years worth of data. it is worth saying they looked at vacancies on the nhsjobs saying they looked at vacancies on the nhs jobs website. saying they looked at vacancies on the nhsjobs website. it is not the perfect way of assessing vacancies. nonetheless, lots of people are saying that this is a perfect storm of low wages and increasing pressure. it is worth saying this includes not just nurses and midwives, which make up the highest proportion of shortages, but doctors, dentists, technical staff, clerical staff. but that the diamond of health says that staff is a huge priority for them. —— the department of health. and snce 2010, it is then said that thousa

21,000 mental health nurses in england over the next four years — despite criticism from the royal college of nursing concerns about the fact, in terms of recruit, retain, and retrain, how is that going to happen? it is a laudable ambition but there is very detail in the plans about how that's actually going to be achieved. the duke and duchess of cambridge are among those who've arrived at a ceremony to mark the 100 year anniversary of the battle of passchendaele, one of the bloodiest battles of world war one. the high court has blocked a bid by a former chief of staff of the iraqi army to bring a private prosecution against tony blair over the iraq war. now, let's catch up with the morning's sports news. starting with cricket, england need to ta ke starting with cricket, england need to take six more south african wickets to move to a 2—1 lead in the series. joe wilson is at the oval for us. sunny conditions and it should be a straightforward when. why not? it is possible. it is right to flag up the weather. we are in an elevated position, in the clouds and there are few. this guy is generally beli

through the two years of the shortages and in march 2017, the last month we have on record, there were more than 11,000 nurse and midwife shortages across england and the royal colleget it is notjust nurses and midwives, it includes the 86,000 vacancies, doctors, nurses, dentists, administrative clerical staff and scientific and technical staff. what are the department of health saying about this? they say it is a priority to them, that is why they have invested in front—line staff, they say since 2010 liver 32,000 more qualified and clinic. with 12,000 more nurses and it is something they are continuing to work on. thank you. the latest headlines... the government says it wa nts to headlines... the government says it wants to put a stop to what it describes as the unjust practice of builders selling new homes in england as leasehold and preventing owners being crippled with growing dress increases. 86,000 nhs posts were vacant in england betweenjanuary and march 2017, latest figures show — an increase of 10% from the same period the year before. nurses and midwives account for the highest number of vacancies. the number of fatal police shootings and deaths after po