08/07/2014 BBC London News

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and welcome to the programme. I'm Louisa Preston.

A hospital Trust in Hertfordshire has been severely criticised over

the way it cared for hundreds of suspected cancer patients,

two of whom died. An investigation into

West Hearts Hospitals NHS Trust found a series of major errors which

meant patients weren't treated as quickly as they should have been.

The Trust has apologised and says new procedures are

in place to ensure the mistakes never happen again

Yvonne Hall has the story. You have suspected cancer and you

are waiting for an appointmdnt to are waiting for an appointmdnt to

find out what is wrong. For more than 800 people in Hertfordshire

this frightening experience turned into a nightmare. Administr`tive

errors at the West Hertz NHS Trust led to missed appointments `nd

errors at the West Hertz NHS Trust led to missed appointments and may

led to missed appointments `nd may have contributed to two deaths.

Cancer experts say quick and efficient referrals are vit`l.

Cancer experts say quick and efficient referrals are vital. A

efficient referrals are vit`l. A patient who isn't actually given a

second opportunity to have their cancer properly diagnosed is no

longer in the system and, therefore, would no longer be able to get any

chance of moving through th`t system to be given either treatment,

through drugs or radiotherapy, or potentially curative surgerx. An

potentially curative surgery. An external independent investhgation

was ordered after serious failings was ordered after serious f`ilings

in administration came to lhght in 2012. These meant that some

patients, who should have bden given patients, who should have bden given

a second appointment weren't. Others weren't seen during the two week

national guide line period. The Trust admits these errors may have

Trust admits these errors m`y have contributed to two deaths. The

investigation report lists a series of major errors including:

A lack of clear management arrangements. Nobody from the Trust

has been disciplined all nine executive directors involved have

left their jobs. Government minister and Herts MP wants to know hf they

and Herts MP wants to know if they are still working in the NHS. Where

are these managers and these senior people that were responsibld

are these managers and thesd senior people that were responsible for

people that were responsibld for this absolute mess in my

constituency? They seem to have vanished to somewhere else hn the

vanished to somewhere else in the NHS. There has to be accountability.

They have to be found and brought to account. The West Herts Trust says

it has apologised to everyone affected by its mistakes it says has

fail safe mechanisms in place to stop errors happening again. There

is a new IT and booking system and training of staffed and making sure

every aspect of the improvelent every aspect of the improvement

required as a result of the external review is carried forward.

Reassurance for new cancer patients, but not for the two patients who

died. Two London women have been `ccused

of trying to fund jihadist fighters in Syria by smuggling cash out

of Heathrow. The Old Bailey heard that one of

the women, Nawal Msaad, had 20,000 euros hidden in her underwe`r.

euros hidden in her underwear. They both deny the charges.

A sixth person has been arrested A sixth person has been arrdsted

by police investigating claims by police investigating claims

of sexual abuse at a private school in west London.

Operation Winthorpe was set up to investigate allegations of historic

sexual abuse and misconduct at St Paul's and Colet Court in B`rnes.

The 68`year`old man was arrested on suspicion of sexual assatlt

on a child. Critics say

the Mayor's proposal to build a new airport in the Thames Estuary

has been delivered a major blow It's Boris Johnson's preferred way

of increasing aviation capacity for the capital.

But today a report for the Commission looking

into airport expansion says the airport would have a huge ilpact on

wildlife and the local environment. Our transport correspondent,

Tom Edwards, reports. This is where the Mayor wants a new

hub airport on the isle of Grain a report for the Commission looking at

aviation expansion outlined the huge environmental impact it would have

on this area. A quarter of protected wildlife habitats here would be

lost. It would cost up to ?2 billion to move the wildlife. Those making

the final decision would have to make sure no alternative solutions

existed. I think this report today is really the nail in the coffin for

the whole Boris Island idea. It shows the devastating impact it

would have on habitat loss hssues around birds strike, around flooding

and the huge cost of trying to build any sort of airport there. City Hall

are defiant. It says cost estimates to move wildlife are wrong. And, the

report shows all obstacles could be overcome. If you do a large

infrastructure project thesd days there will be ` money will have to

be spent on compensating for damage to habitats, as you build something

new. We've always quantified this much along the same way as the

airport commission has and we built the costs into our plans. What we do

disagree with them about actually is the total cost. We estimate the

compensation to be half a billion at compensation to be half a bhllion at

most. Heathrow and Gatwick heir ports are on the Commission's

shortlist for expansion. We will find out in September if thd

shortlist for expansion. We will find out in September if the estuary

find out in September if thd estuary option joins them. Tlt won't be a

single final recommendation until 2015. Tom Edwards BBC London News.

Car company Vauxhall has announced 250 new jobs at its Luton plant.

The factory currently employs 1,200 people.

The new roles are the result of over ?300 million of invdstment

by the firm, which could lead of over ?300 million of investment

by the firm, which could le`d to by the firm, which could lead to

more jobs as production increases. That's it for now from me,

but let's find out what the weather's up to with Wendy Hurrell.

A mixed bag? It has. There has been downpours in places. That is shown

with the yellow flashes of colour there. Within this we had thunder

and lightning. They have continued into this evening. This line

and lightning. They have continued into this evening. This lind went

into this evening. This line went through parts of London into the

east and Kent as well. That has faded away now. So as we go through

the night there will be dry weather and clear skies at

first. That will lead to ond or two mist or fog patches developing.

first. That will lead to one or two mist or fog patches develophng. As

the breeze picks up it will lead into a layer of cloud. Temperatures

into a layer of cloud. Tempdratures 10`13 degrees. There will be cloud

10`13 degrees. There will bd cloud first thing tomorrow it will let

through hazy sunshine. You will notice the breeze picking up. Gusty

into the afternoon, in `` notice I think. Tomorrow temperatures up to

24 Celsius. There could be patchy rain over night into Thursd`y.

Cloudy day on Thursday. Damp as well, it will be warm and humid

well, it will be warm and htmid through the next few days into the

weekend. Hot on Saturday with thundery showers.

weekend. Hot on Saturday with thundery showers.

Good evening, the rain in Rio is matching the mood, I suspect, this

evening. Here, we will take a day off from the rain tomorrow, at least

most of us. There will be sunshine around. The showers will be back for

the end of the week. Dry over night virtually everywhere. Winds easing

down in many places except towards the North Sea coasts. The south-west

will keep a breeze going. Not a cold night, temperatures holding 12- 4

night, temperatures holding 12-14 degrees typically. A dry day

virtually everywhere tomorrow.