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Welcome to Wales Today, our top stories. | 0:00:02 | 0:00:04 | |
Patients protested at proposed changes to hospital services. | 0:00:04 | 0:00:08 | |
The new man in charge admits the health board is struggling. | 0:00:08 | 0:00:12 | |
Jordan Miers missing since a night out in Swansea. | 0:00:12 | 0:00:16 | |
Police comb the river bank in the hope of finding clues. | 0:00:16 | 0:00:19 | |
Good evening. | 0:00:35 | 0:00:36 | |
Problems remain and there are no easy solutions. | 0:00:36 | 0:00:39 | |
That's the message tonight from the newly appointed boss | 0:00:39 | 0:00:41 | |
of Wales's largest NHS organisation. | 0:00:41 | 0:00:45 | |
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board was put into special measures | 0:00:45 | 0:00:49 | |
earlier this year following a damning report into care | 0:00:49 | 0:00:52 | |
on a mental health ward. | 0:00:52 | 0:00:53 | |
In an interview with this programme, Gary Doherty, the new chief | 0:00:53 | 0:00:57 | |
executive of the troubled Betsi Cadwaladr, says the health | 0:00:57 | 0:00:59 | |
board has let people down. | 0:00:59 | 0:01:02 | |
The organisation is struggling. | 0:01:02 | 0:01:04 | |
The health board is in special measures. | 0:01:04 | 0:01:07 | |
I understand there's been a lot of coverage, | 0:01:07 | 0:01:09 | |
quite rightly, that has been critical. | 0:01:09 | 0:01:11 | |
We have let people down and we need to make the improvements | 0:01:11 | 0:01:14 | |
we need to make. | 0:01:14 | 0:01:15 | |
As I said, we've got a lot of strengths we | 0:01:15 | 0:01:17 | |
can build on. | 0:01:17 | 0:01:18 | |
It is a great place to work, I want to make it a great | 0:01:18 | 0:01:22 | |
place for everybody, a great place for patients to get | 0:01:22 | 0:01:24 | |
care, a great partner to work with and I'm confident we will be | 0:01:24 | 0:01:27 | |
able to do that. | 0:01:27 | 0:01:28 | |
As we've reported on this programme many times, | 0:01:28 | 0:01:30 | |
it hasn't always been a great place to get care. | 0:01:30 | 0:01:33 | |
How do you rebuild public confidence? | 0:01:33 | 0:01:36 | |
That is your challenge as the boss. | 0:01:36 | 0:01:38 | |
How do you do that? | 0:01:38 | 0:01:39 | |
When people can see things getting better and hopefully get to know me | 0:01:39 | 0:01:43 | |
and that I'm a man they can trust and that I am a man of my word. | 0:01:43 | 0:01:47 | |
Then those things together I'm convinced will help us | 0:01:47 | 0:01:49 | |
tackle that issue. | 0:01:49 | 0:01:50 | |
There are many people who will simply say Betsi | 0:01:50 | 0:01:52 | |
Cadwaladr Health Board is simply too big geographically. | 0:01:52 | 0:01:56 | |
Can it survive in its present form? | 0:01:56 | 0:02:00 | |
Size is a great strength in many ways but it is also | 0:02:00 | 0:02:05 | |
a challenge, particularly making everyone feel part of one | 0:02:05 | 0:02:09 | |
organisation, the sheer scale of the job. | 0:02:09 | 0:02:12 | |
I really think we need to look at that size as a strength and build | 0:02:12 | 0:02:16 | |
on it and make the most of it that we possibly can. | 0:02:16 | 0:02:19 | |
The reason I ask you is, recently the First Minister | 0:02:19 | 0:02:21 | |
didn't seem that convinced. | 0:02:21 | 0:02:22 | |
He suggested that Betsi Cadwaladr's future could be reviewed | 0:02:22 | 0:02:24 | |
after the forthcoming election. | 0:02:24 | 0:02:27 | |
Nothing stays the same for ever, there are changes. | 0:02:27 | 0:02:30 | |
Hopefully we will work together on it and whatever we come | 0:02:30 | 0:02:32 | |
up with, whether it is the services of the size of organisation, | 0:02:32 | 0:02:35 | |
will be the very best thing for the patients on the staff. | 0:02:35 | 0:02:38 | |
That is what I and everybody wants. | 0:02:38 | 0:02:40 | |
So it maybe cut up then? | 0:02:40 | 0:02:41 | |
I haven't even started in the health board yet so give me a chance to get | 0:02:41 | 0:02:46 | |
in there. | 0:02:46 | 0:02:47 | |
If we can be a successful organisation and do what we need | 0:02:47 | 0:02:50 | |
to do, which I think we can, then I don't see | 0:02:50 | 0:02:53 | |
any reason why anybody would make organisational changes. | 0:02:53 | 0:02:55 | |
How do we measure if you've been successful? | 0:02:55 | 0:02:59 | |
We need to do better on some of the waiting times particularly | 0:02:59 | 0:03:02 | |
around A and surgery. | 0:03:02 | 0:03:03 | |
For me personally, I'm hoping I can get out and meet people after I've | 0:03:03 | 0:03:06 | |
been in post a little bit of time. | 0:03:06 | 0:03:09 | |
That people have trust and confidence in me. | 0:03:09 | 0:03:12 | |
When you do get out and meet people, many of them | 0:03:12 | 0:03:14 | |
have been protesting in North Wales and they will tell | 0:03:14 | 0:03:17 | |
you what they want is to stop health service managers | 0:03:17 | 0:03:22 | |
meddling in local services. | 0:03:22 | 0:03:23 | |
It's difficult to push through change in the NHS | 0:03:23 | 0:03:25 | |
in Wales, isn't it? | 0:03:25 | 0:03:27 | |
I understand the passion for for the NHS, I feel it myself. | 0:03:27 | 0:03:30 | |
That is why I chose to work in it at all those years ago. | 0:03:30 | 0:03:34 | |
If we work together, we have good reasons to make changes | 0:03:34 | 0:03:36 | |
and those changes will come through. | 0:03:36 | 0:03:38 | |
If we don't have good reasons to make | 0:03:38 | 0:03:39 | |
changes then quite rightly we shouldn't be doing them. | 0:03:39 | 0:03:42 | |
Nobody seems to stay long in that job, how long | 0:03:42 | 0:03:44 | |
will you stay do you think? | 0:03:44 | 0:03:45 | |
I'm planning to stay a long time. | 0:03:45 | 0:03:47 | |
I haven't got started yet. | 0:03:47 | 0:03:48 | |
I think you've got to get to know an organisation, | 0:03:48 | 0:03:51 | |
you've got to deliver what you have to deliver on. | 0:03:51 | 0:03:53 | |
I've got to make some improvements quickly, | 0:03:53 | 0:03:55 | |
I know that, but I'm hoping I will be there a very long time | 0:03:55 | 0:03:58 | |
because I think it's a good place to be, it's a job I'm proud to have. | 0:03:58 | 0:04:02 | |
I don't see any reason why shouldn't be doing it for years to come. | 0:04:02 | 0:04:05 | |
Gary Doherty, thank you very much. | 0:04:05 | 0:04:07 | |
Police in Swansea are continuing to search for a 21-year-old man | 0:04:07 | 0:04:08 | |
Police in Swansea are continuing to search for a 21-year-old man | 0:04:11 | 0:04:15 | |
missing since Saturday night. | 0:04:15 | 0:04:17 | |
It's understood that Jordan Miers from Bonymaen had been out | 0:04:17 | 0:04:20 | |
with friends in the city centre but he hasn't been seen since. | 0:04:20 | 0:04:23 | |
Areas along the River Tawe have been the main focus of the search so far. | 0:04:23 | 0:04:28 | |
Ben Price reports. | 0:04:28 | 0:04:31 | |
After almost three days of nonstop searching, | 0:04:31 | 0:04:34 | |
there are still very few clues | 0:04:34 | 0:04:37 | |
as to what has happened to Jordan Miers. | 0:04:37 | 0:04:39 | |
A popular football coach in the community and a recent | 0:04:39 | 0:04:42 | |
university graduate, his disappearance has been described | 0:04:42 | 0:04:45 | |
by some of those who know him best as totally out of character. | 0:04:45 | 0:04:50 | |
Like many other young people over the festive period, | 0:04:50 | 0:04:52 | |
he'd been out enjoying himself over the weekend | 0:04:52 | 0:04:55 | |
with friends in the city centre. | 0:04:55 | 0:04:57 | |
The last sighting of Jordan was just after | 0:04:57 | 0:05:00 | |
ten o'clock on Saturday night, outside the Toys "R" Us store | 0:05:00 | 0:05:03 | |
in the Parc Tawe retail and leisure park. | 0:05:03 | 0:05:05 | |
It's believed he might have been planning to walk home to Bonymaen. | 0:05:05 | 0:05:09 | |
It's likely in that case he would have crossed this road | 0:05:09 | 0:05:11 | |
and then made his way along the River Tawe in the direction | 0:05:11 | 0:05:15 | |
of the Liberty Stadium and that is where police | 0:05:15 | 0:05:18 | |
have been concentrating their search over the past couple of days. | 0:05:18 | 0:05:21 | |
Jordan is described as being tall and slim | 0:05:21 | 0:05:24 | |
and he was wearing light blue jeans, a blue shirt under a burgundy jumper | 0:05:24 | 0:05:28 | |
and brown leather shoes when he disappeared. | 0:05:28 | 0:05:31 | |
Police officers as well as family and friends | 0:05:31 | 0:05:33 | |
have spent the last few days searching in difficult conditions | 0:05:33 | 0:05:37 | |
and many others in the community have sent their best wishes. | 0:05:37 | 0:05:41 | |
Well, everyone is thinking of them, every day. | 0:05:41 | 0:05:48 | |
It's a very tight-knit community. | 0:05:48 | 0:05:49 | |
We want them to know we're thinking of the family and everyone is very | 0:05:49 | 0:05:52 | |
concerned and is actually helping out with the search. | 0:05:52 | 0:05:54 | |
Yes, we are all on their side. | 0:05:54 | 0:05:56 | |
As the searching continues South Wales Police is asking | 0:05:56 | 0:05:59 | |
for anyone with CCTV cameras that cover the general area around | 0:05:59 | 0:06:03 | |
the river to get in touch. | 0:06:03 | 0:06:07 | |
A driver, who crashed and killed a teenage girl after squeezing seven | 0:06:07 | 0:06:12 | |
friends into a stolen van in Rhondda Cynon Taff, | 0:06:12 | 0:06:16 | |
has been warned he faces a substantial jail sentence. | 0:06:16 | 0:06:19 | |
Sammy Jo Davies died at the scene of the crash in Aberdare in August. | 0:06:19 | 0:06:22 | |
Kyle Perkins pleaded guilty to three charges including causing death | 0:06:22 | 0:06:27 | |
by dangerous driving. | 0:06:27 | 0:06:29 | |
He'll be sentenced next month. | 0:06:29 | 0:06:31 | |
An education watchdog has launched an investigation | 0:06:32 | 0:06:35 | |
into the West London Vocational Training College in Cardiff | 0:06:35 | 0:06:39 | |
and its sister campus in London following concerns highlighted | 0:06:39 | 0:06:42 | |
in a BBC Wales programme. | 0:06:42 | 0:06:43 | |
Allegations of fraud were raised after a reporter posing as a student | 0:06:43 | 0:06:48 | |
was offered a loan to study at the private college | 0:06:48 | 0:06:51 | |
using fake qualifications. | 0:06:51 | 0:06:53 | |
South Wales Police is also investigating the college. | 0:06:53 | 0:06:56 | |
Its owner has denied knowing of any wrongdoing. | 0:06:56 | 0:07:00 | |
A fire that's been burning since the beginning of the month | 0:07:00 | 0:07:04 | |
and is causing an acrid stink across parts of Newport, | 0:07:04 | 0:07:07 | |
may not be put out for another three days. | 0:07:07 | 0:07:10 | |
Firefighters say they're still damping down thousands | 0:07:10 | 0:07:14 | |
of tonnes of wood chippings at the recycling centre in the docks | 0:07:14 | 0:07:17 | |
area of the city. | 0:07:17 | 0:07:23 | |
We're actually dealing with between seven and 10,000 tonnes | 0:07:23 | 0:07:25 | |
of a mixture of wood chippings and different types of wood. | 0:07:25 | 0:07:27 | |
What we're aiming to do here now, working with our partners | 0:07:27 | 0:07:30 | |
and the site owners, is dig away at this | 0:07:30 | 0:07:32 | |
and deal with the hot spots. | 0:07:32 | 0:07:34 | |
We're doing every effort we can to suppress the smoke | 0:07:34 | 0:07:36 | |
that's being released from the incident. | 0:07:36 | 0:07:38 | |
A former S4C executive has called on the Welsh language broadcaster | 0:07:38 | 0:07:41 | |
to automatically display English subtitles on all of its programmes. | 0:07:41 | 0:07:45 | |
Tweli Griffiths says the idea could attract more viewers and has | 0:07:45 | 0:07:49 | |
been prompted by the decline in the number of Welsh speakers. | 0:07:49 | 0:07:52 | |
S4C said the idea was "interesting". | 0:07:52 | 0:07:57 | |
With warnings of more rain on the way, here's tonight's weather | 0:07:57 | 0:07:59 | |
forecast with Derek. | 0:07:59 | 0:08:02 | |
We've certainly had more than our fair share of rain this month. | 0:08:02 | 0:08:04 | |
At Capel Curig in Snowdonia, around 800 millimetres, | 0:08:04 | 0:08:07 | |
over two and half feet of rain, has fallen so far. | 0:08:07 | 0:08:10 | |
More than double the monthly average. | 0:08:10 | 0:08:13 | |
At the moment there are a few flood warnings in force and many | 0:08:13 | 0:08:16 | |
other flood alerts. | 0:08:16 | 0:08:17 | |
Clear spells and showers tonight, heavy showers | 0:08:17 | 0:08:20 | |
in places with gusty winds. | 0:08:20 | 0:08:22 | |
A colder night than recently, temperatures inland falling as low | 0:08:22 | 0:08:26 | |
as four or five Celsius. | 0:08:26 | 0:08:28 | |
Tomorrow, some good news. We are in for better weather. | 0:08:28 | 0:08:30 | |
There will be a few showers around in the morning but some dry, | 0:08:30 | 0:08:33 | |
bright weather and sunshine for a change as well. | 0:08:33 | 0:08:36 | |
Across the rest of the UK, it's a mixture of sunny spells | 0:08:36 | 0:08:40 | |
and scattered showers tomorrow. | 0:08:40 | 0:08:42 | |
Most of the showers in Scotland where they will fall as snow | 0:08:42 | 0:08:45 | |
on the hills and mountains. | 0:08:45 | 0:08:47 | |
Many other places though will have a dry afternoon. | 0:08:47 | 0:08:50 | |
A breezy, windy day tomorrow and temperatures lower than today, | 0:08:50 | 0:08:53 | |
eight Celsius in Belfast, 12 in Plymouth. | 0:08:53 | 0:08:57 | |
In Wales tomorrow afternoon, most places dry. | 0:08:57 | 0:08:59 | |
Some sunshine. Just the odd shower here and there. | 0:08:59 | 0:09:02 | |
A breezy, windy afternoon. | 0:09:02 | 0:09:05 | |
The wind strengthening with a high of nine Celsius in Newtown. | 0:09:05 | 0:09:07 | |
Tomorrow night, very windy with more gales and heavy rain | 0:09:07 | 0:09:12 | |
spreading from the west after midnight into Christmas Eve. | 0:09:12 | 0:09:15 | |
For Christmas Eve itself, a wet and windy start but the rain | 0:09:15 | 0:09:19 | |
will clear followed by sunshine and showers. | 0:09:19 | 0:09:22 | |
The showers turning wintry on high ground, a little snow | 0:09:22 | 0:09:26 | |
on the mountains with the arrival of slightly colder air. | 0:09:26 | 0:09:29 | |
And then for Christmas Day, a chilly start, | 0:09:29 | 0:09:32 | |
a dry start but it won't last. | 0:09:32 | 0:09:34 | |
There is more wind and rain on the way. | 0:09:34 | 0:09:36 | |
Some heavy rain spreading northwards with rising temperatures. | 0:09:36 | 0:09:40 | |
Boxing Day, mild and windy with outbreaks of rain and drizzle. | 0:09:40 | 0:09:44 | |
Tomorrow the best day of the week. | 0:09:44 | 0:09:48 | |
Enjoy the sunshine if you can. Good night. | 0:09:48 | 0:09:50 | |
That's Wales Today, thank you for watching. | 0:09:51 | 0:09:53 | |
From all of us on the programme, goodnight. | 0:09:53 | 0:09:56 |