22/09/2014 Look East - East

Hello and welcome to a new week on Look East.

A mother hits out at the hospital where her son was

A U`turn over ward closures in mental health,

A U`turn over ward closures in mental health,

The only people who get admhtted are those in dire crisis. Then they are

often discharged far too quhckly. Business owners demand action

after Southend is hit And behind the scenes

at the Antiques Roadshow with a First tonight,

an apology from Addenbrooke's Hospital for the way it has handled

the Myles Bradbury scandal.Within the last hour the hospital said it

was sorry for not contacting all parents whose children had been

treated by the Suffolk doctor The apology came after a mother

from Norfolk whose young son was treated by Bradbury claimed she had

been left in the dark. This report is from our homd affairs

correspondent Sally Chidzoy. For Jane Jones and her husb`nd, the

past few years have been a terrible strain. They did not know whether

their son would live or die after he was diagnosed with leukaemi`. They

would travel to Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge to be at his

bedside. He was treated by Liles Bradbury, but his family ard upset

that the only communication have received from the hospital hs one

letter telling them he was tnder police investigation. We ard very

angry. Because we are just not getting any answers. We don't know

what is right or wrong, whether Arizona was involved or not, how

many more children may not realise `` whether our son. We don't know

anything, basically. Another family has said the first they knew about

the case was when it was on the news.

The hospital chose 800 families to tell about Miles Bradbury. Those

patients directly under his care and receiving active or ongoing

treatment. It made a signifhcant number were not told. Parents

concerned about the lack of medication one support. Thex should

write to people whose children might have been involved in this. It is a

dreadful matter. Clearly people are very worried. They want as luch

information as possible. Thdn they have that reassurance and are not

being kept in the dark. In ` statement the hospital said the case

has been deeply distressing. After treatment lasting over three

years, Callan is much better now. His parents and other familhes

praised the staff for doing everything they could. But ht is ``

but Bradbury's shocking decdit continues to cause a lot of pain.

It was claimed today that vtlnerable mental health patients

from this region are being sent as far away as Glasgow

Staff say the service is in crisis, with a lack of beds

But today Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust

promised it is listening and pledged to re`open some empty wards.

getting help `` not getting help. Unsupervised patients were laced in

a hostel because of lack of beds. Patients have been reported smoking

cannabis and going missing. One even spotted a patient drinking from a

disused weedkiller bottle. the patients in the hospital appears

to be clinically crisis promptly. The trust hopes

this will help `` these changes will help Tom and others in his

situation. Terry says he has had enough and is leaving the sdrvice.

Over the last are I've spokd to the health Minister Nora `` and who says

that the mental health servhce has lost out when money is short. If you

have a mental health problel you have just as much right as `nyone

else to access the best avahlable treatment. If you go to a you get

access to the right to people who support your needs. If you have a

mental health crisis it is totally haphazard what will happen to you.

That is intolerable. If I h`d acute appendicitis and would go to

hospital and someone would see me. If I have a mental health problem

and unattended chip `` wait my own life I could wait a day `` `nd am

tempted to take my own life. We are determined to change this. The way

the system operates with thhs imbalance between physical `nd

mental health means that mental health doesn't get the monex that it

needs. Then you have these individual cases where people are

left waiting for treatment. Where would you cut, if mental he`lth is

going to get more money, whdre would you cut? When the money is tight I

want there to be a level pl`ying field. I don't want one sidd of the

equation to lose out to the benefit of the other. In the next fhve years

we have massive judgements to make about how we sustain the NHS. I am

totally passionate about thd NHS and have campaigned all my workhng life

for the NHS nationally. We have big decisions to take as a country about

how we sustain that system. You say you have a commitment, but there is

a general election in May, so a commitment doesn't last verx long.

These standards will be introduced from April and will betide `ny

Government coming in. They would have to dismantle an alreadx

established system. I think the public mood isn't such that they

recognise the importance of mental health in a way that perhaps wasn't

the case in the past. So yot are committing to saying that bx the

time of the general election in May mental health would not be `

second`class citizen. It dods not happen overnight. We start the

introduction from next year. This is a massive challenge. We spend less

than mental health deserves as a proportion of the total, yet the

economic case for investing in mental health is overwhelming. We

have to build on that to make sure that in the next few years we feel

that mental health has its fair share of resources and that people

with mental health problems get the same access to treatment.

The clear up is still going on after torrential rain brought flash

flooding to parts of the region over the weekdnd.

Worst hit was Southend, where the seafront was left under

The bill for the damage is likely to run into

And businesses are asking if it could have been avoiddd.

Mobile phone footage of watdr pouring into the cellar of the

Britannia onside and the se`front on Friday night. Beer barrels bobble

about as the Seller is swamped. The seller has two be cleaned ott by a

proper cleaning firm. The bder is contaminated and the pipes have to

be changed. More pictures of the seafront on Friday at the hdight of

the deluge. An estimated eight of rain in just half an hour. Some

businesses are under water for the second time in a year. Therd was

flooding on the seafront last August two. In 2011 the seafront w`s given

a make over. This is its new look. Some of the traders say the design

of the make over might just contribute to the flooding. There

are wide sloping pavements, low curbs and as he swept his stdden

carpets, this arcade owner said he sought `` thought the new look

seafront was a factor. It is not right. It is clearly concrete with

no water traps or diversions for water. It all games are awax. The

council disagrees. With all new designs there are changes. Following

the last flooding we have actually installed more gullies. We have

organised for the drains to be jet washed out and cleaned to ensure

they were operating properlx. The council says it plans to lobby

Anglian Water to upgrade thd resort's drains and sewers.

Residents are getting fed up with cleaning up after nights like this.

A delegation from this region has been to Westminster today to push

for better mobile phone and broadband services.

There have been long running complaints about broadband speeds.

Today, business leaders met Governlent

ministers to press for alternative systems to be tried out, including

They believe it could help trigger what they call a renaissancd

Behind the scenes at the antiques road show. A week old and already a

star, the big baby is pulling in the crowds.

The shadow chancellor Ed Balls has told Look East the Labour P`rty

failed to help working class people when it was last in Governmdnt.

He was speaking at the Labotr Party Conference about the challenges

This report from our political correspondent Andrew Sinclahr.

Labour is working hard in its target seats. This is Norwich North, where

every weekend party activists are out delivering leaflets and

listening to people 's concdrns They still see their energy bills

going up. A lot of people h`ve not had a pay rise in years. Thdy feel

that the coalition aren't actually doing anything for them practically.

There are 13 target seats across their region. Labour will not be

happy if it doesn't win at least eight of them. It felt confhdent

until recently. Then the success of the UK Independence party in some

areas confirmed what activists have long feared: That you get is picking

up support from Labour voters. A survey found that 47% of melbers are

worried about UKIP and view the party leadership isn't taking the

threat seriously enough. If you look at why people are attracted to UKIP

they tend to be the kind of people you haven't gone to univershty I had

insecure jobs and art immigrants. You are left with the white working

class, which is a tradition`l Labour core vote that we seem to bd losing.

The Shadow Chancellor is in charge of campaigning in our region. He

accepted a UKIP problem which needs addressing. If you want change in

the key seats then voting L`bour is the only choice. Many peopld want to

vote UKIP. We know there ard a lot of people who have had a very tough

time and are frustrated. Thd last Labour governments did not doing

enough for working people. They didn't do enough to control

immigration. We have learned our lesson. We will also work h`rd for

working people with policies that will actually make a differdnce to

their lives. It is something that keeps coming up in conversations

here at Labour's conference. A lot of people from our region are

concerned. But no one is sure how to combat the threat of UKIP. @ndrew

joins us now from the Labour Party conference in Manchester. They have

also made a big announcement about police and crime permission ``

commissioners. Yes, a futurd Labour Government will abolish polhce and

kite `` police and crime commissioners. It will save ?50

million. That money will be ploughed into front`line policing. It is one

of the Coalition Government's big ideas. We were to have a directly

elected person in charge of the local police first that back force.

Labour say the idea isn't working say the public don't really like it

and points to the low turnott in the election. There has also bedn quite

a lot of controversy, not ldast no `` those in Norfolk and

Bedfordshire. Many want to see them go. What would replace them? I don't

think Labour and all yet. They say it will be an imaginative solution

and better than just another police authority. We have had the first

action tonight from one of the police and crime commission as

Norfolk. He said that Labour's idea was a joke and a pathetic attempt to

win votes. Thank you. The Prime Minister was busy

today hosting a summit of sdnior Greater powers devolved to

the regions of England. Tonight the BBC East progralme

Inside Out has been finding out how there was a regional parlialent

or assembly in Norwich I wotld Regardless of the amount

of money that body might have to support tourism and bring vhsitors

into the area from London, they would naturally be drawn to the

east rather than to us in the West. I think the idea

of a regional assembly or government is, to some extent,

divisive because there is always So has the Government opened a can

of worms on devolution in the East? That's on Inside Out tonight

at 7.30pm on BBC One. To sport now, and

in football Ipswich will be aiming to close in on the play`off places

when they head to Wigan tonhght Town are looking

for their third straight win. They have made a reasonable start,

but not as good as Norwich. They drew this weekend

but they are hoping for a qtick a point, but once again, happy fans

are purring with satisfaction. The manager this morning was

still talking about a cruci`l We avoided the complacency

and the lack of tempo we had Then again, we still conceddd two

goals that we were annoyed with We are really pleased again with

the comeback. Norwich have scored nine second

half goals in just over one week. Cameron Jerome got five of them

including both against Birmhngham. It is that spirit and self belief

that has helped them stretch 48 hours on

from Norwich's latest thriller. All quiet here, but fans have had

plenty to shout about so far. Five wins

from their opening eight gales. Their only defeat came

on the opening day. We have a good chance

of winning the championship Are you surprised

about how well they have recovered We didn't expect someone like

Neil Adams to come in I have every confidence in

Neil Adams to take us back tp to If Norwich don't go up at the end

of the season it won't be dte to They have the quality and the

ability and the confidence to go up. Fans hope a united city can

bounce back at the first attempt. In rugby Northampton Saints has

a good day at Newcastle yesterday. Four tries, a bonus point and they

are up to third in the Premhership. But in the Championship it's a

different story for Bedford Blues. They're yet to win and are

near the bottom of the leagte. Now they're also having to think

about the future as their Chairman and major financial backer has

announced he's retiring Chairman, Geoff Irvine,

helped rescue them from financial oblivion and kept

them on the straight and narrow But now the man with

the money is moving on. So where next for the region's

second biggest rugby club? If I drop dead tomorrow

the club will go on. Bedford Blues would not be surviving

today without your money. In two`years time they have

to find a way to do so. That is the process that we are

in now. So Bedford have a bright,

bold new vision. They need

the facilities to be modernhsed There is even talk of a centre

of excellence and bringing `ll But at the top

of that list is premiership rugby. When you combine all of the demands,

the bill is vast. The blues currently average match

gates of 2600 with a turnovdr They have a loss of

about ?150,000 each season. There are plans to improve the whole

structure of rugby in Bedford, but All

of the clubs have come together and for the first time I can relember,

they all agree on a principle. That is that they have gone

as far as they can at the moment. The junior clubs need proper

coaching and facilities, If the pinnacle is going to be

Bedford Blues in the premiership There were people before me

and there will be people after me. People in Bedford will

always react to the crisis. It is an opportunity they h`ve

for rugby to survive and thrive If you saw the Antiques Roadshow

last night you'll know it c`me from In fact there was

so much to see they decided to make So there are still

a lot more treasures to be revealed Not least a very unusual, s`tirical

chair which isn't an antiqud at all! Anna Todd went

along to watch the filming. They came in droves, clutchhng their

treasures and feel of antichpation. So you have a stick. Yes. I don t

know what sort of stick it hs. It has some funny markings and I think

it is from the lacemaking industry and wanted explained. We don't know

if it is Georgian or a reproduction, is just sits in the corner of my

sitting room and worries me. A semi`roofless Elizabethan m`nsion is

the backdrop to the antiques road show. Fiona Bruce is raring to go.

Every time I lot `` come it is unexpected. I have found about ``

found out about one item I `m going to be filming, but it is right up my

alley. But that chair was everywhere. It was a crowd pulling,

satirical modern masterpiecd. I ve I brought my old tool box dathng from

the 1880s. That was the thing that was focused on. When they s`w the

chair in our lounge they sahd, wow, can we bring that? But at fhrst it

was only valued at if you ground. Because I knew how long it took me,

and I spent about 500 hours making it, they put a minimum of ?00,0 0 on

it. It would work very well in portcullis house, where the MPs have

their offices. It would be ` constant reminder to them of the

things they're predecessors have got up to. Some hopes were raisdd,

others were dashed. It didn't matter. For most it was eight Jolly

good day out. `` it was eight. This not so literal feather was born

in a couple of days ago at Whipsnade zoo. He is already a hit with the

crowds. Mum is very proud. Hf that hasn't made you smile then hopefully

today's sunshine has. The temperatures have risen tod`y. Many

places aren't far behind, btt the only difference was the north

Norfolk coast, where the exception to the rule was only around 15

Celsius. There was plenty of sunshine. We did have some cloud,

but a lot of clear sky and blue sky. We will have a lot of clear sky

overnight. Underneath that clear sky we will see some mist and p`tchy fog

developing and it will be qtite chilly. The computer says the lows

will they be in built`up ardas, in rural areas it will be as low as

three Celsius. That could mdan a touch of ground frost. A prdtty

chilly start tomorrow. High pressure in charge as a weather front pushes

in from the North ringing r`in tomorrow night. Tomorrow morning

will be chilly, but dry. Anx mist and fog should clear quicklx and we

should have some decent spells of sunshine. More cloud than today We

hold onto the light winds. Ht looks like a dry end to the day. Hnto

tomorrow evening we see mord cloud coming in and eventually sole rain.

Most of it will be light and Shari, but we cannot rule out some heavy

bursts. `` and showering. That should clear on Wednesday w`rning

and it will become brighter with sunny spells developing. A breezy

day on Wednesday, Thursday `nd Friday. Thursday and Friday will

have much more cloud around. This may produce some light rain, but

hopefully both days producing some sunshine. It should become warmer

overnight as well.