25/07/2011 South Today

Hello, I'm Sally Taylor with the news in the south. An elderly woman

died from dehydration after spending four days at a hospital in

Hampshire. Joan Wilson - who was 83 - had been taken to Havant War

Memorial Hospital in March. She was later transferred to another

hospital where she died. Our Health Correspondent David Fenton was at

the inquest in Portsmouth. Joan Wilson had been treated for

sickness and diarrhoea, and after four days at Havant War Memorial

Hospital she was taken to the Queen Alexandra, confused and severely

dehydrated. The inquest heard that she was so sick, doctors thought

she was in septic shock. She later died from a heart attack. Her

family said they were surprised that she was so severely dehydrated.

You wonder how she was sued dehydrated, guess. There was

evidence that she had been told that she must drink plenty, but

that was all. That was not until I got the phone call from Havant War

Memorial Hospital to say that she was being transferred, because she

had taken a turn for the worse. And that was the first I knew that she

was seriously ill. The coroner recorded a verdict of death by

natural causes. In a statement Southern Health NHS Foundation

Trust said it could not comment on individual patients or treatment.

"A full investigation of this case has been completed and has not

raised any specific care concerns." Brighton and Hove Council renewed

safety warnings tonight after youngsters were seen diving into

the sea from great height in so called "tombstoning". The activity

took place from sea defence walls close to the Palace Pier. Police

were called and one teenager was arrested and led away in handcuffs.

A new 34 tonne, �5 million scanner has been delivered to the John

Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford. Almost five times more powerful

than normal hospital scanners, it will be used by researchers to help

study brain diseases. Brennan Nicholls reports. It weighs almost

the same as five double-decker buses. Getting the state-of-the-art

scanner through a hole just six inches bigger than it was was never

going to be easy. The 34 ton magnet had to be taken eight miles by road

to join the club hospital. It was not going to be the only problem to

contend with. The exclusion zone of this magnet is 12 metres. People

entering do it, metallic objects, will be attracted towards it.

steel in 4-room had to be built to keep it in. It has a magnetic field

which could have stress water two miles. It is the only second such a

scanner to be installed in the UK, and the only one to be used on

humans. With the public getting older, the things people are

suffering from our brain disorders and the central nervous system.

scanner was funded by the Medical Research Council. The winching

operation may have been a success, but it will take until October to

get the new scanner operational. One of Portsmouth's most popular

residents turned 150 today, and she's never looked better. HMS

Warrior was the pride of Queen Victoria's fleet when she was

commissioned in 1861- and Britain's first iron-hulled warship is now a

top attraction at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. Commander Ken

Jones was joined by the ship's longest-serving volunteer. I feel

that it is worth doing, because it is visited from so many people from

so many countries who come to see this wonderful ship. I meet so many

interesting people, who always have some interesting tales to tell me,

and I can tell them some tails, too! Time now for the weather

forecast. The beach was not the one as place to be. In Oxfordshire, it

reached 28 Celsius. Overnight, some outbreaks of rain possible in

places, but most places should stay dry and muggy, with lows of 16

Celsius. Tomorrow, sunshine, the risk of a shower very much hit and

miss with most places staying dry. Inland, reaching up to 29 Nov 30

Celsius. Winds, remaining light. Warmer still, on Wednesday, highs

into the 30s. On Thursday, temperatures start to slide as we