06/02/2014 Reporting Scotland

Peter, thank you. That's all from the

Tonight on Reporting Scotland. A stark warning about the quality of

care for older people. The public sector watchdog says not enough is

being done to let people be cared for at home, despite the Government

spending millions on reforms. We will be asking why there aren't more

schemes like this. The majority of our patients you see the

weightlifted off their shoulders when they realise they don't have to

go into hospital. On the programme. Plans for a ?200 million investment

in Clydeside shipbuilding but could it be the end of the industry in

Govan? A year after the collapse of the Hall's meat processing factory,

we will look at how the town of Broxburn has fared. And the Scotland

rugby captain is dropped from the squad ahead of Saturday's match with

England. Can Kelly Brown make it back in to the team?

Hello. Good evening. Scotland's public sector watchdog is warping

that health boards and councils aren't doing enough to improve care

for older people. This comes after a review three years into the Scottish

Government's ten year plan to change the way care is delivered. That

should mean many more people are helped to stay in their own homes,

rather than be hospitalised or put into residential care. Aileen Clarke

has been looking at the issue. This is going to be something that will

affect all of us? Yes, you are right. This report reminds us that

you know, the population is ageing really really fast. In fact, in 20

years time, a quarter of the population will be over 65. A

quarter. Now at the moment, the spend on elderly care services is

round about ?4.5 billion a year. But the report says, you know, with the

population ageing, at the rate it is, then you know, that that level

of spend is just unsustainable. Now the Scottish Government as you

mentioned there, it has embarked on this ten year project, to really try

and improve care and deliver more care for the elderly, in their own

home, which is where they want it. -- homes. But the report finds that

progress has been really slow on this.

That aside, I have to say, that today, I have been finding out that

there are some projects up and running that really do seem to be

making a difference to the kind of care available.

Hospital at home. Run by NHS Lanarkshire is one of the few

schemes the reports highlights which is helping people keep people in

their own homes. Your appetite is better? Elizabeth was very ill just

before Christmas but wouldn't go into hospital. With this scheme she

didn't have to. Nurses, paramedics and doctors came to her, for two

weeks until she recovered They couldn't do enough for me. They

really looked after me. Do you think you got better aten Shaun that if

you had been in hospital? Yes, the The majority of patients you see the

weightlifted off their shoulders when they realise they don't have to

go into hospital. They feel more relaxed and comfortable if they are

treated in the home environment, they do improve a lot faster.

And this community approach also has benefits for the health board

budget. Yes, we think it is better for the patient in terms of the

outcome, it is preferred by the patients and it is cheaper than

traditional care. Significantly? Enough to merit its further roll

out. Despite all the apparent benefits in

Lanarkshire, across Scotland there is not nearly enough of this kind of

care accuse coring to today's report. There hasn't been progress

fast enough to set up those services that can prevent older people being

admitted to hospital unnecessarily and to make sure they can provide,

get the support they need to stay at home and lead good quality lives

there. There is loads of pilots going on to find out what is best,

and obviously, as those pilots are evaluated we decide what needs to be

rolled out and what isn't working as well as we thought it might have

done. So we are rolling out the successful programmes, and most of

them are going to be rolled out over the next two or three years.

In 20 years time it is expected there will be thousands of Scots who

like ISA who are aged over one hundred. She is 102-and-a-half. She

has tried males on wheels but is happier looking after herself, with

a little help from her family. I do my housework. I manage fine. I don't

like people fussing about me. As long as I am air strike I will carry

on the way I am. -- as long as I am able. This is my home. For as long

as I live. 102. She doing well? 102-and-a-half

she will tell you. She is, and she isn't troubling her local council at

all. Councils in general have a big part to play in getting these plans

into actions, they said today that they know there is a bit to go here

yet, but they have started on that path, and they realise there is more

to do. Thank you.

Shipbuilding in Govan could end under plans set out by the company

running the two naval shipyards on the Clyde but the future of

Clydeside appears secure, BAE Systems is planning a huge

investment to improve facilities at the Scotstoun yard to build the next

generation of frigates. Here is our business editor Douglas Fraser.

The last traditional launch on Clyde three years ago. Work at the Govan

yard has focussed on giant sections of aircraft carrier that get floated

out. Could this be the end of 175 years of shipbuilding in this part

of Glasgow? 60 years ago there were eight yards in Glasgow alone. Now

there are two naval yards at Scotstoun and Govan with the same

workforce of more than 3,000. 800 are like toy go as work declines. In

November they won the battle with Portsmouth, but they need

investment. So, either BAe invests ?100 million

but has the expensive task of floating ships across the Clyde or

it closes Govan and invests twice that amount in Scotstoun. I would

have a giant fabrication hall long enough to build two of the next

generation of frigate, reducing build time by a third. The company

is aware it is dealing with a lot of heritage on the south of river. We

have a huge strong heritage in our, on the Clyde, both in Govan and

Scotstoun, and file that is a strength, and -- I feel. We would be

looking to continue to build on that her tan, ewould be employing from

Govan, schools and colleges and many of our workforce have worked in both

sites, so we operate as one workforce. While there are no job

implication from this the end of shipbuilding in Govan is not welcome

for those based to the south of the river. The shipyards in Govan is a

really important to the local community, to the local economy, if

the decision that they will no longer be ship billing in Govan,

although they will be in the Clyde. There is an important job to be done

by the UK and Scottish Government coming together to make sure there

is economic opportunitien that site. They are still working on the

aircraft carriers, that will keep them busy for four year but the

release on the yard runs out in 2019. We won't know until the end of

this year if that will be the point at which the Govan yard closes.

And there is another row over defence following reports that UK

Government ministers have been urging defence conrack fors to speak

out against independence. We can cross to the Scottish Parliament and

our political editor Brian Taylor. A Defence Minister has told the

Financial Times he has been urging defence contractors, defence

companies to speak up for the union and against independence, citing the

level of employment in the defence industry in Scotland. Now, the SNP

say that is unacceptable pressure because those companies are

dependent on the mod pod for orders. Here is the Deputy First Minister.

There needs to be full disclosure about what other businesses are

being intimidated by the UK Government into speaking out, and

secondly, there has to be a commitment this kind of behaviour

will stop. In response to that, the Scotland Office minister David

Mundell says this is panic stations from the SNP. He says confronted

with unacceptable truth ass he put it about independence, they are

retreating into a bunker mentality. Thank you.

Up to 15 councillors in east Ayrshire accepted gifts and

hospitality from two mining firms that went bust, including a trip to

wash Celtic play Barcelona in Spain, food hampers an alcohol. The

collapse of Scottish Coal and ATH Resources left a ?130 million

shortfall in the cash needed to restore opencast sites. A cent

review of the council's planning authority role highlighted failures

among officials. A Holyrood committee says plans to establish

corroboration, that is the need for two sources of evidence in criminal

law should be ditched. The majority of MSPs on the Justice Committee

believe the Government's failed to make the case for this major legal

change. The Justice Secretary is asking a judge to review the

alternatives. Here is our political correspondent.

The police need to gather evidence from two or more sources for a

prosecution to go ahead in Scotland. This general requirement is for what

is known as corroboration. The committee has looked at the plans to

establish it but a majority of member, including the convener are

not keen. I am not convince a case has been

made to establish corroboration, I have said it shouldn't be in the

bill. However, I am always open to persuasion if good arguments come

forward. The Justice Secretary is determined to go ahead with

abolition, but he has appointed the former high court judge to review

what additional safeguards against wrongful conviction might be put in

place of corroboration. So, if MSPs vote for abolition this

year, the Government says it won't actually take effect until after

Parliament has had the chance to consider and act on the findings,

next year. At Question Time opposition leaders

said this was not on. Surely First Minister, it is better to make good

law later, than bad law now. Law making in reverse is a shoddy

way to expect Scotland's Parliament to act. The First Minister said it

was stopping cases of cases of domestic abuse and sexual crime

getting to court Because there are many hundreds, perhaps thousands of

people who cannot, because of this general rule bring their cases to

court or get their cases brought to court, there is a feel of serious

injustice. Most of the legal establishment,

including all be one of our current judges, are opposed to establishing

corroboration, lol leisuring corroboration. The evidence

presented so far has not persuaded Parliament's Justice Committee the

case for ending corroboration has been made.

You are watching Reporting Scotland from the BBC.

Still to come tonight. How Scotland's ice maker is in Russia,

to bring the curling rinks up to Olympic standard.

And in sport, Scotland captain Kelly Brown is dropped for the Six Nations

match against England. Find out why and out of Africa, into paisley and

maybe on to Brazil. Sportsperson's new signing sets an ambitious

target. -- St Mirren's. Two members of staff have been

reported to the Procurator Fiscal after an investigation into the

standard of care at a private school in Aberdeen. Support is being

offered to parents of pupils at Hamilton School. What can you tell

us Kevin? Well, Sally, the police and the care inspectorate have been

investigating allegations about the school here, since BBC Scotland

highlighted some concerns that were raised just over two weeks' ago, it

is a fee paying school that caters for round 350 pupil, aged from three

months to 12 years. This afternoon Police Scotland issued a brief

statement saying two people had been reported to the Procurator Fiscal in

connection with its investigation, they were a 65-year-old woman, and a

25-year-old woman. Both of them understood as we say to be members

of staff. The care inspectorate have issued a detailed statement as well,

saying they have now since that announcement taken steps to

safeguard children at the nursery, they say they have informed the

school that staff members who are the subject of a police report must

not have contact with the nursery, or be involved in running it. They

say so we require the school to appoint a suitably qualified skill

and experienced manager immediately, to be in day-to-day charge of the

nursery. The care inspectorate and Aberdeen City Council say they are

offering support and advice to the school, to try to keep disruption to

a minimum, the school say they are co-operating fully with the police

in their inquiries, and a joint inspection with the care

inspectorate and education Scotland will be launched tomorrow.

It is a year since the Hall's of Broxburn factory in West Lothian

shut down, with the loss of almost 1,700 jobs. It left the town with a

massive unemployment problem. One year on, Morag Kinniburgh has been

back, to see how Broxburn is coping. We just do all, is commonly entire

site has been flattened, its future unclear. It used to employ 1,700

people and attempts to find another buyer field. Some workers moved

away. Some history. Struggling to cope. I am struggling. I am behind

on my rent and a council tax. We're not getting enough money in. We

visited the town when it closed to see how the place was affected. The

shop is still open, but only just. Make it has condoned quite

significantly over the past 12 months. I just talked that we get a

better country that Valentine's Day so that I can pay my bills. It

remains a battle here for many unable to pay their bills. Others

argue that the town has adapted and unemployment levels have fallen.

Employment has improved over the past 12 months. It is no way that

was before the closure of the plant. They are hoping that incentive

schemes will help many small businesses going. They have been

offering their services that have been attractive to the local

business community. Since the factory closed, some people have

left the area and some shops have closed down. Other people have found

work, albeit with fewer hours and low for PA.

Now, a look at some other stories from across Scotland this

Thursday... Horse riders are being issued with a safety message. The

warning from the British horse Society comes from the recent death

of a woman in ten horses killed after being hit on a dark road in

Dumfries. If this, it will give a car and extra three seconds to see

you at 30 meals. Children as young as five cc dangerous walk to a

single-track school because cuts have left them without transport,

according to parents. The ale and said it is looking at a solution to

the problem, on the outskirts of Stornoway. Lecturers at Edinburgh

College of striking over pay and conditions. It is the first of a

planned on going programme of industrial action. A Scottish

research team has made a breakthrough in the development of a

new job in the fight against malaria. The drug has being

developed at Dundee University and is now cleared for the next age of

testing. It has the potential to be used as a single blows of treatment.

It also has the potential to stop developing in the first place and

the potential to stop the transfer of malaria from an infected person.

CCTV cameras are to be won by parking attendants at St John's

Hospital in Livingston. There has been a recent rise in abuse from

motorists, including one attendant being driven out by a car. A 21

consulate will be fired at Edinburgh Castle to mark the Queen 's

ascension to the throne in 1952. Workers are racing to finish

facilities in Sochi for the Winter Olympics. But the deputy chief

ice-maker is on top of things. He has travelled from Scotland to

Russia, making sure that the surface for the curling will be in perfect

condition. Run the Olympic Park, work is ongoing to make sure

everything is right for the opening ceremony. It is a similar situation

at the Carling Arena. We are hoping that both of our teams will bring

home a coupling medal for Great Britain. But there is another Scot

involved making sure that everything will succeed. He makes coupling

sheets for major events all over the world. In this space of ten days, he

and his team of local volunteers are hoping to create the perfect place.

It takes a while to get it absolutely level, perfect for

playing standards. We want to make it a game of skill and then simply

to the ability of the players. It is a job which has many challenges.

Fortunately, he has a good team with him. We are able to use people who

have either been involved in the sport of the sport other pastoral

walking to Leone. They have Benjamin this. What is the secret to it?

There's a bit of chemistry involved, but the likes of temperature and

humidity are all involved. And that little taster of winter

sport takes us nicely to tonight's sports news.

Scotland captain Kelly Brown has been dropped for the Six Nations

match against England, raising question marks over his future with

the team. Coach Scott Johnson says Brown must improve his level of

performance if he is to play for the national team again. Was this his

last appearance as Scotland captain? The defeat against Ireland at the

weekend has seen the tax being wielded. It is a difficult one for

us. We thought the balance in the team was not right. We needed to

find out if Chris could do it and that is why you think it is the

correct decision. There are three changes to the team for the match

against England at Murrayfield. The omission of the captain is a seismic

shift. He has changed position and focused than there are areas he

needs to improve in. The tin plate the last time Scotland

triumphed against England in Edinburgh. His reaction to

bounceback will now be key to the future both for the team and for

him. St Mirren's new signing Eric Djemba

Djemba wants to play his way back on to the world stage. The

ex-Manchester United midfielder could make his debut in the Scottish

cup tie against Dundee United on Sunday, but he also wants to play in

the biggest tournament of all. Today, though, he was promoting his

new club's upcoming family fun day. That is Eric Djemba Djemba, the

African who has come to Paisley in a bid to get to Brazil. He has played

in France and played for Cameroon and two World Cup finals. He then

signed for Manchester United, with some Alex Ferguson believing he

could have taken over from Roy Keane. That did not work out. He has

played in Denmark, Israel and Serbia, but is mixed Prez please

leave. -- his next stop is Paisley. You are

trying to get into the World Cup squad? Yes, I think I will hopefully

do great year and try to go forward with my new team mates. The club man

can help with the fashion conscious Eric .doc and his new colours. That

is the strip from last year. That is the first step, the second strip and

the substrate. The rear of the yellow one quite often.

Hang on to your hats. Now, a look at what else is

happening across Scottish sport. The Inverness defender is free to play

in the league cup final against Aberdeen. His red card in the

semifinal against Hearts has been rescinded. Thus making, Aberdeen,

the opponents semifinal, will face Celtic at Celtic Park in the

Scottish cup. Just because we are in one cup final, the players should

not be satisfied with that. We need to do as well as we can in the

Scottish cup. The Scottish women's hockey squad flies to South Africa

to play seven matches, with the courts trying to work out who will

make the final squad for the Commonwealth games. Whether you have

got one or 100, everyone is endemic. We will be looking at all

the sessions of all the different varieties. Alistair Forsyth is among

four golfers sharing the leak of the Johannesburg open. A top-10 place

could secure a place in the British Open in July. Is used 24 hours a on

the BBC sport website. .

The weekend fast approaching and here is the girl who can tell us

what sort of weather we can expect. Gillian, are you the bearer of good

news? We have certainly been enjoying

quieter conditions than many people in England, fret they have been

ensuring some horrendous weather. Overnight, most places will be dry

with clear spells. A fairly widespread frost with temperatures

getting down to two or three Celsius, in the city and a lot more

in rural areas. In frosty start for many of us tomorrow. The cloud will

thin and break and we should see the sunshine breaking through in the

afternoon. Scattered showers around as well, particularly in the

Northern Isles. For the bulk of the country, a lot of dry weather and

bright weather, with some may spells of sunshine. Temperature rise, about

six or seven Celsius at rest. Through the rest of the afternoon

and towards evening, it should stay dry for the first part of the night

and the comes the change. Relocation from the south-west and that is

attached to this area of low pressure swinging in from the

Atlantic. In the early hours of Saturday, it will push a band of

rain across much of the country, with some small on low levels in the

North of the country. An improvement for the north of the country in the

afternoon, drier and brighter. For Sunday, low pressure still the

dominant feature. A fairly unsettled day, with a lot of cloud and a

scattering of showers, most of them in the West.

Now, a reminder of tonight's main news.

Scotland's public sector watchdog is warning that health boards and

councils are not doing nearly enough to improve care for older people.

And that is all from Reporting Scotland for now. I will be back

with the headlines at eight o'clock and the late bulletin just after the

ten o'clock news. Until then, from everyone on the team, right across

the country,