:00:00. > :00:07.Welcome to BBC Points West, with Alex Lovell and David Garmston.
:00:08. > :00:11.A brand new hospital ` with the same old problems.
:00:12. > :00:13.A paramedic blows the whistle on long delays
:00:14. > :00:15.for patients arriving at thd Casualty Department at Southmead.
:00:16. > :00:21.They need to do something r`dical, and quickly,
:00:22. > :00:24.to make sure that nobody gets put at risk and there isn't an unfortunate
:00:25. > :00:41.A resident at a care home is found dead ` a man has been arrested
:00:42. > :00:48.The disused cinema that will light up again
:00:49. > :00:51.after a planning wrangle th`t would make a great movie. And the West
:00:52. > :01:00.Country company that's drawn all the white lines for the World Cup.
:01:01. > :01:04.A brand new hospital which cost ?430 million is suffering
:01:05. > :01:08.from a lack of staff in the A department ` according to
:01:09. > :01:12.a paramedic who says ambulances are queuing up for patients to be seen.
:01:13. > :01:15.The new hospital at Southme`d in Bristol has world class
:01:16. > :01:20.facilities but the paramedic who's blown the whistle says therd's chaos
:01:21. > :01:30.It's over four weeks since staff and patients moved from the old Frenchay
:01:31. > :01:35.Hospital to the Emergency Ddpartment at the new Southmead Hospit`l.
:01:36. > :01:37.But during that time the department has had more than
:01:38. > :01:42.A paramedic with SouthWest @mbulance Service has spoken to Points West
:01:43. > :01:49.Her words are spoken by an actor to protect her identity.
:01:50. > :01:52.When we found out that Southmead was going to be 80 beds less,
:01:53. > :01:55.we knew right from day one we were going to be queueing.
:01:56. > :02:01.After 30 minutes of queueing, we hand over our patients to
:02:02. > :02:04.a nurse who is in charge of all the patients in the corridor.
:02:05. > :02:06.I've seen her have over eight patients to take care of,
:02:07. > :02:12.She often has to go off and they are left there on their own.
:02:13. > :02:15.I think it's only a matter of time before someone actu`lly dies
:02:16. > :02:21.The union that represents m`ny ambulance staff say that
:02:22. > :02:27.I have heard that there havd been some real problems at Southlead
:02:28. > :02:30.Hospital with paramedics behng held up, with patients in corridors who
:02:31. > :02:32.are chronically or acutely hll, who have had some traumatic incident
:02:33. > :02:41.So they need to be looking at contingency planning and risk
:02:42. > :02:47.Because if we do not take ilmediate action, there will be something that
:02:48. > :02:55.will happen that will be unfortunate but could have been avoided.
:02:56. > :02:58.The hospital trust admit thdy've had difficulties but say that p`tient
:02:59. > :03:05.I'm happy that we are providing a safe level of care.
:03:06. > :03:12.I'm not happy that some people have had delays in their care, which have
:03:13. > :03:16.I apologise to those people who have not had the best experience
:03:17. > :03:19.But I'm confident people ard getting the right care.
:03:20. > :03:21.It's taking longer than they would want.
:03:22. > :03:26.And all of our efforts are focused on improving that.
:03:27. > :03:29.But for one relative of a p`tient, her experience
:03:30. > :03:33.of the department left her wanting to avoid it altogether .
:03:34. > :03:36.You should be seen fairly qtickly to be triaged, to assess how b`d
:03:37. > :03:47.You're dealing with patients and patients must always take priority.
:03:48. > :03:49.Everything must be ready and running smoothly
:03:50. > :03:58.The South West Ambulance Service say they are working with the hospital
:03:59. > :04:00.to minimise handover delays and are already seeing improvements.
:04:01. > :04:10.That can't happen soon enough for the paramedics and patidnts
:04:11. > :04:12.Well, I'm joined now by our Health Correspondent Matthew Hill.
:04:13. > :04:25.Matthew, what's really at the heart of the problem at Southmead?
:04:26. > :04:35.This is because of a new ch`nge in policy in this region. Becatse
:04:36. > :04:43.ambulances were being tied tp outside accident and emergency
:04:44. > :04:47.departments, they said that they need to discharge patients dven if
:04:48. > :04:52.there are no beds. So they need to run around to look for nursds to
:04:53. > :05:00.keep a close eye and monitor patients in corridors and m`ke sure
:05:01. > :05:03.they are safe. As you say, very few new hospital is being built. I am
:05:04. > :05:07.told they do have extra beds but they do not feel the situathon has
:05:08. > :05:13.been serious enough to warr`nt opening those extra beds. So this is
:05:14. > :05:20.not unique to Southmead. Is it fixable?
:05:21. > :05:28.This does happen at other hospitals and has been happening a lot over
:05:29. > :05:34.the past months. It could bd fixed. But it is a mammoth task to move all
:05:35. > :05:39.the staff and things will bd slow to start. People I spoke to sahd they
:05:40. > :05:41.were expecting this to happdn in the first three months. If it c`rries on
:05:42. > :05:46.beyond that, questions will be asked. Thank you.
:05:47. > :05:49.A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a death
:05:50. > :05:54.An elderly woman was found dead at the home in Yate yesterd`y.
:05:55. > :06:01.Our reporter Andrew Plant h`s been following the story.
:06:02. > :06:09.Oak tree house care home. The focus for forensics teams gathering
:06:10. > :06:13.evidence inside. Police werd called here yesterday afternoon after an
:06:14. > :06:19.elderly resident died suddenly in suspicious circumstances. A few
:06:20. > :06:22.hours later, a 33`year`old lan was arrested on suspicion of murder
:06:23. > :06:27.That man, say police, is not a member of the care home staff. This
:06:28. > :06:35.place is owned by one of thd largest care home providers in the TK, the
:06:36. > :06:39.own 450 care homes, and are the four seasons health care group. They said
:06:40. > :06:44.they will support this lady's family as much as we can in this ddeply
:06:45. > :06:48.distressing time. It would be inappropriate to comment further. We
:06:49. > :06:52.heard from the police this lorning. They said this was a tragic but
:06:53. > :06:56.isolated incident and said they are not looking for anyone else in
:06:57. > :07:01.relation to this woman's de`th. Today, residents and staff stayed
:07:02. > :07:06.inside. The 87`year`old wom`n has not been named and it is not known
:07:07. > :07:07.the relationship, if any, she had with the man arrested. He is still
:07:08. > :07:12.in custody. A coroner has called
:07:13. > :07:14.for fog detection systems and for firework display organisers to
:07:15. > :07:17.get more training to identify when Michael Rose has published
:07:18. > :07:23.a report following the inqudst into the deaths of seven people
:07:24. > :07:26.on the M5 near Taunton in 2011. Sabet Choudhury is here
:07:27. > :07:32.with more detail. The crash involved 34 vehicles
:07:33. > :07:35.making it one of the worst `ccidents on UK Roads for 20 years. Sdven
:07:36. > :07:39.people lost their lives And it left 51 others injured. The causd was put
:07:40. > :07:42.down to reduced visibility. There was undoubtedly fog in the `rea that
:07:43. > :07:46.night` but questions were also raised about smoke from a ndarby
:07:47. > :07:50.firework display and if it played a part in causing the collision. The
:07:51. > :07:53.man who organised that display at Taunton Rugby Ground ` Geoffrey
:07:54. > :07:58.Counsell was cleared of failing to ensure public safety. Althotgh an
:07:59. > :08:02.inquest into the seven deaths this year found that smoke did in fact
:08:03. > :08:07.add to the poor visibility. Now the West Somerset coroner Michadl Rose
:08:08. > :08:10.has published a report for the Department of Transport, thd Health
:08:11. > :08:14.and Safety Executive and thd Department for Business, Innovation
:08:15. > :08:18.and Skills. In it he calls for better training for fireworks
:08:19. > :08:23.operators ` saying thorough risk assessments need to be prep`red
:08:24. > :08:25.before displays; and a conshderation of whether firework operators should
:08:26. > :08:30.be licensed. Although he didn't call for a minimum distance to bd
:08:31. > :08:33.introduced between firework displays and main roads ` something families
:08:34. > :08:37.of those who died in the cr`sh had been calling for. Michael Rose also
:08:38. > :08:39.says that only automatic fog detection devices linked to warning
:08:40. > :08:42.signs on the motorway could possibly Well, one of those campaignhng
:08:43. > :08:54.for those handling fireworks to be licensed following the M5 crash is
:08:55. > :08:56.Tonia White from Taunton who lost And she joins us now
:08:57. > :09:12.from our Taunton studio. You have been through a terrible
:09:13. > :09:19.time. Does anything that thd coroner said today help you?
:09:20. > :09:24.There are a lot of positive points that the coroner has made and things
:09:25. > :09:30.he brought up and it does hdlp us. We are tirelessly campaigning for
:09:31. > :09:39.tighter restrictions dealing with fireworks, fog detectors on the
:09:40. > :09:48.Monterey... Has he gone far enough? Not really. I think there are a lot
:09:49. > :09:52.of things that can be done `nd should be done to prevent this
:09:53. > :09:57.happening again. They need to have certain measures in place. What
:09:58. > :10:08.would you say is the most ilportant proposals or measures? Well... They
:10:09. > :10:12.all work together. I do not think there is one specific important
:10:13. > :10:16.thing. But licensing for firework operators is a key thing. Also, the
:10:17. > :10:24.one thing he did not do is the distance from the roads. I,
:10:25. > :10:30.personally, field batteries quite important. Because we get dhstracted
:10:31. > :10:36.too easily as it is. That is quite a key thing for us. Do you thhnk that
:10:37. > :10:40.perhaps the circumstances surrounding this awful tragddy were
:10:41. > :10:46.so rare that there is anythhng that can realistically be done to stop
:10:47. > :10:51.the repeat? That is the whole point, isn't it? To prevent a repe`t. We
:10:52. > :10:57.have accepted we have lost our loved ones. There is nothing we c`n do to
:10:58. > :11:02.bring them back. But we can prevent other people going through this
:11:03. > :11:15.That is quite important. Th`nk you very much indeed for coming on the
:11:16. > :11:23.programme. Will the sunshind continue this weekend? I have been
:11:24. > :11:26.sent to Wiltshire this evenhng to do the weather forecast from a white
:11:27. > :11:33.horse. Join me later. A young man
:11:34. > :11:36.from Syria has been telling his amazing story about how he fled
:11:37. > :11:39.the country after leading student He left Syria last year,
:11:40. > :11:46.being smuggled in the back of lorries and taxis across thd border
:11:47. > :11:51.with his 15 year old brother. He's speaking at an event in Swindon
:11:52. > :11:54.tonight as part of National Refugee Week, saying he
:11:55. > :11:57.wants the world to know abott the This is no ordinary Swindon
:11:58. > :12:05.resident. At the age of 23,
:12:06. > :12:08.Mohamed Abdo has led resist`nce to Hidden in a mountain cave
:12:09. > :12:14.for days in an unknown country. And helped save the lives
:12:15. > :12:17.of hundreds of his fellow asylum seekers when their overloaddd boat
:12:18. > :12:21.got lost in the Mediterrane`n. And he didn't even want to
:12:22. > :12:36.leave Syria in the first pl`ce. My life was in danger. That is why I
:12:37. > :12:42.left Syria. My political activities pushed me to go outside. How
:12:43. > :12:46.dangerous was to leave? Verx dangerous for stop their wax I came
:12:47. > :12:51.to the UK was dangerous. In footage shown exclusivelx to
:12:52. > :12:55.Points West, this is Mohamed filming demonstrations against
:12:56. > :12:59.President Assad in Aleppo in 20 2. This re`enactment shows
:13:00. > :13:10.a doctor being killed by soldiers. Two thousand miles away in Swindon,
:13:11. > :13:13.Mohamed finds shelter at the Harbour,
:13:14. > :13:20.a charity which supports refugees. Asylum seekers only get fivd pounds
:13:21. > :13:23.a day from the government until they Here they can access legal `dvice,
:13:24. > :13:44.English classes, friendship. There can be six men in one house.
:13:45. > :13:46.All sharing rooms. You have come from a new country and you do not
:13:47. > :13:51.know anybody. Weirdly you go? In Swindon, there are
:13:52. > :13:53.around a hundred asylum seekers Hundreds of people have
:13:54. > :13:56.lunch here every week. But Bristol Refugee Rights worries
:13:57. > :14:00.it's on the brink of closurd. In September,
:14:01. > :14:04.unless it finds urgent fundhng, it'll have to cut the number of days
:14:05. > :14:16.it can open from 3 days to just 1. Lots of charities are finding it
:14:17. > :14:18.difficult to get funding. Wd are facing a situation where we don t
:14:19. > :14:22.have all the money we need. Refugees say
:14:23. > :14:24.when they come to this country, Places like this give them
:14:25. > :14:41.a voice and a future. We're on later than usual tonight
:14:42. > :14:44.because of a football match coming up.
:14:45. > :14:47.It's been empty for more th`n a decade ` but now one of Bristol's
:14:48. > :14:50.best known buildings is going to be refurbished and re`opened.
:14:51. > :14:53.The Whiteladies Picture House in Clifton will once again be showing
:14:54. > :14:55.films ` after a new developlent plan was given the green light.
:14:56. > :14:59.Those who know it well struggle to remember when the Whiteladids
:15:00. > :15:13.This was 1997, when it was owned by the Odeon group. It was the height
:15:14. > :15:20.of the dreary sophistication back in its day. Its day was 1921. The first
:15:21. > :15:27.films were silent. Since 2001 it has been quiet. The picture house closed
:15:28. > :15:32.80 years to the day after it opened. For 13 years the building h`s been
:15:33. > :15:39.and used. But not unlock. There has been a campaign to try to rdstore it
:15:40. > :15:46.to its original state. Last night, the City Council voted unanhmously
:15:47. > :15:53.to turn it into a cinema but in the three screens. We're slightly
:15:54. > :16:00.disappointed our plan will not be developed. But we're glad this will
:16:01. > :16:08.be a cinema site. We have h`d many people sign our petition, w`nting a
:16:09. > :16:16.performing arts space. It would be lovely to see a single auditorium.
:16:17. > :16:22.The project is being funded by the Everyman group. This is how it looks
:16:23. > :16:26.now. The group says it has set aside ?3 million for this developlent
:16:27. > :16:33.They hope to show films agahn next year. I used to go to the ABC aged
:16:34. > :17:02.eight. The former manager
:17:03. > :17:04.of Gloucestershire non`leagte side Forest Green Rovers has landed one
:17:05. > :17:07.of the biggest jobs outside Dave Hockaday has been annotnced as
:17:08. > :17:11.the new head coach at Leeds United. He left Forest Green
:17:12. > :17:13.by mutual consent in October after losing seven
:17:14. > :17:15.of his last eight games in charge. Hockaday also played for
:17:16. > :17:21.Swindon Town during the 1980s. Winter Olympian John Jackson is best
:17:22. > :17:23.known for his exploits Back in February, John,
:17:24. > :17:26.from Trowbridge, helped stedr Team GB to within tenths of a second
:17:27. > :17:30.of a medal at the Sochi Gamds. But
:17:31. > :17:32.for 17 years he's also been serving in the Royal Marines and recently
:17:33. > :17:34.helped run a triathlon event Thanks to a partnership between Help
:17:35. > :17:42.for Heroes and ParalympicsGB, he's hoping some of those injured
:17:43. > :18:05.during active service can go We're running a rehabilitathon trial
:18:06. > :18:09.for the Royal Marines. It involves swimming, biking and rowing.
:18:10. > :18:15.Anything from a twisted ankle to people who have lost limbs will
:18:16. > :18:24.participate and for them to get the feel`good factor is great. H was
:18:25. > :18:31.blown up by a device and all the fragments smashed me from hdad to
:18:32. > :18:42.toe. That is how it all beg`n. I have been through a lot of rehab.
:18:43. > :18:49.Both legs were punctured and I had shrapnel on my face. Loss of
:18:50. > :18:55.hearing. I flat lined. They sent me back to pass away with my f`mily. I
:18:56. > :19:00.am still here today! The psychological aspect of knowing what
:19:01. > :19:08.it used to be like to be a Royal Marine with that determinathon. It
:19:09. > :19:14.has pushed me to take it to the next level. I am capable of more than
:19:15. > :19:22.what I once upon a time thotght I would be capable of. If we can get
:19:23. > :19:27.help setting this up, then that is better. There is a lot of scope for
:19:28. > :19:33.that. Shooting is my sport. But I have done a lot of swimming. I
:19:34. > :19:41.enjoyed triathlon. I'd like to do another.
:19:42. > :19:46.I stand here as a 17 year Royal Marine and I take my hat off to
:19:47. > :19:53.these guys. They are achievhng more than I could achieve. All these lads
:19:54. > :19:56.doing amazing stuff and to be part of it makes you realise how lucky
:19:57. > :20:05.you are. My story could havd ended so differently. It is amazing! We
:20:06. > :20:10.have some football for you now. We have come outside because there is
:20:11. > :20:14.an important game on tonight. We want to give you a challengd. When
:20:15. > :20:20.you are thinking about the World Cup, think about the pitch `nd
:20:21. > :20:32.imagine which part is from the West Country. This is from the m`tch on
:20:33. > :20:39.BBC1 earlier. It is not the players we looking at, but what is on the
:20:40. > :20:44.ground... It is the right lhnes and they come from a company from here
:20:45. > :20:51.in the West Country. Thank xou for joining us. You're not in Brazil!
:20:52. > :21:05.No. We have two stay at homd to do the work. Why is your product not in
:21:06. > :21:09.Brazil? Yes. They have sprax marking machines in Brazil but prior to us
:21:10. > :21:13.going be used to use paintbrushes and a bucket which took four hours.
:21:14. > :21:19.Now they can do it in 20 minutes. But why was your technology chosen?
:21:20. > :21:25.Two years ago we decided we needed to increase our profile and wanted
:21:26. > :21:29.to do the World Cup, so we went to Brazil and did some market visits
:21:30. > :21:36.and appointed a distribute `nd supplied the Confederations Cup last
:21:37. > :21:42.year, so that was a starting point. We'd like some more white lhnes on
:21:43. > :21:54.the BBC lawn. Can you start up your machine? Let's get an idea of how
:21:55. > :22:00.this works... It is important the lines are exact. They must be. Yes.
:22:01. > :22:08.And they must be much straighter than that! And also, you have to
:22:09. > :22:13.look at the grass and work `round that and make your technology
:22:14. > :22:18.relevant to that. Yes. We dhd not realise that in Brazil the grass
:22:19. > :22:23.grows laterally to protect the soil from heat. We had to make
:22:24. > :22:27.adjustments to the machine. It looks very impressive. Well done. What
:22:28. > :22:33.does this mean for your company You're providing the lines for the
:22:34. > :22:43.World Cup. It is a huge deal. We had to fend off many competitors. My
:22:44. > :22:48.background is in groundsman and that kind of work. We manufacturd the
:22:49. > :22:51.machines and the paint is manufactured for us in various
:22:52. > :22:57.places in the UK and other countries. Whatever happens to
:22:58. > :23:04.England's tonight, and you `re a winner! Yes! And you will bd
:23:05. > :23:10.watching those lines. Thank you very much. That is all we have thme for.
:23:11. > :23:14.Alex, I am afraid I have to produce my red card. We have gone over.
:23:15. > :23:23.Gemma does not like to be kdpt waiting for the weather.
:23:24. > :23:32.We're continuing our weather tour of The West. Tonight, Sally Walters
:23:33. > :23:37.suggested we come to watch to see one of the wonderful white horses.
:23:38. > :23:41.It is lit up wonderfully in the evening summer sunshine. It is the
:23:42. > :23:47.second oldest Whitehorse in Wiltshire. There are eight card into
:23:48. > :23:51.the countryside. The oldest is at Westbury, not far from here. The
:23:52. > :23:54.significance of the horses, no one really knows, but the track
:23:55. > :23:58.thousands of people to the county every day. And it is a beautiful
:23:59. > :24:08.night to see them glowing in the evening sunshine. We will h`ve more
:24:09. > :24:15.evenings like this at the wdekend. The pressure is anchored to the
:24:16. > :24:26.north`west of the UK. The wdather will remain static. The chance of
:24:27. > :24:30.showers is next to zero. Thdre will be a bit of a breeze but th`t will
:24:31. > :24:36.cool things off for those who do not like it too hot. Plenty of warm
:24:37. > :24:44.sunshine to come. Maybe not as hot as today, but decent. We had clear
:24:45. > :24:50.skies this morning. The clotd thickened into the afternoon but for
:24:51. > :24:59.much of the West Country, blue skies and temperatures hitting 24 Celsius
:25:00. > :25:06.in Yeovilton. Just what we want this time of year. The rain amounts of
:25:07. > :25:14.cloud around tonight. Overnhght lows of 10 degrees. As we head into
:25:15. > :25:19.tomorrow, the best of the stnshine will be the first half of the day.
:25:20. > :25:25.Cloud beginning to thicken `s we go into the afternoon. Temperature is
:25:26. > :25:31.just a tiny bit cooler tomorrow But it still is a very settled `nd sunny
:25:32. > :25:37.picture. Tomorrow evening, `s we head towards the summer solstice,
:25:38. > :25:45.some cloud around. But decent clear spells so every chance of sdeing
:25:46. > :25:58.that some rise. `` the sunrhse. After that, it remains settled.
:25:59. > :26:08.That is a treat. It looks bdautiful they are! You look like you're in a
:26:09. > :26:10.chocolate advert! We are back at 7:30pm tomorrow. Good luck,
:26:11. > :26:17.England!