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