:00:00. > :00:13.earlier this evening. There will be more on that and any development
:00:14. > :00:16.There's a four month wait in Jersey for an MRI scan unless you can
:00:17. > :00:30.Without extra investment in staff to run the scanners, I don't see how we
:00:31. > :00:32.can reduce the public waiting list any time soon.
:00:33. > :00:35.Good evening and welcome to the late news from BBC Channel Islands.
:00:36. > :00:40.Tooth decay in decline - a new approach is delivering great
:00:41. > :00:51.People in Jersey are waiting on average 16 weeks
:00:52. > :00:56.That's compared to two in England, and six in Guernsey.
:00:57. > :00:58.The figures - released to the BBC in a Freedom
:00:59. > :01:00.of Information request - also show there's only
:01:01. > :01:03.one scanner in Jersey, despite repeated pledges
:01:04. > :01:10.This is a common procedure in hospitals.
:01:11. > :01:12.MRI scanners like this are used to examine almost every
:01:13. > :01:16.They can detect a big variety of conditions
:01:17. > :01:22.Deputy Jackie Hilton is worried how long the wait
:01:23. > :01:28.At the moment I've been told that the second scanner is not
:01:29. > :01:32.going to work alongside the original one, so when we have the new scanner
:01:33. > :01:37.we will only have one scanner in position,
:01:38. > :01:42.the old scanner will be used occasionally as back-up.
:01:43. > :01:44.So that was disappointing as I don't see, without extra investment
:01:45. > :01:47.in the staff to run the scanners, I don't see how we can
:01:48. > :01:52.reduce the public waiting list anytime soon.
:01:53. > :01:56.And that waiting list is currently 16 weeks long -
:01:57. > :02:02.unless you want to pay to go private.
:02:03. > :02:04.Jersey's Health department has promised the new hospital
:02:05. > :02:06.will have two scanners - but that's eight years away.
:02:07. > :02:09.The director of Jersey's hospital says in the meantime a replacement
:02:10. > :02:30.It's not a second scanner, it is a replacement scanner. Is that the
:02:31. > :02:36.original one isn't good enough any more, is it not possible to get two?
:02:37. > :02:42.Scanners have quite a short shelf life, because technology goes on so
:02:43. > :02:47.quickly. So we plan about the life cycle. It is still functioning, and
:02:48. > :02:51.very well. The new one will be better, more technologically
:02:52. > :02:55.advanced. We'll have a second scanner, but it is going to be used
:02:56. > :02:58.as a second scanner, it is there is a contingency if we have excess
:02:59. > :03:02.demand and can get the staff, because staff is the key element
:03:03. > :03:07.here. Then we'll be able to use it on occasion. But it is really a
:03:08. > :03:10.replacement scanner. Wayne Grady is due to be installed by the end of
:03:11. > :03:14.the year, but that has been delayed without a fixed date. The message
:03:15. > :03:15.seems to be if you're worried and can afford it, you might be best to
:03:16. > :03:18.pay. Meanwhile Jersey's hospital
:03:19. > :03:19.cancelled five operations today as it's now back up
:03:20. > :03:22.to a red alert status. There are currently fewer
:03:23. > :03:25.than five beds available. The health department says higher
:03:26. > :03:27.than normal emergency admissions, winter flu and staff sickness
:03:28. > :03:30.are putting pressure Jersey Police are still searching
:03:31. > :03:38.for a man who ran away from a crash yesterday morning involving
:03:39. > :03:41.a stolen car. Thermal imaging equipment was used
:03:42. > :03:44.by the Fire Service to track the driver after a white Suzuki
:03:45. > :03:48.carry - stolen from St Peter's garden centre -
:03:49. > :03:51.which ended up on its side The level of damage to the van
:03:52. > :03:56.after hitting two parked cars and a granite wall suggests the man
:03:57. > :04:02.could be hurt. The number of four to five-year-olds
:04:03. > :04:05.with tooth decay has dropped to its lowest level
:04:06. > :04:06.ever in Guernsey. Latest figures show that
:04:07. > :04:10.fourteen in every hundred This compares to twenty
:04:11. > :04:14.five in England. Mike Wilkins reports on the measures
:04:15. > :04:21.taken to punish plaque. Not a sound many young
:04:22. > :04:23.people want to hear, but now fewer children are having
:04:24. > :04:25.to receive treatment In the last five years there's been
:04:26. > :04:32.a significant drop in tooth decay Five years ago, almost a fifth had
:04:33. > :04:37.evidence of dental decay. Dental nurses are better trained
:04:38. > :04:44.and the head of the children's dental service says new departments
:04:45. > :04:48.are delivering encouraging results. We're working very closely
:04:49. > :04:52.now with education. We work with the dieticians,
:04:53. > :04:56.other health professionals and we also about three years ago
:04:57. > :05:00.having won a bursary, we introduced tooth-brushing any
:05:01. > :05:17.charity based preschools. They've taken on brushing the teeth
:05:18. > :05:23.school. Sugary drinks and Paula school. Sugary drinks and Paula
:05:24. > :05:30.brushing mean that in children with dental problems, on average at least
:05:31. > :05:34.three teeth are decayed. Internationally, our rates of tooth
:05:35. > :05:39.decay are pretty good compared to other Europeans, but there are a
:05:40. > :05:44.minority of children that have particular problems. Again, the
:05:45. > :05:49.intervention area's Rulli around educating people, particularly
:05:50. > :05:55.around sugar, drink and sweets. Some drinks also linked to obesity, that
:05:56. > :05:59.nutritionally are really useless, such as cola and fizzy drinks. You
:06:00. > :06:05.know, our particular problems with tooth decay and tooth decay is
:06:06. > :06:09.associated with a lot of pain and problems potentially for children. A
:06:10. > :06:15.lot of this is also prevented. What government advice is to limit sugary
:06:16. > :06:16.drinks, brush twice a day and see the dentist at least once every six
:06:17. > :06:19.months. Jersey's Treasury Minister has
:06:20. > :06:21.been questioned over Concerns over the drop
:06:22. > :06:24.in students going to university because of the costs involved has
:06:25. > :06:26.prompted a review by They want to hear from students
:06:27. > :06:32.and parents to come up with alternative ways on how
:06:33. > :06:34.the island can help with student financing -
:06:35. > :06:36.as they say today's meeting highlights the lack of work done
:06:37. > :06:42.by the Ministers involved. The work in between the two
:06:43. > :06:44.departments education and Treasury was of concern and that is not that
:06:45. > :06:47.options that could have been considered from a Treasury
:06:48. > :06:50.perspective looking out for university students really
:06:51. > :06:55.hadn't been done and therefore at the panel will continue
:06:56. > :06:58.to gather evidence. We want to hear from the public
:06:59. > :07:01.and hear their views on how they feel student financing should
:07:02. > :07:06.happen on the island. He invented the envelope
:07:07. > :07:08.folding machine, printed the first perforated stamps,
:07:09. > :07:10.and was instrumental in the mass manufacture
:07:11. > :07:15.of the modern deck of cards. Now Guernseyman, Thomas de la
:07:16. > :07:17.Rue has been honoured with a blue plaque -
:07:18. > :07:20.marking his place of birth. His name is set in stone
:07:21. > :07:26.in the heart of St Peter Port, but how many islanders really know
:07:27. > :07:30.who Thomas de la Rue was? Thomas de la Rue behind you,
:07:31. > :07:33.do you know who he was? I think he invented
:07:34. > :07:46.printed banknotes. A blue plague in Forest Shores
:07:47. > :08:11.marking where the house We're putting up, more
:08:12. > :08:14.or less, one a year. Individually, they serve
:08:15. > :08:16.as reminders of that particular person, but collectively now,
:08:17. > :08:18.we're getting a nice story about the famous
:08:19. > :08:20.Guernsey people of the past. Thomas de la Rue left Guernsey
:08:21. > :08:33.in 1816, but his legacy continues. We still believe in innovation
:08:34. > :08:35.and entrepreneurialism We're the world's largest printer
:08:36. > :08:38.of commercial bank notes. We're the world's largest commercial
:08:39. > :08:40.printer of passports. And just recently we celebrated
:08:41. > :08:42.200 years of formation. The name Thomas de la Rue may have
:08:43. > :08:45.been more associated with this pub than printing,
:08:46. > :08:48.but it's hoped this blue plaque will remind people just how much
:08:49. > :08:54.this visionary Guernseyman achieved. After a foggy few days lets see
:08:55. > :09:07.what the forecast has in store Good evening. A fairly cloudy day
:09:08. > :09:13.across the island, and very little changes over the next 24 hours.
:09:14. > :09:18.Through this week, we start to see a bit of a change as we head towards
:09:19. > :09:23.Christmas. It'll be quite unsettled, we have had quite a dry start to
:09:24. > :09:27.December but we will see some more persistent rain pushing in through
:09:28. > :09:32.the week. The wind will start to pick up as well. We have had a
:09:33. > :09:36.fairly solid layer of cloud across the islands today, not much in the
:09:37. > :09:40.way sunshine. It is a similar story into tomorrow. By this time
:09:41. > :09:44.tomorrow, we have a weather front towards the west, and it will bring
:09:45. > :09:48.rain overnight tomorrow night. During the day, we should see more
:09:49. > :09:53.sunshine. As we had through Wednesday, it looks like a fairly
:09:54. > :09:56.wet day. We could well see quite a bit of rainfall from this weather
:09:57. > :10:00.front on Wednesday. Thursday, largely cloudy, bit of my deep
:10:01. > :10:04.patchy rain and drizzle. Friday is your best bet for sunshine. It
:10:05. > :10:08.should be largely dry with some sunshine. He considers the area of
:10:09. > :10:12.low pressure up towards the north-west, which will pick up the
:10:13. > :10:16.wind. Actually, Friday could be quite blustery. We have some rain
:10:17. > :10:20.out there tonight, mist and low cloud too. It should be murky, frost
:10:21. > :10:24.free, temperatures down to three or four degrees. Quite a Gray start
:10:25. > :10:29.tomorrow, with the risk of sunlight patchy rain and drizzle through the
:10:30. > :10:34.day. The bulk of the rain will come through the overnight period. A bit
:10:35. > :10:37.of something coming and going, it will feel slightly cooler than
:10:38. > :10:42.today. Temperatures up at around seven or 8 degrees. We have a bit of
:10:43. > :10:48.a change through the week, something a bit more mobile. We have a lot of
:10:49. > :10:51.cloud tomorrow, perhaps a few bright spells, but feeling cooler than
:10:52. > :10:55.today. Wednesday looks like a fairly wet and windy day, but more sunshine
:10:56. > :10:57.and Terry increasingly windy towards the end of the week.
:10:58. > :10:59.and Jersey will have bulletins from 6.00 tomorrow morning and I'll
:11:00. > :11:02.be back at 6.30 tomorrow night, until then have a good evening.
:11:03. > :11:04.The rest of the weekend, some rain around, windy, but with dry and
:11:05. > :11:15.bright spells. Heavy weather is brewing, it will
:11:16. > :11:21.not reach us just yet. It will take a good few days before the stormy
:11:22. > :11:24.weather reaches us. At the moment, it's just potential, nothing is
:11:25. > :11:29.certain, but it will be different to what we've had over the last few
:11:30. > :11:33.weeks, it's been so calm. We have a jet stream raging out of North
:11:34. > :11:35.America making a beeline for the UK. It