0:00:00 > 0:00:00So, it's goodbye from me.
0:00:14 > 0:00:15Welcome to BBC London News.
0:00:15 > 0:00:18I'm Claudia-Liza Armah.
0:00:18 > 0:00:21Being able to see your GP in the evenings and at weekends
0:00:21 > 0:00:23should be easier as thousands more appointments have been
0:00:23 > 0:00:24made available outside normal working hours.
0:00:24 > 0:00:27London's one of the first cites to offer all patients extended
0:00:27 > 0:00:30access to GP services meaning you'll be able to see your doctor on a
0:00:30 > 0:00:37Sunday and even bank holidays.
0:00:37 > 0:00:39Victoria Hollins has been at a surgery in
0:00:39 > 0:00:44Stratford in east London.
0:00:44 > 0:00:47Victoria Hollins has been speaking to Dr Jonty Heaversedge at a surgery
0:00:47 > 0:00:49in Stratford in east London.
0:00:49 > 0:00:52Patients often tell us that they feel they cannot get an appointment
0:00:52 > 0:00:56with their GP as easily as they should be able to, this will allow
0:00:56 > 0:01:00patients to have access to a GP seven days a week, even at the
0:01:00 > 0:01:04weekend.We think it will make a real difference.By extending the
0:01:04 > 0:01:10elders, Willy be putting extra pressure on the GPs themselves? --
0:01:10 > 0:01:14extending the hours, will you be putting extra pressure on.We are
0:01:14 > 0:01:18offering 75,000 extra appointments every month, that is a significant
0:01:18 > 0:01:21increase, GPs have come together to deliver these collaborative terms.
0:01:21 > 0:01:26Together they will be able to offer appointments through hubs in local
0:01:26 > 0:01:29areas, so we know that GPs will find this very beneficial.There is some
0:01:29 > 0:01:34evidence that appointments are not being used and places where this has
0:01:34 > 0:01:39been trialled, on Saturdays and Sundays, how do you make sure they
0:01:39 > 0:01:43are being used and facilities resources are not being wasted?
0:01:43 > 0:01:46Obviously it is really important that we get the message out there.
0:01:46 > 0:01:50I'm curried people to be using these appointments. We know that people
0:01:50 > 0:01:54have asked to have this access, people who work want to have the
0:01:54 > 0:01:58opportunity to see a GP in the evening and weekends. We really hope
0:01:58 > 0:02:01able take up the opportunity and we will see the appointment
0:02:01 > 0:02:04particularly through the winter, when there is tremendous pressure,
0:02:04 > 0:02:11we hope appointments will be used. Thank you very much. As we saw,
0:02:11 > 0:02:1475,000 extra GP appointments every month in London, but it is a case of
0:02:14 > 0:02:19making people aware that they exist.
0:02:19 > 0:02:20The chairman of one of London's leading hospital
0:02:20 > 0:02:22trust's has resigned, accusing the government of failing
0:02:22 > 0:02:24to recognise the "enormous challenges" facing the NHS.
0:02:24 > 0:02:26Lord Kerslake said King's College Hospital Trust
0:02:26 > 0:02:29was struggling to cope with rising demand and limits on spending.
0:02:29 > 0:02:31The regulator for England said the trust's financial performance
0:02:31 > 0:02:41was "the worst in the NHS".
0:02:41 > 0:02:45But Lord Kerslake claims he's brought the deficit down.
0:02:45 > 0:02:49Through some really hard work over the last two years or so we have
0:02:49 > 0:02:53brought it down by over a third, in fact, we have saved, in each of the
0:02:53 > 0:02:57last two years, £80 million, twice the national average. The challenges
0:02:57 > 0:03:03of rising demand, rising costs, and an expectation to bring down that
0:03:03 > 0:03:09deficit, even faster, it has proven very difficult, and this year has
0:03:09 > 0:03:11been particularly challenging.
0:03:11 > 0:03:13Now from next year changes to data protection rules could see
0:03:13 > 0:03:15organisations who accidentally leak personal details
0:03:15 > 0:03:16fined millions of pounds.
0:03:16 > 0:03:18Islington Council was one of the worst offenders under
0:03:18 > 0:03:19the old regime after mistakenly publishing hundreds
0:03:20 > 0:03:27of confidential files.
0:03:27 > 0:03:29So is the local authority ready for the new rules?
0:03:29 > 0:03:31Sarah Harris has been finding out.
0:03:34 > 0:03:34Across the
0:03:34 > 0:03:34Internet,
0:03:34 > 0:03:38millions of people's details, bank account
0:03:38 > 0:03:42details and personal histories, Carol Crawley knows first hand, the
0:03:42 > 0:03:44real-life devastation that can be caused when those details are
0:03:44 > 0:03:50leaked. She lives on the Andover estate, Finsbury Park, where
0:03:50 > 0:03:54sensitive details of dozens of residents were published online, six
0:03:54 > 0:03:59of her neighbours had to be rehoused for their own safety. She no longer
0:03:59 > 0:04:04trusts giving personal information online.No, not after it has
0:04:04 > 0:04:08happened twice, if they can do it twice, they can do it quite a few
0:04:08 > 0:04:12more times! If you think about it. Are you now careful what you
0:04:12 > 0:04:18disclose?Yes, definitely, everybody should be.Parking fine private
0:04:18 > 0:04:21details were also published, Islington Council said in a
0:04:21 > 0:04:22statement:
0:04:31 > 0:04:36some campaigners say they have not gone far enough.We have seen
0:04:36 > 0:04:40people's personal dates of birth, sexual orientation, housing
0:04:40 > 0:04:45situation released to the public. We have seen the names and addresses of
0:04:45 > 0:04:51witness statements, released, to the perpetrators, time and again, we
0:04:51 > 0:04:55have seen incompetence from this council regarding data protection.
0:04:55 > 0:05:00Legal experts say it is time for all organisations in London to invest in
0:05:00 > 0:05:04secure systems ahead of law changes in the New Year. High security costs
0:05:04 > 0:05:10will be small, compared to fines. The plan is £500,000, that will go
0:05:10 > 0:05:18up to between two to 4% of an organisation's turnover, or, ten to
0:05:18 > 0:05:2120 million euros, whichever is higher. That is a huge increase in
0:05:21 > 0:05:27fines for organisation.For those trusting organisations with personal
0:05:27 > 0:05:31information, tighter rules and fines have to be welcomed. For those
0:05:31 > 0:05:39already facing budget cuts, it is a cost they can be doing without, and
0:05:39 > 0:05:42data security is not an exact science.
0:05:46 > 0:05:47At the grand age of 85,
0:05:47 > 0:05:50a grandmother from Berkshire is celebrating gaining not her first
0:05:50 > 0:05:53butfifthuniversity degree.
0:05:53 > 0:05:55Anne Latto from Emmer Green picked up her PhD in story telling
0:05:56 > 0:05:57from the University of Reading
0:05:57 > 0:05:5936 years after she first studied there.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02Edward Sault has been to meet her.
0:06:02 > 0:06:07I am 85, it sounds extraordinary to say so, I can hardly believe it.
0:06:07 > 0:06:10Anne has spent her life as an actress and teacher.
0:06:10 > 0:06:11She already holds degrees in film, drama, teaching
0:06:12 > 0:06:18and cognitive revolution.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21I didn't set out to do five degrees but film and drama have been
0:06:21 > 0:06:23at the heart of my work all my life.
0:06:23 > 0:06:25I have taken up storytelling,
0:06:25 > 0:06:29like you, telling a story.
0:06:29 > 0:06:37Yes, I suppose I have some sort of thirst for knowledge.
0:06:37 > 0:06:42Despite that thirst, thisdegree almost proved too much.
0:06:42 > 0:06:45I had gone in twice and said, I can't go on.
0:06:45 > 0:06:48The last time I said that, I took them a bunch of flowers each.
0:06:48 > 0:06:52I came home and I thought, you have written quite a number of words.
0:06:52 > 0:06:53What are you going to do?
0:06:53 > 0:07:00This is ridiculous.
0:07:00 > 0:07:02I e-mailed and said, I am going on.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05This is the building where Anne did her fifth degree.
0:07:05 > 0:07:06She is not alone.
0:07:06 > 0:07:08With more mature students over the age of 50 deciding
0:07:08 > 0:07:10now is the right time to go to university.
0:07:10 > 0:07:12In the last academic year,
0:07:12 > 0:07:14the university had 492 students over 50,
0:07:14 > 0:07:18working across all degree levels.
0:07:18 > 0:07:20I would say to people, go for it.
0:07:20 > 0:07:21The world is in such a state.
0:07:21 > 0:07:28If you can find something positive to tell people about, why not?
0:07:28 > 0:07:30Anne has certainly proved age should be no barrier.
0:07:30 > 0:07:39Edward Sault, BBC London News.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41Seriously putting me to shame!
0:07:43 > 0:07:44After all the snow yesterday,
0:07:44 > 0:07:46it looks like there's more on the way.
0:07:46 > 0:07:47Kate Kinsella has all the weather.
0:07:51 > 0:07:54Not a pleasant day, not as exciting as yesterday, heavy rain, sleet
0:07:54 > 0:07:59mixed in there, as you can see, a brisk northerly wind making
0:07:59 > 0:08:04everything feel cold as well, this afternoon, more rain, sleet and
0:08:04 > 0:08:08snow, risk of ice as well. The Met office has issued another yellow
0:08:08 > 0:08:15weather warning for snow and ice. Lower ground, still falling as rain,
0:08:15 > 0:08:20higher ground, falling as snow. Writer spells further north, it will
0:08:20 > 0:08:25still be cold, risk of ice as temperatures dropped down to zero.
0:08:25 > 0:08:29Dangerous driving conditions potentially, the rest of the rain
0:08:29 > 0:08:34will clear overnight, leaving the sky clear, windfall lighter,
0:08:34 > 0:08:37temperature plummets. Where we had snow, we will have colder
0:08:37 > 0:08:44temperatures, -7, -8 in some spots. Central London getting down...
0:08:44 > 0:08:47Widespread frost, risk of icy stretches, particularly on treated
0:08:47 > 0:08:52roads and surfaces. With the cloud clearing overnight, sunshine, cold
0:08:52 > 0:08:57but crisp winter 's day for Tuesday, temperatures struggling to go beyond
0:08:57 > 0:09:01zero, with a maximum of three Celsius. Into Wednesday, slightly
0:09:01 > 0:09:07milder air, temperatures back up and a warm eight Celsius, not very warm,
0:09:07 > 0:09:12staying cold, not as cold as today, but as cold tomorrow.
0:09:13 > 0:09:14That's about it from me.
0:09:14 > 0:09:21Riz will be here at 6:30 tonight with the evening programme.
0:09:21 > 0:09:23Plenty more on Facebook.
0:09:23 > 0:09:27But for now, from us all, have a very good afternoon.