09/03/2018 London News

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I'm Victoria Hollins.

A woman from Surrey says

she was horrified to find out that

three "do not attempt resuscitation"

forms were put on her medical

records against her wishes.

Carol Hall was in

hospital last summer

with a serious lung condition.

Frimley Park Hospital says it's

reviewing its current forms.

Sophia Seth reports.

Frightening.

To think that they could have those

forms and I didn't know

anything about them.

Carol has a degenerative lung

condition called COPD.

Last summer, a chest infection

meant she was in and out

of Frimley Park Hospital.

In that time, she had

three do not attempt

resuscitation forms on her file.

Both she and her husband told me

they had no knowledge of them.

That can't happen,

things like that, but...

And then I just brought her home

because I thought, "No way

is she going to stay there."

All three forms said that Carol

and her family agreed

she shouldn't be resuscitated -

something they disputed.

Resuscitation has risks.

Doctors are advised that a patient's

wishes should always be considered

but they don't have to give

treatment if they believe it

won't benefit the patient.

However, medical guidelines state

that doctors must provide honest

and accurate record keeping

of the process.

I've contacted Frimley Park

Hospital, but it says it cannot

comment on this particular case.

However, it says it understands

the importance of good communication

when it comes to issues around

do not attempt cardiopulmonary

resuscitation.

The hospital also says

it is reviewing its current forms

to ensure they are as clear

as possible for

clinicians and patients.

One charity has told us they have

seen an increase in patients

concerned about resuscitation forms.

We know that doctors are under a lot

of pressure and sometimes

the communication isn't happening

and sometimes I think they're almost

frightened to have the conversation.

They're worried the patient's

going to be upset.

There are no new recommendations

for health care professionals.

-- there are now

new recommendations.

They start by talking

about the person's condition,

the treatments that would help them

to achieve what they want

to achieve, and then

going on to talk about treatments

that wouldn't help them and that

would be better avoided,

including resuscitation.

Carol is now receiving NHS

care packages at home.

She hopes nobody else goes

through what she did.

I would like to see

that they are treated correctly,

with care and compassion.

Some people out there might not have

any family to stick up for them.

Some residents living

in shipping containers

converted into flats have complained

that the units are too

cold and expensive.

Ealing Council says the use

of the containers is a cheaper way

to house people in temporary

accommodation - and apologised

for a recent problem with the bills.

Here's Gareth Furby.

They're shipping containers

and now temporary homes.

Opened in Hanwell in west

London almost a year ago,

and then in Acton three months ago,

and hailed by Ealing

by Ealing Council as a new way

to help homeless families.

So how is it working out?

Not too well, according

to some residents.

Put your hand here.

It's colder than outside.

There's not enough heating.

There are no radiators

in the kitchen area

or the passage or the bathroom.

At night, you can't get out of bed

because of the cold.

They said, "If you don't like it,

we'll take your name off the list

and you can go with your family

and sleep on the street."

Ealing Council says it hasn't

received any complaints

but in another Acton container,

we met a mother of three.

It is just freezing.

It is absolutely freezing.

There is no heating in the bathroom.

And she showed us documents

which state that the rent has just

gone up by 20% to £415 a week.

That's around £1800 a month.

Her payments are covered

by benefits but she says that

would mean her two-bed container

costs around £400 a month more

to rent than the two-bed house

she had to leave.

When we pointed out

to Ealing Council that shipping

containers were now apparently

costing more than bricks and mortar,

they said they'd made a mistake.

We have made an error in the last

two weeks in sending out

a revised rent bill.

That will be corrected immediately.

The council says the converted

containers are good value for money.

About £1000 a month cheaper than bed

and breakfast accommodation.

We haven't received any

complaints

from residents about that

at the moment so we will look

into what has been said.

We certainly hope that what we have

provided is some very thermally

comfortable accommodation.

Ealing Council says conditions

here are much better

than in a B&B but it

will investigate all complaints.

A man who was jailed for carrying

out a series of attacks

in the Home Counties -

including on a ten year old -

has died in prison.

Antoni Imiela, who became

known as the M25 rapist,

passed away yesterday,

just months after he was told he had

been referred for parole.

He was given seven life

sentences with a minimum term

of eight years in 2004.

The opening ceremony

of the Winter Paralympics

took place this morning in South

Korea.

And a dance group from London will

soon be joining the celebrations.

Candoco has some

experience in this field -

having performed with

Coldplay at the 2012 Games.

Wendy Hurrell has more.

Contemporary dance by Candoco.

For 27 years, this company has had

disabled and non-disabled

dancers performing together

on the same stage.

I enjoy the conversation around

disability, around body,

about what they're seeing onstage

and what is not seen

and I think that is a really

important part of Candoco.

In the rehearsal rooms

at Sadlers Wells, the final practice

for tonight and tomorrow's

double bill show.

We have different abilities,

conditions, so when a choreographer

comes into the company and works

with us, you know, they just

cannot make assumptions

about how we function.

We have a much more

collaborative environment.

We bring in as our tools my crutches

or a wheelchair etc.

That's all part of who we are.

We make it our own because we all

dancers are a big part

of the creation process as well.

Then the whole company

is heading to Pyeongchang

for the winter Paralympics.

It is so relevant globally

and where the UK stands in terms

of diversity is one place,

and we do visit places

where it is less prevalent.

We're going to Korea on Sunday?

I think we are going on Sunday!

My bag is packed over there.

Another chance to put

their inclusive message

on the world stage.

They performed with

Coldplay at the 2012

Paralympics closing ceremony.

There has been a huge shift that

I think affected us all.

The whole ecology is different now.

But I think there

is a long way to go.

It's the end of an era

for the NME music newspaper -

the London-based publiation will be

issued for the final time today.

The New Musical Express documented

the rise of British pop

music led by the Beatles

and the Rolling Stones

in the '60s and punk in the '70s.

Now the weather with

Elizabeth Rizzini.

Now the weather with

Elizabeth Rizzini.

Hello, good afternoon.

It was a cold and frosty start

to the day for many of us.

A few early mist patches

about but also some sunshine.

But it wasn't too long, of course,

before the cloud started to thicken,

and that's what we've got

here in this Weather

Watcher picture.

It's all paving the way

for a weather front to sweep in.

It is going to bring some outbreaks

of rain before the end of the day

but also some milder air.

So the weekend is looking a lot

milder but there will be some rain

around at times as well.

Certainly quite of rain

about this afternoon.

That is going to be pushing

in from the south-west,

light and patchy at first,

then we will start getting the odd

heavy burst here and there.

A soggy and blustery end to the day.

Top temperatures between eight,

maybe as high as ten

degrees, so wet and windy

through the evening rush-hour.

That rain continues to feed

in on the south-westerly breeze.

We will see the odd

heavier burst, I think.

It will just be on and off

through the course of the night.

A cloudy, damp start

to the day tomorrow.

Possibly some more outbreaks of rain

but mild, seven to nine Celsius.

Then tomorrow, we're

likely to see a drier,

brighter slot through the middle

of the day and in this brightness,

we could see temperatures rise to 14

or even perhaps 15 Celsius but it

will probably be followed by another

spell of rain as we head

towards the end of the day.

Possibly some brighter skies

out towards the west

just before sundown.

Temperatures, as I said, between 12,

maybe as high as 15 Celsius.

Mother's Day is on Sunday.

It is going to be quite misty

and foggy through the morning.

We will probably see some afternoon

brightness but watch out

for one or two showers,

which we could see

by the end of the day.

That's about it from me.

Riz Lateef will be here

with our 6:30 evening programme.

But for now, from us all,

a very good afternoon.