24/10/2013 Look East - East

Hello, and welcome to Look East. In the programme tonight: Another

hospital goes into special measures. This time it's the Queen Elizabeth

in King's Lynn. Whilst it is obviously worrying to go into

special measures, it is actually the same of the improvements we need

that we are open and transparent about what we need to tackle.

Also tonight: Racism in football ` Norwich manager Chris Hughton speaks

out. A 17`year battle ends in Sheringham

as Tesco finally opens its doors. And why wriggly worms mean healthy

soil. The school children getting to the bottom of "worm welfare".

First tonight, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital at King's Lynn has been put

into special measures. The trust chairman has stepped down and

experts from two top teaching hospitals in London are being

brought in. The news comes on the day new league tables were released

with the Queen Elizabeth in the bottom category, which means it will

be one of the first hospitals in the country to face a tough new

inspection regime early in the new year. Our first report tonight is

from Debbie Tubby. So how do the other hospitals in

this the Queen Elizabeth Hospital now

placed in special measures. Whilst it is worrying to go into special

measures, there is very good care taking place but there are also

material issues. A problem in the NHS for too long has that we have

covered up problems and now we are being open and transparent on areas

that need to be improved. Hospital was seen as one of the worst in the

country for not treating its A patients quickly enough. This

summer, the hospital received two highly critical reports from health

watchdogs saying that staffing levels were inadequate, waiting

times too long and financial performance not satisfactory. The

Care Quality Commission said that the hospital filled in five key

areas, including staffing and protecting patients from harm. It's

chairman has now written a letter to MPs saying that she is standing down

and has apologised. We are very sorry. But we are also running a

hospital which is safe on all of the measures that the board looks at.

Despite that, and a government injection of ?3.9 million, last

month the chief executive also announced her resignation. Unison is

disappointed by today's news. What our members will be interested in is

having some strong leadership for the future. If we can get changes

started out very quickly then I think that staff morale will

include. `` improved. The Queen Elizabeth has also been picked near

the bottom for performance. In some of them, it is because on surveys

about caring they have come out as high risk, or because of death

rates, it has come out is because of other safety incidents. It is

understood that experts will now be brought in to try to improve the

Queen Elizabeth, which could see further changes at board level.

So how do the other hospitals in this region stack up according to

the new rankings from the Care Quality Commission? Band One is the

category the NHS is most concerned about.

In that group, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and Basildon Hospital,

which is already in special measures. They say the hospital is

already starting to turn things around. The feedback from patients

now is becoming much more positive rather than negative. We are

actively going out and engaging and listening to patients. As an

organisation we want to learn from mistakes, we want to learn and to

improve the care that we give to our patients and we are beginning to see

that happening. The next category is Band Two.

Colchester and Ipswich hospitals are in that band. Less of a worry for

the regulator would be the hospitals in Bands Three and Four. They

include the Broomfield Hospital, the Norfolk and Norwich, the James Paget

and the West Suffolk at Bury St Edmunds.

Finally the hospitals in the top two categories. Southend and the

Princess Alexandra Hospital are in Band Five. And Peterborough the only

one in the East in Band Six. As always, we want to hear from you if

you've got an experience, good or bad, involving your local hospital.

You can get in touch by phone, e`mail, or by social media. A bitter

row which has divided people in the seaside town of Sheringham in North

Norfolk for 17 years came to an end this morning when Tesco opened a new

supermarket. Campaigners have claimed it would

ruin the town, but Tesco have always argued that many people want them

there. Mike Liggins was up early to see the doors open.

Has the sun rose, the car park was empty and spotlessly clean. Trolleys

with all the fields working, shelves as neat and tidy as you will ever

see. The staff lined up and ready to offer a big hello to the first

customer. She was Pamela Henderson, who uses a mobility scooter and

finds shopping on the high Street fickle. I am looking forward to it

in here, personally, because we'll may have Sainsbury's and that is too

expensive. D1 to the multi`shot? It would not make a difference! For 20

years the argument about a new supermarket for the town has gone on

and on. Tesco offered to build a new fire station and community centre,

and at eight o'clock this morning the new store opened. Tesco say that

despite some bitterness in the past it wants to be part of the

community. We want to reach out, be part of that community, listen to

the needs, we want to contribute to the community and we have donated

?25,000 so far to local good causes. But what will happen now? Most of

the traders I spoke to were pessimistic. We just have to get on

with it and do the best we can do. All of our local produce comes from

farms, Tesco cannot offer that. We should try to work together. They

will rely on their tours `` the two arrests as much as Tesco will. It is

in their interest to ensure that the businesses in the town are buoyant.

The Sheringham saga is over, although similar battles are being

fought elsewhere and even no opinions you are still divided. ``

even now. An independent report says Norfolk

County Council could face a bill of ?25 million if it doesn't go ahead

with an incinerator in King's Lynn. It comes after the Government

withdrew its grant of ?169 million last week. The Norwich manager Chris

Hughton has called for tougher penalties for football clubs who

allow racist chanting in their grounds.

He has been the subject of racist abuse himself online. The Manchester

City midfielder Yaya Toure is the latest player to be the target of

racist chanting during a European game in Russia.

The Champions League, UEFA's flagship competition. Television

audiences in their millions, big deals. But despite the profile, the

issue of racism will not go away. It's disgusting, that's the word.

It's horrible to come here and see what happening out there. It's still

happening. The fines are very easily paid, particularly by the bigger

clubs. Do we need harsher penalties? Yes, absolutely we do. The only way

that I think that you will see an about turn, or see things improve,

is when you do see harsher penalties. UEFA have a real big

opportunity now. You with the `` UEFA have stated that when a crowd

is involved a partial stadium closure would be the first step,

followed by a full is the enclosure. It is not nice. It happened to us

last year at Swansea. It was not nice, especially when it was your

team`mate and one of your friends. It is quite difficult. Forced the

issue is still more widespread in Europe, there is evidence of racist

abuse at home. Police are currently investigating new allegations that

the Norwich boss was a victim himself on a social media website. I

was disappointed, sad, angry, all of those motions, and it is not

something that I should have to deal with. I think it is time for some

severe action, some drastic action, to be honest. Playing behind closed

doors does not work and it is time to stop the teams from playing

altogether until the entity `` until they educate their fans. Although

the cloud still hangs over football, it is time for action.

Still to come tonight: We're live on the red carpet at the Sir Bobby

Breakthrough Ball. We'll be talking to the Norwich City majority

shareholder Delia Smith. Do we need another runway in the

South East of England. And where should it go? Two questions being

discussed by MPs at Westminster today. Final decisions won't be made

until after the next election. Our political correspondent Andrew

Sinclair has been monitoring the debate.

There one Particular Place that some MPs quite keen on? That place is

Boris Island. Many say that the scheme is said to be impractical and

very expensive. It could cost as much as ?70 billion. But in the

debate on whether Heathrow should be allowed to expand, there was quite a

lot of support for building a hub airport of the tens `` off the coast

of Essex on the Thames. There has not been a single objection raised.

Not cost, not sea`level, there is not a single objection that is a

show stopper. I do not believe the most is mystic forecast for the time

it would take, the expense it would take and so on. We lack imagination

in this country. We struggled over the Channel Tunnel, we struggled

over the real link to the Channel Tunnel. Why cant we realise that

London deserves a good airport. There were some MPs who thought

Boris Island was a good idea. Stansted Harvey got a mention. The

chairman of the Select Committee said that they had looked very

carefully at the idea of expanding Stansted but had decided that new

runways on their own will not provide a long`term solution to the

specific problem of hub capacity. It is a sign that the debate is ever so

slightly shifting away from Stansted. The demand now is to build

a hub airport, not just new runways, and it seems that Heathrow and Boris

Island either main contenders. A former solider who was badly

injured in Afghanistan has been helping to launch the Poppy Appeal

in this region today. Sam Jack, who lives in Stansted, was not expected

to survive when he was hit by a bullet. He says the Royal British

Legion helped him to get through it. This report from Gareth George.

Sam Jack's former commanding officer pins a poppy on his chest. He helped

to launch the Poppy Appeal today and is lucky to still be with us. During

the two are in Afghanistan he was hit by a ricocheted bullet fired

from comrades's gun. The next thing I remember is waking up in

Birmingham hospital. I took of a cushy to the head, it went into my

eye. It stops just a millimetre away from my brain. I am very lucky to be

alive. The British Legion helps all sorts of soldiers, old, still

serving, the help that they gave is second to none. It is really

encouraging. Sam was in a particularly grave condition when he

left at the Ghana standard was packaged up and put onto a plane.

The percentage of him surviving was actually pretty low `` when he left

Afghanistan. Dizzy and confident, smiling and happy as a real result

for us. He has received a lot of support from the Royal British

Legion. He is one of our key fundraisers and helps us to go round

and generate some of the funds for them. As well as remembering some

people who died in past conflicts, they are now helping service men and

women injured in Afghanistan and Iraq. They are young soldiers who

are predominantly involved in the actor will like to look forwards to.

The British Legion has a remit to book after not only the family but

also the dependents, the wife, children, but sometimes even the

parents, right the way through long time. It is hoped that stories like

Sam Jack's will help more people than ever before through this

year's Poppy Appeal. The widow of the former Ipswich Town

manager Sir Bobby Robson has been in Bury St Edmunds today opening new

cancer facilities at the St Edmundsbury Hospital. The Lady Elsie

Robson Unit is designed to provide better care for patients who might

be suffering from breast cancer. Tonight Lady Elsie will go to a

fundraising ball. More on that in a moment. But first Kevin Burch has

this report. Lady LCC is that she still has a

soft spot for Suffolk. `` Lady Elsie Roberts on. Last year she performed

the official opening after an upgrade in screening. Now things

have improved even more, the ?250,000 cost covered through a

legacy left to the friends of the hospital. What is different is that

it is especially built round the problems of patients with breast

problems. What we have done is integrated to facilities to allow

our patients to be seen seamlessly whilst all the time preserving their

dignity and privacy. Cancer seems to be touching so many people nowadays

but one thing that the trustees felt was that it was such a large amount

of money that we wanted to be able to fund something that we would not

necessarily normally be able to do. Sir Bobby Robson fought cancer five

times, but in 2009, 17 years after his first diagnosis, the long and

courageous battle finally ended. The legend was gone, but the legacy

lives on. Through moments like this. When I was asked if my name could be

attached to the special unit I was humbled. They are so dedicated, it

is wonderful. So much work goes on. Dedication and love, I think. Have

to put that in. I bet you thought you were not going to get

emotional, what happened? I know. I just saw it and thought, that's

main. I'm so happy to be associated with what they do here. It is not

just about bricks and mortar, they say, it is about the people who work

within the bricks and mortar, people who lead the `` who Lady Elsie

Roberts and described as wonderful. And Delia Smith is at the Apex

Theatre tonight. This is an example of football doing good, isn't it?

Indeed it is. It is great to see people arriving and giving support

to it. How well did you know Sir Bobby Robson? We have been living in

Suffolk for 42 years, so he and his brother owned our local newspaper

shop and his nephew played cricket with Michael at the local cricket

club. But also Sir Bobby Robson was very kind to Michael and me when we

became board members and give us a lot of help and guidance. He was a

great guy. Have you had a chance to speak to his widow today? I have

not. I have only just wait to her. We have kept in touch, we are very

good friends. This is very important, this work with screening

for breast cancer. It is incredibly important, and what this is about

tonight is that everybody can help, everybody can get something, because

the Serb be Auction and Ball is online `` Sir Bobby Robson option

and ball is online. What we are trying to do is to get everybody to

help out and come online and spend some money and raise more money for

the fund, which is doing such a good job. If I can drop the ball for a

second, you have been at Norwich City now for ten years or more as a

majority shareholder. How would you enjoying life? About 20 actually! I

was being nice! No, we are having lots of fun, we love it. Michael and

I are very passionate, as you well know, and we love every minute of

it. It is on a night like this and every body comes together that you

realise that whatever... On the surface, we're competitive, but all

football supporters support each other and it is nice to be here

tonight and to be doing that. Your chief executive said the other day

that he was embarrassed by how you the league. How do you feel about

it? I'm here tonight, Stewart, to talk about the Sir Bobby Robson

fundraising, not how I feel about the football. So, shall we talk

about that? Very good. You'll be spending lots of money bidding on

things tonight, will you? I'm sure we will, and I'm sure everybody

well. We are going to get a record amount of money. Because everybody

in this country, whoever they are, once together `` wants to give a

hand and help to fight cancer. Thank you for being with us. Goodbye.

Now a few fascinating facts about earthworms. They are blind, they

have a brain, and up to five hearts. And, of course, they are vital for

healthy soil and healthy crops. Now a project is underway to find out

more about worm welfare, because the worm needs your help. Anna Todd has

been digging with a group of schoolchildren from Peterborough.

Churning and twirling the soil, earthworms are like little tractors,

miniature plays the underground. But because they are so busy working day

and, it's hard to keep tabs on how they are doing. Which is why the Big

Worm Dig is so important. We need you to gather around a

little bit. See if you can find any worms. The names are all a bit Harry

Potter. The soil eater, the water dwellers. And the kids love them.

There are different to other animals, they have no legs. Remind

you know that they are all earthworms, but you do not know what

type of earthworms they are, so I like the surprise of it. Why are you

washing the worm? To see what they are like without the soil. It is a

soil litre. What does it do? Judging from its name I think it eats soil.

We have the worm camera ready, hopefully they will come to the

surface. So far we wait, and wait. Let's get down and dirty with some

worms of wisdom. They have no lungs, they breathe through their

skin. They are hermaphrodites, when they mate both worms have babies.

Without worms, truly greedy? `` we'll really be? We would be nowhere

for oils dumber `` we would be nowhere. It's worms that really

helped to break things down. I have to say, I'm not too keen, and I know

I'm not the only one, but we should all love worms, they bring life to

the land in more ways than one. I can hardly believe that, 2.5

metres, for a worm! You can find out more about the project at

riverford.co.uk/bigwormdig. People will be sending me photographs of

worms that 2.5 metres long! I do not want them, but if anybody has seen

one we would love to hear from you. I do not mind creepy crawlies, but a

two metre long worm, they do not know. We have had light winds and

sunny skies, does not get better than that.

But there are changes on the way. You can see this area of cloud

moving and across the West Country. It will bring some windy conditions

and some rain across the region overnight tonight, but at the moment

we finish the day with clear skies and light winds. But those winds

will freshen overnight into the early hours of tomorrow morning.

There is not going to be a great deal of rain on that front, mainly

light and patchy. It will not really get here until the early hours of

tomorrow morning. Increasing amounts of cloud, this rain coming through

into the early hours, to or three o'clock. Tracking eastwards

overnight. Most of it will be late and patchy, but there may still be

the ought patchy burst. `` ought heavy burst. Moderate to fresh

breeze, it will be windy through tomorrow. First thing tomorrow

morning, some wet weather to clear, but it should get away quite

quickly. By mid to late morning most places will be dry. There will be a

bit of a legacy of cloud left behind, but quite a warm ear mass.

Temperatures may well claim to around 17 or 18 degrees. Still quite

breezy, but some sunny spells developing into the afternoon.

Looking ahead, Monday is a bit of a concern. A deepening area of low

pressure moving and off the Atlantic. What does that mean for

us? That had been some strong, possibly damaging winds. At the

moment there is some uncertainty about the tract and strength of the

low. This looks like the most certain track. We are to the

southern half of that and that could mean some strong winds are part of

the region. But we are quite a few days out, it still late Thursday.

Keep your eye on the forecast as the story unfolds. What about the

weekend? There is certainly an early warning for the wind. That is for

Sunday evening into Monday morning. It will continue to strengthen, it

certainly looks quite blustery by Sunday. For Saturday, quite a lot of

dry weather around. A strong south`westerly breeze with some

strong gust is. Some strong showers around for Sunday and some of those

could be on the heavy side. Keep your eye on the forecast for Monday,

because no doubt things will change, but it does look like we will ``

likely that we will see some wet and windy weather.

Thanks for your company. We'll see you tomorrow night.

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that's going to present us with the ten grand. When we win it.