:00:14. > :00:20.Welcome to Thursday's Look East Spotlight on the quality of care in
:00:21. > :00:24.our hospitals. The wealth `` health watchdogs ranks each one before the
:00:25. > :00:28.inspections begin. Clearly, issues like the loss of
:00:29. > :00:33.nurses from our hospitals is having a big impact on patient care.
:00:34. > :00:37.One of our most iconic footwear brands is sold in a deal worth 300
:00:38. > :00:41.million. Why the launch of this year's poppy
:00:42. > :00:46.appeal means so much to one of our soldiers.
:00:47. > :01:02.And, the lifeblood of our soil ` how the humble worm needs a little TLC.
:01:03. > :01:06.Good evening. First tonight. How good is your
:01:07. > :01:09.hospital when it comes to quality of care? The health watchdog the Care
:01:10. > :01:13.Quality Commission has today given each hospital in the country a score
:01:14. > :01:19.based on the risk it poses to patients. One is the worst, six is
:01:20. > :01:23.the best. Why? Well, to help it prioritise which hospitals to
:01:24. > :01:29.inspect first. Northamptonshire has fared the worst in this region.
:01:30. > :01:36.We'll hear from the health watch group there, after this report from
:01:37. > :01:40.Mike Cartwright: the health care we receive is under scrutiny.
:01:41. > :01:46.Northampton general rank among the highest risk hospitals. Criticised
:01:47. > :01:51.heavily in past inspections for how it dispense medicines and for having
:01:52. > :01:55.too few staff to keep patients say. We have two treat more people in the
:01:56. > :02:01.community, that is why Urgent Care Centres are great.
:02:02. > :02:06.But we also need to address some of the issues about poor equipment and
:02:07. > :02:09.about lack of resources in our hospitals. Issues like the loss of
:02:10. > :02:15.nurses from our hospitals is having a big impact on patient care.
:02:16. > :02:23.Northampton general told us, we know there are areas where we need to
:02:24. > :02:28.take action. The Care Quality Commission, careful
:02:29. > :02:33.to stress these bands `` bands are for their guidance, and are not the
:02:34. > :02:38.hospital. Final rating. We have a screening tool that brings
:02:39. > :02:42.together a whole lot of different information, and gives us the
:02:43. > :02:44.impression of what the level of risk is in different hospitals.
:02:45. > :02:49.That lets us prioritise which hospitals we will go to first. But
:02:50. > :02:55.we will never make our judgement about an individual hospital before
:02:56. > :03:01.we have done a full inspection. The QE2 in Kings Lynn rated at `` as
:03:02. > :03:08.a high risk hospital. Kettering general is in the second worst band.
:03:09. > :03:17.Six of our trusts are ranked in bands three to four.
:03:18. > :03:24.For Peterborough city Hospital, good news is rare. It has been criticised
:03:25. > :03:29.for on the use and spiralling debts. We continue to look at the issues we
:03:30. > :03:33.know are challenging within our environment. So we are particularly
:03:34. > :03:38.focusing on urgent care, patients coming in as emergency amid ``
:03:39. > :03:42.admissions, and the impact that has on our patients coming in for the
:03:43. > :03:45.elective surgery where we have to cancel patients. It is good news for
:03:46. > :03:52.Peterborough and for the local people. My dad has been here a
:03:53. > :03:59.couple of times and the care he got was amazing. The better band at
:04:00. > :04:03.hospitals will be in `` inspected at a later date. The high risk
:04:04. > :04:07.hospitals will be inspected among the first.
:04:08. > :04:32.All trusts will be rated between inadequate and outstanding by the
:04:33. > :04:38.end of 2015. We want an NHS that is caring,
:04:39. > :04:43.efficient and responsive, and the more robust inspection approach that
:04:44. > :04:48.the CQC has announced is very welcome. HealthWatch Northants wants
:04:49. > :04:54.to work with the hospital and the CQC to make sure that the inspection
:04:55. > :04:59.is a success, is robust, and really moves towards service improvement.
:05:00. > :05:03.We will talk about how you do that in a second, but of course that
:05:04. > :05:06.Hampton show has two main hospitals, and they are in the worst two
:05:07. > :05:10.categories. Our people in the county being Phil
:05:11. > :05:18.Bennion HS? There is clearly a lot to do, there has been a lot of focus
:05:19. > :05:23.on Kettering General Hospital, it is in the band two category so it ``
:05:24. > :05:30.its inspection will come after the set of inspections in Northampton.
:05:31. > :05:35.HealthWatch Northants is a new organisation, we are here to
:05:36. > :05:38.champion the rights and needs of patients and people who use health
:05:39. > :05:43.and social care in the county, and we have been flagging up with the
:05:44. > :05:50.NHS in Northamptonshire are concerns about the quality of health care. We
:05:51. > :05:54.know that Kettering General has told us that after care for her patience
:05:55. > :05:58.is no better, that operations were only cancelled at short notice
:05:59. > :06:02.because of a busy spell last year, so they feel they are improving but
:06:03. > :06:08.what do you think they need to do to live their ratings? There is
:06:09. > :06:12.obviously a big issue around waiting times at both hospitals in accident
:06:13. > :06:16.and emergency. Both hospitals are not meeting the Government's
:06:17. > :06:20.standards for four our weight. The key for patients is knowing that
:06:21. > :06:23.when they go into a hospital, they are going to get a quality
:06:24. > :06:27.experience, they are going to be well looked after, that their
:06:28. > :06:31.clinical outcomes are good to be improved, and that their care is
:06:32. > :06:37.going to be safe. Those have to be the bottom line, and those are the
:06:38. > :06:41.issues that we are concerned with. Police investigating the murder of a
:06:42. > :06:45.man in Luton earlier this week have revealed he died from a stab wound
:06:46. > :06:48.to the heart. Leonard Flower ` a retired computer analyst ` was
:06:49. > :06:51.attacked while working in the garage of his home in Carnegie Gardens on
:06:52. > :06:54.Tuesday afternoon. Detectives from the major Crime Unit have arrested a
:06:55. > :06:58.35`year`old man who is currently receiving medical treatment in
:06:59. > :07:01.hospital for a hand injury. A man has been arrested in
:07:02. > :07:04.connection with a road collision last night in which a woman died.
:07:05. > :07:08.The three`vehicle crash happened on the A10 between Little Thetford and
:07:09. > :07:12.Stretham just before eight o'clock. The victim has been named as
:07:13. > :07:17.25`year`old Tania Macedo from Ely. A man and a three`year`old girl were
:07:18. > :07:20.also injured. A 43`year`old man is being held on suspicion of driving
:07:21. > :07:25.while unfit through either drink or drugs.
:07:26. > :07:28.One of the region's most iconic footwear brands, Doc Martens, has
:07:29. > :07:33.been sold in a deal worth ?300 million. The Northamptonshire firm's
:07:34. > :07:38.parent company, R Griggs Group, has been bought by Permira which owns
:07:39. > :07:42.New Look and Hugo Boss. Our reporter Neil Bradford is outside the factory
:07:43. > :07:52.in Wollaston for us now ` Neil, what more do we know about this deal
:07:53. > :07:58.The deal brings to an end more than half a century of family ownership.
:07:59. > :08:03.Doc Martens was founded in 1960 but they have been making shoes in
:08:04. > :08:10.Northamptonshire since 1901. As part of this ?300 million deal, Permira
:08:11. > :08:13.now owned that family firm, and the perpetual rights to Doc Martens
:08:14. > :08:16.This deal will take several months to complete, we understand it will
:08:17. > :08:23.not be complete until January next year, and the family will retain a
:08:24. > :08:27.20% stake in the company. Have we got any indication of how this
:08:28. > :08:31.takeover might affect jobs? The company is in a good financial
:08:32. > :08:36.position. Last year it posted pre`tax profits of around ?15
:08:37. > :08:40.million. It is one of the leading exporters from our region and its
:08:41. > :08:46.products are now sold in more than 63 countries. It employs around 700
:08:47. > :08:49.people globally, 350 of them in the UK, and the chief executive has
:08:50. > :08:55.today promised that this deal will not mean any job losses. To have
:08:56. > :09:00.paid such a big price for a company based in Northamptonshire is a big
:09:01. > :09:04.vote of confidence. The family, who were the previous owners, are
:09:05. > :09:08.keeping a 20% stake in the business so there is some continuity, and
:09:09. > :09:11.there is absolutely no reason nor desire to change the strategy of the
:09:12. > :09:15.company, nor its value is not its culture.
:09:16. > :09:21.What more do we know about this company that has taken over? It is
:09:22. > :09:26.one of your's biggest private equity firms, with ?22 billion worth of
:09:27. > :09:30.investments including the designer Brand Hugo Boss and the high street
:09:31. > :09:37.fashion brand New Look. It is likely to want to expand. `` Doc Martens'
:09:38. > :09:40.presence online and in stores, particularly in the far east. They
:09:41. > :09:45.have clearly spotted an opportunity, that is why they have paid such a
:09:46. > :09:50.high price. But there will be mindful that no matter how iconic
:09:51. > :09:53.Doc Martens is, fashions do change from time to time.
:09:54. > :09:56.A karting company in Peterborough has been found guilty of health and
:09:57. > :09:59.safety breaches, almost four years after an accident in which a
:10:00. > :10:01.teenager died. The company Peterborough Raceway Ltd pleaded
:10:02. > :10:05.guilty today at Peterborough Crown Court. Council investigators found
:10:06. > :10:17.there had been a lack of health and safety risk assessments. The company
:10:18. > :10:20.will be sentenced next month. An independent report says Norfolk
:10:21. > :10:23.County Council could face a bill of ?25 million if it doesn't go ahead
:10:24. > :10:27.with an incinerator in King's Lynn. It comes after the Government
:10:28. > :10:31.withdrew its grant of ?169 million last week.
:10:32. > :10:33.Those are altogether until the entity `` until
:10:34. > :10:45.they educate their fans. Although the cloud still hangs over football,
:10:46. > :10:49.it is time for action. Still to come tonight: We're live on
:10:50. > :10:52.the red carpet at the Sir Bobby Breakthrough Ball. We'll be talking
:10:53. > :11:07.to the Norwich City majority shareholder Delia Smith.
:11:08. > :11:10.Do we need another runway in the South East of England. And where
:11:11. > :11:13.should it go? Two questions being discussed by MPs at Westminster
:11:14. > :11:16.today. Final decisions won't be made until after the next election. Our
:11:17. > :11:20.political correspondent Andrew Sinclair has been monitoring the
:11:21. > :11:26.debate. There one Particular Place that some
:11:27. > :11:34.MPs quite keen on? That place is Boris Island. Many say that the
:11:35. > :11:39.scheme is said to be impractical and very expensive. It could cost as
:11:40. > :11:42.much as ?70 billion. But in the debate on whether Heathrow should be
:11:43. > :11:51.allowed to expand, there was quite a lot of support for building a hub
:11:52. > :11:58.airport of the tens `` off the coast of Essex on the Thames. There has
:11:59. > :12:06.not been a single objection raised. Not cost, not sea`level, there is
:12:07. > :12:10.not a single objection that is a show stopper. I do not believe the
:12:11. > :12:15.most is mystic forecast for the time it would take, the expense it would
:12:16. > :12:19.take and so on. We lack imagination in this country. We struggled over
:12:20. > :12:23.the Channel Tunnel, we struggled over the real link to the Channel
:12:24. > :12:33.Tunnel. Why cant we realise that London deserves a good airport.
:12:34. > :12:40.There were some MPs who thought Boris Island was a good idea.
:12:41. > :12:43.Stansted Harvey got a mention. The chairman of the Select Committee
:12:44. > :12:47.said that they had looked very carefully at the idea of expanding
:12:48. > :12:51.Stansted but had decided that new runways on their own will not
:12:52. > :12:56.provide a long`term solution to the specific problem of hub capacity. It
:12:57. > :13:00.is a sign that the debate is ever so slightly shifting away from
:13:01. > :13:05.Stansted. The demand now is to build a hub airport, not just new runways,
:13:06. > :13:11.and it seems that Heathrow and Boris Island either main contenders.
:13:12. > :13:14.A former solider who was badly injured in Afghanistan has been
:13:15. > :13:18.helping to launch the Poppy Appeal in this region today. Sam Jack, who
:13:19. > :13:22.lives in Stansted, was not expected to survive when he was hit by a
:13:23. > :13:26.bullet. He says the Royal British Legion helped him to get through it.
:13:27. > :13:30.This report from Gareth George. Sam Jack's former commanding officer
:13:31. > :13:36.pins a poppy on his chest. He helped to launch the Poppy Appeal today and
:13:37. > :13:40.is lucky to still be with us. During the two are in Afghanistan he was
:13:41. > :13:50.hit by a ricocheted bullet fired from comrades's gun. The next thing
:13:51. > :13:56.I remember is waking up in Birmingham hospital. I took of a
:13:57. > :14:02.cushy to the head, it went into my eye. It stops just a millimetre away
:14:03. > :14:09.from my brain. I am very lucky to be alive. The British Legion helps all
:14:10. > :14:16.sorts of soldiers, old, still serving, the help that they gave is
:14:17. > :14:21.second to none. It is really encouraging. Sam was in a
:14:22. > :14:24.particularly grave condition when he left at the Ghana standard was
:14:25. > :14:28.packaged up and put onto a plane. The percentage of him surviving was
:14:29. > :14:33.actually pretty low `` when he left Afghanistan. Dizzy and confident,
:14:34. > :14:38.smiling and happy as a real result for us. He has received a lot of
:14:39. > :14:42.support from the Royal British Legion. He is one of our key
:14:43. > :14:47.fundraisers and helps us to go round and generate some of the funds for
:14:48. > :14:52.them. As well as remembering some people who died in past conflicts,
:14:53. > :14:59.they are now helping service men and women injured in Afghanistan and
:15:00. > :15:03.Iraq. They are young soldiers who are predominantly involved in the
:15:04. > :15:07.actor will like to look forwards to. The British Legion has a remit to
:15:08. > :15:10.book after not only the family but also the dependents, the wife,
:15:11. > :15:16.children, but sometimes even the parents, right the way through long
:15:17. > :15:22.time. It is hoped that stories like Sam Jack's will help more people
:15:23. > :15:30.than ever before through this year's Poppy Appeal.
:15:31. > :15:33.The widow of the former Ipswich Town manager Sir Bobby Robson has been in
:15:34. > :15:36.Bury St Edmunds today opening new cancer facilities at the St
:15:37. > :15:39.Edmundsbury Hospital. The Lady Elsie Robson Unit is designed to provide
:15:40. > :15:43.better care for patients who might be suffering from breast cancer.
:15:44. > :15:46.Tonight Lady Elsie will go to a fundraising ball. More on that in a
:15:47. > :15:50.moment. But first Kevin Burch has this report.
:15:51. > :16:05.Lady LCC is that she still has a soft spot for Suffolk. `` Lady Elsie
:16:06. > :16:07.Roberts on. Last year she performed the official opening after an
:16:08. > :16:14.upgrade in screening. Now things have improved even more, the
:16:15. > :16:20.?250,000 cost covered through a legacy left to the friends of the
:16:21. > :16:29.hospital. What is different is that it is especially built round the
:16:30. > :16:37.problems of patients with breast problems. What we have done is
:16:38. > :16:40.integrated to facilities to allow our patients to be seen seamlessly
:16:41. > :16:46.whilst all the time preserving their dignity and privacy. Cancer seems to
:16:47. > :16:50.be touching so many people nowadays but one thing that the trustees felt
:16:51. > :16:53.was that it was such a large amount of money that we wanted to be able
:16:54. > :16:59.to fund something that we would not necessarily normally be able to do.
:17:00. > :17:05.Sir Bobby Robson fought cancer five times, but in 2009, 17 years after
:17:06. > :17:09.his first diagnosis, the long and courageous battle finally ended. The
:17:10. > :17:15.legend was gone, but the legacy lives on. Through moments like this.
:17:16. > :17:23.When I was asked if my name could be attached to the special unit I was
:17:24. > :17:29.humbled. They are so dedicated, it is wonderful. So much work goes on.
:17:30. > :17:38.Dedication and love, I think. Have to put that in. I bet you thought
:17:39. > :17:43.you were not going to get emotional, what happened? I know. I
:17:44. > :17:49.just saw it and thought, that's main. I'm so happy to be associated
:17:50. > :17:53.with what they do here. It is not just about bricks and mortar, they
:17:54. > :18:02.say, it is about the people who work within the bricks and mortar, people
:18:03. > :18:16.who lead the `` who Lady Elsie Roberts and described as wonderful.
:18:17. > :18:20.And Delia Smith is at the Apex Theatre tonight. This is an example
:18:21. > :18:23.of football doing good, isn't it? Indeed it is. It is great to see
:18:24. > :18:30.people arriving and giving support to it. How well did you know Sir
:18:31. > :18:38.Bobby Robson? We have been living in Suffolk for 42 years, so he and his
:18:39. > :18:42.brother owned our local newspaper shop and his nephew played cricket
:18:43. > :18:49.with Michael at the local cricket club. But also Sir Bobby Robson was
:18:50. > :18:53.very kind to Michael and me when we became board members and give us a
:18:54. > :18:58.lot of help and guidance. He was a great guy. Have you had a chance to
:18:59. > :19:04.speak to his widow today? I have not. I have only just wait to her.
:19:05. > :19:08.We have kept in touch, we are very good friends. This is very
:19:09. > :19:15.important, this work with screening for breast cancer. It is incredibly
:19:16. > :19:19.important, and what this is about tonight is that everybody can help,
:19:20. > :19:26.everybody can get something, because the Serb be Auction and Ball is
:19:27. > :19:35.online `` Sir Bobby Robson option and ball is online. What we are
:19:36. > :19:38.trying to do is to get everybody to help out and come online and spend
:19:39. > :19:45.some money and raise more money for the fund, which is doing such a good
:19:46. > :19:49.job. If I can drop the ball for a second, you have been at Norwich
:19:50. > :19:55.City now for ten years or more as a majority shareholder. How would you
:19:56. > :20:06.enjoying life? About 20 actually! I was being nice! No, we are having
:20:07. > :20:09.lots of fun, we love it. Michael and I are very passionate, as you well
:20:10. > :20:15.know, and we love every minute of it. It is on a night like this and
:20:16. > :20:24.every body comes together that you realise that whatever... On the
:20:25. > :20:27.surface, we're competitive, but all football supporters support each
:20:28. > :20:32.other and it is nice to be here tonight and to be doing that. Your
:20:33. > :20:35.chief executive said the other day that he was embarrassed by how you
:20:36. > :20:45.the league. How do you feel about it? I'm here tonight, Stewart, to
:20:46. > :20:47.talk about the Sir Bobby Robson fundraising, not how I feel about
:20:48. > :20:53.the football. So, shall we talk about that? Very good. You'll be
:20:54. > :21:00.spending lots of money bidding on things tonight, will you? I'm sure
:21:01. > :21:03.we will, and I'm sure everybody well. We are going to get a record
:21:04. > :21:10.amount of money. Because everybody in this country, whoever they are,
:21:11. > :21:18.once together `` wants to give a hand and help to fight cancer. Thank
:21:19. > :21:21.you for being with us. Goodbye. Now a few fascinating facts about
:21:22. > :21:26.earthworms. They are blind, they have a brain, and up to five hearts.
:21:27. > :21:29.And, of course, they are vital for healthy soil and healthy crops. Now
:21:30. > :21:33.a project is underway to find out more about worm welfare, because the
:21:34. > :21:40.worm needs your help. Anna Todd has been digging with a group of
:21:41. > :21:43.schoolchildren from Peterborough. Churning and twirling the soil,
:21:44. > :21:49.earthworms are like little tractors, miniature plays the underground. But
:21:50. > :21:57.because they are so busy working day and, it's hard to keep tabs on how
:21:58. > :22:07.they are doing. Which is why the Big Worm Dig is so important.
:22:08. > :22:13.We need you to gather around a little bit. See if you can find any
:22:14. > :22:21.worms. The names are all a bit Harry Potter. The soil eater, the water
:22:22. > :22:25.dwellers. And the kids love them. There are different to other
:22:26. > :22:28.animals, they have no legs. Remind you know that they are all
:22:29. > :22:32.earthworms, but you do not know what type of earthworms they are, so I
:22:33. > :22:41.like the surprise of it. Why are you washing the worm? To see what they
:22:42. > :22:49.are like without the soil. It is a soil litre. What does it do? Judging
:22:50. > :22:57.from its name I think it eats soil. We have the worm camera ready,
:22:58. > :23:04.hopefully they will come to the surface. So far we wait, and wait.
:23:05. > :23:08.Let's get down and dirty with some worms of wisdom. They have no
:23:09. > :23:23.lungs, they breathe through their skin. They are hermaphrodites, when
:23:24. > :23:30.they mate both worms have babies. Without worms, truly greedy? ``
:23:31. > :23:39.we'll really be? We would be nowhere for oils dumber `` we would be
:23:40. > :23:46.nowhere. It's worms that really helped to break things down. I have
:23:47. > :23:50.to say, I'm not too keen, and I know I'm not the only one, but we should
:23:51. > :23:58.all love worms, they bring life to the land in more ways than one.
:23:59. > :24:04.I can hardly believe that, 2.5 metres, for a worm! You can find out
:24:05. > :24:14.more about the project at riverford.co.uk/bigwormdig. People
:24:15. > :24:20.will be sending me photographs of worms that 2.5 metres long! I do not
:24:21. > :24:25.want them, but if anybody has seen one we would love to hear from you.
:24:26. > :24:36.I do not mind creepy crawlies, but a two metre long worm, they do not
:24:37. > :24:38.know. We have had light winds and sunny skies, does not get better
:24:39. > :24:41.than that. But there are changes on the way.
:24:42. > :24:45.You can see this area of cloud moving and across the West Country.
:24:46. > :24:49.It will bring some windy conditions and some rain across the region
:24:50. > :24:53.overnight tonight, but at the moment we finish the day with clear skies
:24:54. > :24:56.and light winds. But those winds will freshen overnight into the
:24:57. > :25:00.early hours of tomorrow morning. There is not going to be a great
:25:01. > :25:04.deal of rain on that front, mainly light and patchy. It will not really
:25:05. > :25:09.get here until the early hours of tomorrow morning. Increasing amounts
:25:10. > :25:15.of cloud, this rain coming through into the early hours, to or three
:25:16. > :25:21.o'clock. Tracking eastwards overnight. Most of it will be late
:25:22. > :25:34.and patchy, but there may still be the ought patchy burst. `` ought
:25:35. > :25:37.heavy burst. Moderate to fresh breeze, it will be windy through
:25:38. > :25:40.tomorrow. First thing tomorrow morning, some wet weather to clear,
:25:41. > :25:45.but it should get away quite quickly. By mid to late morning most
:25:46. > :25:49.places will be dry. There will be a bit of a legacy of cloud left
:25:50. > :25:55.behind, but quite a warm ear mass. Temperatures may well claim to
:25:56. > :25:59.around 17 or 18 degrees. Still quite breezy, but some sunny spells
:26:00. > :26:03.developing into the afternoon. Looking ahead, Monday is a bit of a
:26:04. > :26:07.concern. A deepening area of low pressure moving and off the
:26:08. > :26:12.Atlantic. What does that mean for us? That had been some strong,
:26:13. > :26:14.possibly damaging winds. At the moment there is some uncertainty
:26:15. > :26:19.about the tract and strength of the low. This looks like the most
:26:20. > :26:22.certain track. We are to the southern half of that and that could
:26:23. > :26:27.mean some strong winds are part of the region. But we are quite a few
:26:28. > :26:32.days out, it still late Thursday. Keep your eye on the forecast as the
:26:33. > :26:38.story unfolds. What about the weekend? There is certainly an early
:26:39. > :26:43.warning for the wind. That is for Sunday evening into Monday morning.
:26:44. > :26:46.It will continue to strengthen, it certainly looks quite blustery by
:26:47. > :26:50.Sunday. For Saturday, quite a lot of dry weather around. A strong
:26:51. > :26:54.south`westerly breeze with some strong gust is. Some strong showers
:26:55. > :26:58.around for Sunday and some of those could be on the heavy side. Keep
:26:59. > :27:04.your eye on the forecast for Monday, because no doubt things will change,
:27:05. > :27:09.but it does look like we will `` likely that we will see some wet and
:27:10. > :27:10.windy weather. Thanks for your company. We'll see
:27:11. > :27:54.you tomorrow night. This is Malcolm, who owns Iceland.
:27:55. > :27:56.He's the one that's going to present us with
:27:57. > :27:59.the ten grand. When we win it.