:00:00. > :00:00.Hello and a warm welcome to Thursday's Look East.
:00:00. > :00:09.Eight days to save a pioneering health centre as a legal battle
:00:10. > :00:15.We shouldn't be doing this in public, they should
:00:16. > :00:21.so that residents can feel secure and know they have that service
:00:22. > :00:24.Early intervention - how one council's making children
:00:25. > :00:30.And I'm in Cambridge where the latest technology
:00:31. > :00:36.has revealed the face of a man who died 700 years ago.
:00:37. > :00:38.Plus, if you are a fan of Countdown,
:00:39. > :00:47.I'm here in Northamptonshire to see how your money
:00:48. > :00:56.is being spent by Comic Relief right across the eastern region.
:00:57. > :01:01.There is confusion tonight about whether an urgent care centre
:01:02. > :01:07.The centre treats things like broken bones, cuts,
:01:08. > :01:09.or sudden back pain that can't wait for your next
:01:10. > :01:11.available GP appointment but aren't serious enough for A
:01:12. > :01:16.But, as we reported last night, those that run the service say
:01:17. > :01:18.they aren't paid enough and will have to stop
:01:19. > :01:24.Those that pay for the service say if that happens they'll find
:01:25. > :01:27.Stuart Ratcliffe is outside the centre
:01:28. > :01:40.This centre was designed to relieve the pressure on Kettering's A At
:01:41. > :01:46.the moment, it is run by Lakeside Plus which is a private health care
:01:47. > :01:50.company. They are paid to run it by the Corby clinical commission or
:01:51. > :01:55.group, a group of five GP practices. They committed the health services
:01:56. > :02:00.around 73,000 people in this area and they have a total budget of
:02:01. > :02:04.around ?88 million. There is a real threat that a dispute, a contract
:02:05. > :02:05.dispute between those two it's pitting the feature of this centre
:02:06. > :02:14.in doubt. -- is putting the future. The row about the future of this
:02:15. > :02:17.centre has now become a very public At its centre, the amount paid
:02:18. > :02:20.to treat each patient. The managers here say they only
:02:21. > :02:23.get ?44.50 per patient, below the required NHS level of 57,
:02:24. > :02:25.and because of that, they can no longer continue
:02:26. > :02:27.running this service. And at a rally this morning,
:02:28. > :02:30.it was clear whose side I just feel that Corby Commissioning
:02:31. > :02:34.Group should be putting their hands in their pocket and paying a fair
:02:35. > :02:39.price for a good service. Very surprised and very
:02:40. > :02:45.disappointed when I heard the news and that
:02:46. > :02:50.the commission weren't paying. People of Corby need this place,
:02:51. > :02:53.it's been wonderful. We've well-deserved it,
:02:54. > :02:55.I'm Corby born and bred and we've fought a long time
:02:56. > :02:59.to have something here. Yesterday, when the
:03:00. > :03:01.management announced it couldn't run this centre
:03:02. > :03:03.beyond March, the Clinical their contract runs until the end
:03:04. > :03:11.of November, something hotly They say they have a contract
:03:12. > :03:15.which clearly states The CCG went on to say
:03:16. > :03:20.the centre will remain open Today, in an extraordinary
:03:21. > :03:27.twist, the centre accused the CCG of
:03:28. > :03:33.misinformation and spin. The wording that they've
:03:34. > :03:35.used in their release doesn't reflect the true situation
:03:36. > :03:38.and so that's what we are saying, it is misinformation
:03:39. > :03:41.because it is not right. It is spin because what they
:03:42. > :03:45.are doing is implying something that isn't
:03:46. > :03:48.actually accurate in terms of securing
:03:49. > :03:50.the future of an urgent care service
:03:51. > :03:55.for the population of Corby. Presumably you're talking
:03:56. > :03:59.to them about the transfer of the centre, are they engaging
:04:00. > :04:02.with you about the future The centre says because of this lack
:04:03. > :04:11.of communication, no plans It's a situation the
:04:12. > :04:16.local council says is We shouldn't be doing
:04:17. > :04:20.this in public, they should be sorting this out
:04:21. > :04:23.so residents can feel secure and know they have that service
:04:24. > :04:27.after March the 31st. The council has offered to mediate
:04:28. > :04:32.between the two sides. But there's now just days left
:04:33. > :04:44.for an agreement to be put in place. We did ask the CCG for an interview
:04:45. > :04:48.to clarify this situation but they said they could not because of the
:04:49. > :04:52.ongoing legal issues. They have issued a statement to in which they
:04:53. > :04:57.say we are working to ensure that the urgent care will not close and
:04:58. > :05:02.the staff who deliver the services here will remain employment after
:05:03. > :05:06.the 31st of March. They go on the focus remains on upholding the
:05:07. > :05:08.values of the NHS and ensuring provision of health care for the
:05:09. > :05:12.people of Corby. Thank you.
:05:13. > :05:14.Well, Tom Pursglove is the local MP for Corby and has been
:05:15. > :05:16.working with both parties to resolve the deadlock.
:05:17. > :05:19.He says he's convinced the centre will stay open.
:05:20. > :05:21.I was very reassured to hear yesterday that the urgent care
:05:22. > :05:24.centre will not be closing on the 31st of March,
:05:25. > :05:32.This is a hugely valued service in our area, in fact,
:05:33. > :05:35.I welcomed the Secretary of State for Health to come and visit because
:05:36. > :05:37.personally I think Lakeside Plus have been doing a very,
:05:38. > :05:42.This is a top quality service so it makes absolute sense, in my view,
:05:43. > :05:45.for them to continue to provide that service beyond the 31st of March
:05:46. > :05:47.and so I would encourage everybody to get around the table
:05:48. > :05:53.Because the CCG won't tell us what their contingency plans are.
:05:54. > :05:55.Well, I'm a little bit in the dark on this as well.
:05:56. > :05:58.The CCG have said to me that there will be no interruption
:05:59. > :06:01.in service whatever happens and I'm determined to hold them to account
:06:02. > :06:06.But it does seem patently obvious to me that the best way
:06:07. > :06:09.forward is to settle these contractual disputes that there are
:06:10. > :06:14.at the moment because Lakeside Plus have been doing a very good job.
:06:15. > :06:17.Does it worry you that lots of money is being spent on lawyers and
:06:18. > :06:19.contractual battles that could be spent on care?
:06:20. > :06:21.I always think that if you can avoid going to lawyers
:06:22. > :06:24.that is absolutely the best thing to do.
:06:25. > :06:27.What I want to see is as much money as possible spent on
:06:28. > :06:32.We've seen quite significant increases in the health
:06:33. > :06:35.spending budget from government during this parliament
:06:36. > :06:42.I'm not complacent, there's always more to be done.
:06:43. > :06:44.But rather than spending money on lawyers, let's get around the
:06:45. > :06:47.table, let's get these parties together, let's talk about these
:06:48. > :06:50.contractual difficulties that there are and try to find a way forward
:06:51. > :06:51.because that's what's in the best interests
:06:52. > :06:54.and people who rely upon this service.
:06:55. > :06:56.How confident are you if someone sprains ankle
:06:57. > :06:59.or gets a really bad burn a week on Saturday
:07:00. > :07:01.there will be somewhere for them to go?
:07:02. > :07:03.They won't be shipped off to the hospital.
:07:04. > :07:05.Well, I'm taking the Corby Clinical Commissioning Group at their word.
:07:06. > :07:08.They have guaranteed to me that this service will remain open
:07:09. > :07:14.In fact, I think any interruption in service
:07:15. > :07:18.at Corby Urgent Care Centre would be detrimental on the situation,
:07:19. > :07:21.the wider situation in relation to Kettering General Hospital.
:07:22. > :07:24.So I am going to be keeping very close tabs
:07:25. > :07:28.on progress, keeping the Secretary of State updated
:07:29. > :07:31.and what I want to see is people come together to work
:07:32. > :07:33.through these things in a constructive manner.
:07:34. > :07:38.A coroner has expressed sadness that a baby who died at Luton
:07:39. > :07:41.and Dunstable Hospital wasn't properly cared for by medical staff
:07:42. > :07:46.10 month old Leo Stacey had severe sickness
:07:47. > :07:51.and dehydration and died from a rare bowel condition in October 2015.
:07:52. > :07:55.His parents from Hertfordshire told Ampthill Coroner's Court
:07:56. > :07:59.they believed he could have been saved.
:08:00. > :08:07.Coroner Martin Oldham recorded a short narrative verdict saying
:08:08. > :08:09.Leo hadn't been hydrated properly by hospital staff but had
:08:10. > :08:12.Next tonight - it's a pioneering project aimed at protecting
:08:13. > :08:14.vulnerable children in Hertfordshire.
:08:15. > :08:17.And the early intervention scheme has been so successful it's
:08:18. > :08:20.Bringing all the agencies involved together earlier has
:08:21. > :08:24.resulted in the police attending fewer call outs for domestic abuse -
:08:25. > :08:26.and a 50% reduction in cases of children
:08:27. > :08:34.Mike Cartwright has been to meet some of those helped.
:08:35. > :08:37.So, how's things going since I saw you two weeks ago, Angelina?
:08:38. > :08:41.Angelina, a mum with two young kids who was in desperate need of help.
:08:42. > :08:49.Donna, her social worker, helped to dramatically change her life.
:08:50. > :08:52.I was going through a lot, hiding a lot of things.
:08:53. > :09:00.My children would see some things that they shouldn't have seen
:09:01. > :09:06.and, you know, I woke up and realised that they don't need
:09:07. > :09:09.to see that any more because my boy was hitting me thinking
:09:10. > :09:17.Now he kisses Mummy and he says, "I want to be like you, Mummy.
:09:18. > :09:20.Her ability to parent her children was a concern.
:09:21. > :09:22.They were violent, I mean, very violent where
:09:23. > :09:24.they would be very abusive, pinching, biting, kicking and mum
:09:25. > :09:30.Like she said, she had been a victim of domestic abuse.
:09:31. > :09:33.And that's why it is so important for our domestic
:09:34. > :09:37.abuse worker to be involved and come on board and support mum with that.
:09:38. > :09:38.We have seven children within this family...
:09:39. > :09:43.Child services, substance abuse workers,
:09:44. > :09:47.Helping parents to improve their home life
:09:48. > :09:52.It's all here around the table so it's
:09:53. > :09:56.a much more open and honest approach to the way that we're working
:09:57. > :09:58.with families and they feel that because they know
:09:59. > :09:59.that we're all talking to each other
:10:00. > :10:02.and communicating and they know that there is a team of people
:10:03. > :10:07.rather than separate pockets of individuals.
:10:08. > :10:10.A success in Hertfordshire, Luton and Peterborough,
:10:11. > :10:12.among four authorities to adopt the model.
:10:13. > :10:14.I suppose instead of turning up with a
:10:15. > :10:17.clipboard to say to families you're just not good enough
:10:18. > :10:19.and we are now thinking about putting your children
:10:20. > :10:23.giving families one more chance to engage.
:10:24. > :10:25.I've gone from having no confidence and thinking
:10:26. > :10:35.Let's talk about how nice your shoes are.
:10:36. > :10:42.A mum and her children, a second chance to be a family.
:10:43. > :10:47.Mike Cartwright, BBC Look East, Hertford.
:10:48. > :10:51.Peterborough is hoping to cash in on being named as one of the best
:10:52. > :10:53.value places in Britain for the price of its commercial
:10:54. > :10:57.One company says its saved thousands by moving
:10:58. > :10:59.to the city and it could help some firms
:11:00. > :11:10.But it's also the city's location which it's hoped will
:11:11. > :11:14.Thousands of square feet of office space being made ready
:11:15. > :11:17.for the next tenant, in the city now named as being one
:11:18. > :11:19.of the cheapest in the country for commercial rents.
:11:20. > :11:21.One of the latest move here is an education charity
:11:22. > :11:32.The offices that we had in York were about half the size and
:11:33. > :11:35.about three times the price so, for us, as a charity,
:11:36. > :11:39.And now we're able to bring our team in from where ever
:11:40. > :11:42.they are in the country for the day and if they do need an overnight
:11:43. > :11:45.stay, it's generally cheaper for them here than it was before.
:11:46. > :11:47.But we estimate that we've saved about ?40,000 a year on
:11:48. > :11:49.our travel and accommodation costs for our staff.
:11:50. > :11:52.Research from Colliers, the commercial estate agent, says if
:11:53. > :11:54.you were to rent space in Manchester it would cost nearly ?30
:11:55. > :11:59.But here in Peterborough, it's almost a third of that
:12:00. > :12:07.Last year, more than 1500 businesses either moved or set up
:12:08. > :12:10.in Peterborough and while it's not all down to office space,
:12:11. > :12:17.A lot of those companies can access markets across
:12:18. > :12:19.the UK and I think the infrastructure for Peterborough
:12:20. > :12:23.So effectively you can look at a good price,
:12:24. > :12:25.good quality office space, you can access other markets
:12:26. > :12:28.and, most importantly, you can access a really good,
:12:29. > :12:31.diverse workforce because don't forget, people have got to get
:12:32. > :12:36.to work as well as getting products and services out of the city.
:12:37. > :12:39.And with the recent business rate changes, commercial renting here
:12:40. > :12:44.Business rate revaluation is based on rental values and, of course,
:12:45. > :12:49.there is small business rates relief so if your rateable value is below
:12:50. > :12:53.a certain number you could pay no rates at all.
:12:54. > :12:55.It'shoped that with lower business rates and
:12:56. > :12:58.cheaper rent, it will attract more businesses to the city.
:12:59. > :13:02.Emma Baugh, BBC Look East, Peterborough.
:13:03. > :13:05.That's all from me, I'm back at 10.45 with our late news
:13:06. > :13:20.assets there as well and that goes on a lot. E2v itself has done that.
:13:21. > :13:28.And the man who started running three years ago hoping
:13:29. > :13:39.Five years ago, about 400 complete skeletons were uncovered
:13:40. > :13:42.at the Old Divinity School at St John's College
:13:43. > :13:45.in Cambridge, on what was the old monastery hospital.
:13:46. > :13:49.Now, scientists have used the latest technology to recreate the face
:13:50. > :13:51.of one man who lived and died 700 years ago.
:13:52. > :14:07.In a peaceful corner of Cambridge and the old Divinity School, more
:14:08. > :14:11.than 400 medieval skeletons were unearthed. They were the sick or
:14:12. > :14:17.people with no money cared for by monks. One skeleton found at this
:14:18. > :14:23.spot has brought us face-to-face with the community we know little
:14:24. > :14:27.about, the medieval poor. Across the city at this laboratory a series of
:14:28. > :14:34.tests have been carried out on these bones. They revealed the man who
:14:35. > :14:38.died was around 40 and Fifa to seven. By taking the skull and
:14:39. > :14:48.digitally laying in muscle muscle and skin thickness a photograph from
:14:49. > :14:53.the past stairs out. It is the same reaction many of the viewers will
:14:54. > :14:58.have that it turns it much more from being a scientific specimen into a
:14:59. > :15:04.person and we have to treat him as both at the same time. The skeleton
:15:05. > :15:06.shows a wear and tear of a hard-working life and chemical
:15:07. > :15:12.analysis of the bones can reveal a remarkable amount about the man
:15:13. > :15:19.buried in a pauper's grave. He had a quite rich diet with a bit of fish
:15:20. > :15:26.and animal protein which was is a price considering as a poor person
:15:27. > :15:31.he would have eaten a lot of green. He may have had a life supplying
:15:32. > :15:37.food in one way or another. A closer look suggests he could have died in
:15:38. > :15:43.considerable pain. He had a condition called Galton caused by a
:15:44. > :15:49.Euro classic level build-up in the bloodstream and it can be quite
:15:50. > :15:54.painful. This is the beginning of a four year project. 400 skeletons are
:15:55. > :15:58.boxed here awaiting analysis and although this man died before the
:15:59. > :16:01.Black Death, it is thought many of the others will provide an
:16:02. > :16:04.unprecedented insight into the disease that proved so fatal in the
:16:05. > :16:06.medieval world. Three years ago, Dave Reading
:16:07. > :16:09.smoked 60 a day and wasn't Then a doctor told him
:16:10. > :16:12.something had to change. So Dave took up running and now he's
:16:13. > :16:16.hoping to beat the world record for running the 837 miles
:16:17. > :16:32.from Lands End to John O'Groats. In just three years, Dave has become
:16:33. > :16:38.a running machine. Pounding the pavements at steady speed for him it
:16:39. > :16:45.really is much, much more of a marathon than a sprint. I have only
:16:46. > :16:50.been running since 2014. I was a heavy smoker and gave up and running
:16:51. > :16:55.helped with the craving. Trouble is I did not know where to stop. He is
:16:56. > :17:00.now taking on a truly epic challenge running all the way from lands end
:17:01. > :17:05.to John O'Groats raising money for the charity walking with the
:17:06. > :17:11.wounded. You are trying to run 837 miles in eight and half days, what
:17:12. > :17:18.are you thinking? Hopefully raise a lot of money. It is a great cause.
:17:19. > :17:25.It is a long way so we will see what happens. Daunted? A little. We have
:17:26. > :17:33.driven the route and it does make you realise how far it is. Pretty
:17:34. > :17:37.extraordinary feat. It represents the courage, determination, staying
:17:38. > :17:42.power and mental fortitude of those that serve in the Armed Forces. Dave
:17:43. > :17:49.is testament to that as a Bertrand himself but it is extraordinary. As
:17:50. > :17:54.it is finding the time to train. At home his wife and eight children
:17:55. > :18:00.keep him busy. He was not very good at running. He could barely make it
:18:01. > :18:10.up the stairs. Can you believe him now? It is crazy. I thought he was
:18:11. > :18:15.stupid but it is inspiring. He has a loyal support group. His son is
:18:16. > :18:22.cycling the route. We have a toilet on-board, cooking facilities, a
:18:23. > :18:27.small bed for Dave to have a rest on if he needs to have a lie down. Do
:18:28. > :18:35.you think he will be up for the challenge? He is more than up for
:18:36. > :18:40.it. It is not like running a marathon. I will run four marathons
:18:41. > :18:45.a day so that is the equivalent and 33 marathons in eight and a half
:18:46. > :18:53.days. A body is not thought to do that? Mine is. Sleep will be a
:18:54. > :18:56.luxury. The record stands at just over nine days. His attempt to beat
:18:57. > :18:59.it already makes him a hero. Over the last two years,
:19:00. > :19:03.?1.3 million has been spent on 169 different good causes
:19:04. > :19:08.in this region. And all of that money came
:19:09. > :19:12.from you for Red Nose Day. And, of course, Red
:19:13. > :19:14.Nose Day is tomorrow. The Countdown presenter
:19:15. > :19:16.Nick Hewer has been to see how some of the money
:19:17. > :19:34.was spent in Northamptonshire. All aboard the bus. A lifeline for
:19:35. > :19:38.older, disabled and isolated people. It is a personal door to door bus
:19:39. > :19:45.service for people who would be trapped at home without it and today
:19:46. > :19:52.on board, that bloke from the telly. Without the bus life could be
:19:53. > :20:00.lonely? Definitely. It is a community on the Demuth because it
:20:01. > :20:08.is the same people all the time and for ?20 a year, which is what you
:20:09. > :20:13.pay, it is nothing. It is fantastic, a great service, a lifeline to many.
:20:14. > :20:18.Sometimes they would go on shopping trips, to craft fairs or the coast
:20:19. > :20:25.but it is not about the destination, it is the journey. It is better to
:20:26. > :20:31.travel than to arrive. A lot of them are isolated. If it was not for this
:20:32. > :20:36.vehicle and five others, they would sit there looking at four walls and
:20:37. > :20:41.doing little at all. One person looking at four walls for the best
:20:42. > :20:47.part of four years was former prison officer John Jones. After two
:20:48. > :20:51.amputations, kidney failure and a triple heart bypass he was a
:20:52. > :20:55.prisoner in his own home with his wife who was also his carer. But
:20:56. > :21:04.this bus has given him his life back. It doesn't matter where it is
:21:05. > :21:09.going, it is so nice to get out and chat to different people. It is a
:21:10. > :21:16.lovely atmosphere. I am a candidate for this sort of thing. I am 73, I
:21:17. > :21:20.feel quite lonely sometimes. Yes there is public transport but not
:21:21. > :21:25.everyone can get to the bus stop, not everyone can get on the bus.
:21:26. > :21:30.This bus comes to them and takes them to the best place ever, a place
:21:31. > :21:31.full of friends. A place called freedom.
:21:32. > :21:34.We want to hear what you're doing for Comic Relief and we want your
:21:35. > :21:39.You can get in touch by email, you can post your videos on Facebook
:21:40. > :21:47.We'll be showing some of your fundraising tomorrow.
:21:48. > :21:56.Let's have a look at the weather. Lots of lovely spring sunshine
:21:57. > :22:00.across the region today. Some beautiful blossom here in Milton
:22:01. > :22:04.Keynes and a lovely scene across a field in Essex. It was feeling
:22:05. > :22:10.chilly in that north-easterly breeze but things should be warmer
:22:11. > :22:15.tomorrow. Tonight, clear skies does generally translate into a cold
:22:16. > :22:20.night but cloud comes in from the North Sea so particularly for the
:22:21. > :22:25.north eastern half of the region, temperatures staying at six or 7
:22:26. > :22:29.degrees, go further west we could record lows of three or four
:22:30. > :22:36.Celsius. We start tomorrow with cloud but high pressure is here and
:22:37. > :22:40.it is here to stay into the weekend and beyond bringing us some
:22:41. > :22:45.sunshine. We cleared the cloud away first thing tomorrow and then we see
:22:46. > :22:51.good spells of sunshine and the wind will not be as strong. It will be
:22:52. > :22:57.cooler on the coast, do further inland we will record highs of 12
:22:58. > :23:03.Celsius. Some good spells of sunshine for the afternoon. Looking
:23:04. > :23:09.beyond, not a lot is changing. High-pressure sticks around, so a
:23:10. > :23:16.fine weekend. It will stay try with good spells of sunshine but some
:23:17. > :23:22.fairly chilly nights. In the next few days out of the two days of the
:23:23. > :23:26.weekend, Saturday looks better in terms of sunshine. Cloudy on Sunday
:23:27. > :23:33.but the fine weather will stay into next week so we will record highs of
:23:34. > :23:38.30 Celsius but chilly overnight. The clocks go forward on Saturday night
:23:39. > :23:40.into Sunday morning, so from all of us here, thank you for your company.
:23:41. > :23:43.Good night.