10/05/2017 Look East

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Tonight, the election spotlight is on the region's NHS.

We explain what the main parties are saying about health

and we answer your questions about local services.

To me, I think the NHS is absolutely key point to the general election.

We need to know that it is being properly upheld and properly

If we do not look carefully across to our neighbours

in America and see how the other people are treated with regards to

their health care, we are going to wind up having

We will have a full round up of the day's news, including:

The search for a suspected arsonist in Southwold after another fire

Firefighters are still working to control a large gorse

fire here on Southwold Common four days after it first started.

Stansted Airport responds after a sharp rise in complaints

And from the moment it hatches, training

begins for this tiny little falcon chick

which is being raised to protect local businesses.

It's been referred to as the Brexit election but for many people

in our region the state of the NHS will be uppermost in their thoughts

when they come to the voting booths on June 8th.

The pressures on the health service are unprecedented with many saying

On tonight's programme, we're looking at the big issues

facing the NHS in this region and finding out what you think

"The NHS is the closest thing we have to a national religion" -

And that's because almost all of us rely on it

a GP, to help having a baby or just to phone for advice.

In Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex and Hertfordshire,

the total health spend is ?21.8 million a day, serving

a population of more than 4.75 million people.

Those on the front line say it's buckling under pressure.

If we've got people in hospital beds who technically shouldn't be

there and there is no step-down care or there's no social care, then

people are going to have to wait, unfortunately, and that is ready

regrettable and it shouldn't be happening in such a modern society.

The three main parties have yet to flesh out their NHS wish lists,

but a reminder of some of their election pledges in 2015,

from the Conservatives - seven day access to a GP by 2020.

Labour - an extra ?2.5 billion a year above the Tories' plan.

And from the Lib Dems - guaranteed treatment within 18 weeks

Junior doctors went on strike in a dispute over

patient safety, ambulances queue up as hospital A struggle to cope

and GPs are under pressure with ever more patients.

On the plus side, technological advances have meant faster treatment

and streamlining services have led to greater NHS efficiency.

Any political party really needs to be honest

about whether they're going to provide additional funding

to sort those problems out or in fact be clear with the public

that the quality of care and, for example,

waiting times are going to get longer

as a result of them not putting additional money in.

So funding the NHS will be the key issue to see if the politicians

will put their money where their mouth is.

Those are some of the main issues - so what about the voters?

We're asking you to get in touch with your views

using hashtag "getsmyvote" and already a lot of you have said

Our health reporter Nikki Fox has been to a street with a famous

health connection to find out how high it is on voters' priority lists

A nurse famous for her role in the First World War,

Edith Cavell, one of our region's most renowned health advocates.

But what would she make of the state of the health

service now and what do people living on the street named after her

want to hear from politicians to convince them to vote for them?

I have come to Steeple Bumpstead near Haverhill to find out.

First the home of Vicky Taylor, Hurst Street is in Essex

but has a Suffolk mailing address and a Cambridgeshire

postcode, that caused problems during her pregnancy.

It's very disjointed, we almost feel like we've been

forgotten because we are on the Essex/Suffolk border

our health care is split so for my blood tests, I had to go to

Cambridge but for my midwife appointments I had to go to

Halstead which services a different hospital.

I then bumped into Shirley Church on her way to the local surgery.

It has gone downhill slightly now, just harder to get

appointments, you never see the same doctor, only locums there.

The nurse practitioner is there all the time now

which is good if you can see her but I prefer to see the same one

Further down the road, Rachel Weaver told me how she was

She says the NHS was there for her when

So what would a politician have to say to you

about the health service in order for you to want to vote for them?

To me, I think the NHS is absolutely a key point in the general election

and we need to know that it is being properly upheld and

properly invested in, to give everyone the same sort

So this is when me and your dad got married.

Another family who knows the value of the NHS is the Brooks family.

Kevin served in the US Air Force at Mildenhall, they moved

back from America a month ago where there's an insurance-based system.

How about I talk about my sister-in-law?

She had her appendix out, she actually had to pay $40,000

and the hospital billed her for that and they put that on her records

The views of four families in one street.

Proof that although the Brexit is high on the agenda,

people do care about the NHS and want to protect it.

How that's done is the question the parties

Mental health is a particular area of the NHS in the spotlight its

profile boosted by the involvement of members of the Royal family.

There have been calls for more resources, so people don't have

In Norfolk, ?3 million is being invested in a new centre

for new mothers afflicted by a serious mental illness,

While his family prepared for his arrival,

they were not prepared for the trauma that followed.

Jessica Bannister noticed a change just a few days after giving birth,

she was later diagnosed with postpartum psychosis.

I was having pressure of speech and thought I was

a megalomaniac, I thought I was going to be a millionaire

"You'll never have to work another day in your life!"

I was having physical Tourette's, I was having

panic attacks that were escalating into terror attacks.

It was a sort of mental health car crash, basically.

The nearest specialist centre where Jessica could stay with

her baby was in London where she received treatment for more than two

We could've ended up anywhere in the country, you know,

there's not so many mother and baby units and we need more

There are so, so few beds relatively,

even to the number of people who need them, which is not just

postpartum psychosis, you know, it's conditions

like postnatal depression and all kind of perinatal

The new 8-bed unit, which will be based at Hellesdon

Hospital, will provide a range of services, including therapy.

At the time of birth, if mum is acutely ill, the last thing

you would want to do is separate mum and baby

Mum goes into an adult inpatient unit and the baby

hopefully with dad or with a parent but occasionally

into local authority care and that is just

These units will keep mum and baby together.

The unit will be the second in the region,

It's been set up by the Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Trust

Vanessa Baffoe, BBC Look East, Norwich.

Let's hear from our health reporter Nikki Fox.

Nikki, the manifestos aren't out yet but what are we expecting

So far the Conservatives are focusing on mental health. You saw

there in the report that some of the money is now getting through. But

they have just promised connection 10,000 extra mental health start and

they have not really said how they are going to pay for it. The NHS is

very, very important for Labour. These it is one of the most

important issues. They have promised to scrap hospital car parking

changes and pay nurses more. Good first staff but are these really the

main issues? And lastly the Liberal Democrats, they are the only party

yet to promise more money for the NHS. They want an extra penny on

income tax which would raise the overall budget by about 4%. People

have started contacting us with their comments about the NHS.

Margaret from Southend is worried about the reorganisation the three

A departments in ethics. The possibility of self and's A

department closing. It could be downgraded but I am told it will not

go completely and it could even see a specialist stroke unit. We will

find out more on that in the summer. Now for the record, Labour wants to

stop that reorganisation that the Conservatives say it is necessary to

both improve care and the finances as well. Thank you very much.

In other news, the Fire Service said today they are not ruling out

a link between two major fires in Southwold.

The first started on Sunday, when an area of gorse went up

in flames, that was still flaring up today.

And then overnight, an attempt was made to set fire to more

Let's get the details now from Katherine Nash.

You can see just how faith that fire was when it broke out here on

Southwold common on Sunday. I am literally surrounded by Bernd course

which stretches for about 15 acres behind me. The Fire Service has

still been out the site trying to control and dampen down those

hotspots. Four days after the fire first started.

Searching for hotspots amongst the vegetation.

Flames still burning in places because of dry conditions,

The fire started on Sunday afternoon.

At its peak, 60 firefighters were called to

But days on, and they are still at the scene.

The major problems that we've had at this type of incident

If the weather's not on our side, it can be a

And, as you can see, the weather today is quite fine and dry.

What we do need, of course, is a bit of rain.

Golfers back at play today but at the time, the

We had to close on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday

and we have partially reopened today but with fire crews

we've had to close the first and tenth seabrooks.

I know the Fire Service have been very good here,

they've been here three days but it's still happening.

It was only because the wind happened to be

blowing towards Walberswick that the golf club, you know,

didn't catch fire and the Pit Stop Cafe.

another fire investigation is underway.

120 bins, stored in the corner of the pier car park,

caught light in the early hours of this morning.

Both this and the gorse fire are part of a series of fire related

incidents in the area over the last few days.

There's been a series of events over the few recent days

and it is impossible to rule out a link, as I say,

we are in the early stages of investigating

all of the incidents and if there is a common thread,

As work continues to tackle the fire on Southwold Common

still burning today, fire investigators are working to

They're urging anyone with information to contact

Both of those fire investigations are very much on going tonight. The

Fire Service has issued as safety warning to members of the public

urging them to be careful, given the fact that we have seen such dry

conditions of late and we are now heading into the summer months.

Catherine, thank you very much. Campaigners say new flight routes

out of Stansted Airport should be scrapped, following a sharp increase

in noise complaints. 4000 were made last year,

up from 760 the previous year. The Civil Aviation Authority

will decide if the changes Flights coming thick and fast out of

Stansted today. The years, noise has been a concern for people living in

surrounding villages. When it is constant and you can't hear yourself

talk even. You cannot have a conversation if you outside until

the plane has passed. And in the evening, there is one every three

minutes. Recent changes made by the National air traffic services have

been met by a flood of complaints. Before the changes were introduced

in February last year, some outbound flights headed south during the day.

Now almost all head east along what is known as the clock rate towards

great dumbo. They allow the aircraft to cry more rapidly and avoid areas

of population. It concentrates of the aircraft noise on some very

specific areas, some say. The campaign group says at a stroke the

number of daily flights over the area has doubled. What we have now

is to reverse the change, the advantage for the airlines and it

would save fuel and time, they say it is not sufficiently significant

compared with the misery of the people who are now living under the

flight path. Stan says is 60% of the complaints came from just ten people

and the changes have reduced delays and the number of people affected by

aircraft noise. The airport says we believe it is right there is

considered processed or a space changes and that the CAA revisit the

decisions they have taken. In 2013, 70 million people a year you

Stansted. Today, it stands at 24 million a year and rising. Even with

quieter aircraft, noise is an issue that will not be going away. -- 17

million people a year used Stansted. You're watching Look

East from the BBC. Stay with us for a feature

on a young woman from Cambridge making a big impact

in the world of boxing. And the moment a baby bird came

into the world unaware That piece is well worth waiting

for. Back to the election campaign

and the Liberal Democrats today promised millions of pounds of extra

funding to the region's schools. 51 million, ?34 million extra for

Suffolk. The Liberal Democrats the children in the region are being

taught in overcrowded classes by overworked teachers. It is extra

money, costed pledge, would ensure no school in the region loses out.

The Lib Dems have got to win the election for this to happen.

And more problems for UKIP in Clacton?

The Ukip donor thought about standing so the party selected a

local councillor, Mr Bray has now been dropped by the party in favour

of an outside candidate chosen by party headquarters. Exactly why the

bit but needless to needless to say to the local party is not happy

about this the Ukip is divided against on what is a very important

seat further. We've been asking viewers

what issues will get Thank you for all your

calls and emails. One person who got in touch

was Mary Bench who was expecting a state pension at the age of 60

but now has to wait till she's 66. She says: "Having to manage

on a private pension is so unfair. It's time they, the politicians,

started looking after their own." The characters stayed there were

given enough notice of the changes. Labour says it is unfair. Labour are

talking about making some changes to make it easier for these women. The

Conservatives have so far not said anything about this campaign.

Mick Brown from Diss in Norfolk says "Given

roads and education system" he's looking for a party

All the main parties are in favour of keeping foreign aid, the only

exception being Ukip. Thank you very much, Andrew.

If there's an issue which you think we should be looking

Remmember to use the hashtag "getsmyvote."

A new report says tourism in Ipswich is worth ?220 million to

And it predicts that figure could grow by ?65 million

The findings come at a critical time for the town.

Tonight it's playing host to officials from some

of the biggest tourist attractions in the country.

Anyone looking to sell Ipswich as a destination could not have

But while most here were content to sit and soak up the

sun, others were keen to study the stats.

And they revealed that while it is already boom

time for visitors here, another spike could soon be on

Brexit is going to give as a real opportunities,

with the value for the

pound, more and more tourists are looking

Suffolk has great things to come and see.

Tourism is vital for the University of Suffolk and it is not

just helping prepare students for the industry, it is also

staging a conference later this week with what's called the Ipswich

Destination Management Organisation to get all the key players talking.

We have students studying tourism, heritage, event management

and they will be contributing to the economy

so we need to raise the profile

of Ipswich as a destination hub for Suffolk.

Just back from the waterfront is key place, it looks familiar, it should

do. In 2015, we filmed the restoration of this once Derek

Church at its opening last year as a centre of heritage and well-being.

It is here that tonight people from attractions across the UK are

gathering. We particularly wanted to show that one of our flagship

projects. Also to show them that church heritage is a key part of the

country's tourism offer. The delegates from the association of

leading visitor attractions and before they start any serious

talking, they often for a walk around town to see the sights.

Tourism is everybody's business, from the taxi driver, to the high

Street, to the independence shops. The town was once called the most

agreeable places in England. Almost 300 years on, it seems more and more

people feel the same way. Women's boxing made its Olympic

debut at London 2012. Since then, many

women have been keen of gold medal winner

Nicola Adams. One of them is Demie-Jade Resztan

who trains in Newmarket. She's just defended her national

senior title and hopes to become She may be slight in stature

but Demie-Jade Resztan 20 years old, already

a two-time national champion. She began boxing to

give her the courage I was seven years old, I used to go

with my cousins, they're all boys, they got me into it but also I used

to get bullied at school. So it kind of got me

into a good frame of mind, I used to be very non-confident,

I used to let my nerves But when I came to boxing,

it let me get my anger out. It helped me so much and it

taught me so much, like, no matter how much they hurt

you, don't bite back. Fighting at 48 kilograms,

her weight isn't currently one of the three categories

recognised for women It mean she isn't eligible

for funding with the British squad. 51 kilos is an Olympic

weight category. She's not big enough to be

51 kilos, she's a 48 kilo girl They're putting her

in the Commonwealth Games next year, I have a feeling they're

going to put her in the Commonwealth Games to have a look

and see what the interest is like and see how it goes and maybe

put her into the Tokyo Olympics. I want to be in the Olympics one

day and I am hoping I definitely will and if I do

then that would just Find some space, guys,

you're all in a corner. Right now she is the undisputed

number one in here, an inspiration, determined

to fight her way to the top. The best of luck to her. It was a

wonderful day today. Sunshine across the region. Rain is potentially on

the way. Which we do need. Well, we'll get all the weather

details in a moment but it certainly was a lovely day

to make your appearance We've got some wonderful pictures

coming up of falcons And these birds already have jobs,

they'll be trained to clear the gulls and pigeons which have

become a nuisance in some After 30 days of incubation,

a crack appears. Finally pushing through

the shell at three minutes to three this afternoon,

the first chick hatches. It's incredible to

think this tiny falcon born just minutes ago actually

started pipping on Monday, that's when they start to pierce through

the shell with their beak and it has Bred through artificial

insemination at this this chick is one of five

in the clutch of eggs which belongs As far as a young bird of prey

is concerned, I am a huge predator so the bird

is going to think, "Is he going So I just spend a period

of time manning, getting the bird used to you,

suddenly also this big, scary thing, So you start to form

the bond with the bird, the bird is realising that

you are not a threat to them. So the bird flies, the gulls

or the pigeons are frightened and once they are clear,

we just get the lure out. They want an easy life so they've

done the scaring, the lure comes out Andy's company holds

a special licence for this But is not just businesses

like this food processing factory in King's Lynn

where hawks are being used. More famously at Wimbledon,

Rufus the hawk from Brigstock in Northamptonshire has been patrolling

the skies there But for these chicks, they will have

to wait another nine weeks Leigh Milner, BBC Look

East, in Snetterton. I just love those pictures. Time for

the weather. Some lovely weather today right

across the region. A bit of a chilly start. A lovely photograph taken.

Look at the sunshine on the coast. Changes are on the way over the next

48 hours of follows. This human head mass coming up from Portugal. The

temperatures going to increase and the committee with it, the risk of

some thunderstorms. A chilly night on the way, some clear skies right

across the region for most of the night. It could get cold enough for

a touch of ground fast in places. Two or three south is quite

possible. Likely to be the last of the frosty nights. The weather

system coming up from the south, this area of low pressure through

Thursday, it will gradually make its way northwards. It should not affect

things too much or as do the bulk of the day. A chilly start but a bright

dot with some good spells photo. A glorious morning. Starting to warm

up through the day as well. Temperatures are 218 or 20 Celsius.

You can start to see the cloud on the map increasing from the south by

the end of the afternoon. Eventually the chance of some spots of light

rain for some of the southern counties. For most of us it does

stay largely dry and find the most of the day. The weather system

starts to bring some rain overnight Thursday and into Friday. The chance

of fund as well. Some of it on the heavy side. Quite welcome for

gardeners. The whole system head northwards. Bringing a slightly

fresher regime for the weekend. This is how the outlook is looking. The

chance of that rain Thursday night into Friday, clearing through Friday

morning and some brighter skies and sunshine. The chance of an odd

shower following behind and possibly heavy or thundery. The weekend, a

lot of dry and bright weather around but the risk of some showers. After

the chilly night tonight, the overnight temperatures are not too

cold at all. Some pretty impressive in

temperatures there. That is all from us. Have a very good evening.

Goodbye.