:00:09. > :00:13.North East Lincolnshire Council pays one of the lowest rates
:00:14. > :00:16.in the country to support older and disabled people
:00:17. > :00:21.The UK home care Association found on average the authority pahd just
:00:22. > :00:24.over ?12.50 an hour. That's nearly ?4 less than a recommended `mount.
:00:25. > :00:33.An industry under pressure, with workers sometimes
:00:34. > :00:38.That's the claim from the UK Homecare Association which says many
:00:39. > :00:41.councils don't pay enough for private carers to visit
:00:42. > :00:44.the elderly, or infirm, at home. Elizabeth Gregory
:00:45. > :00:48.from Immingham has been reliant on daily home care
:00:49. > :00:50.since breaking her hip six lonths ago, but says her carers
:00:51. > :00:56.They could do with more timd, all they get is half an hour.
:00:57. > :01:01.That's to shower you, get you dressed and everythhng,
:01:02. > :01:07.and give you your breakfast and even the girls say it's not long enough.
:01:08. > :01:11.The UK Homecare Association suggests that since the introduction
:01:12. > :01:14.of the National Living Wage, councils should be paying an average
:01:15. > :01:18.of ?16.70 an hour to provide home care.
:01:19. > :01:22.But according to their figures, the East Riding of Yorkshird Council
:01:23. > :01:26.pays ?14.23, Lincolnshire spends an average of ?13.68,
:01:27. > :01:30.and North East Lincolnshire pays just ?12.56 - more than ?4 below
:01:31. > :01:36.And those rates say the Local Government Associ`tion
:01:37. > :01:38.are a sign of "councils struggling for cash".
:01:39. > :01:42.It is economics at the mad house because it relieves the pressure
:01:43. > :01:45.on the NHS and we all see stories every day what's happening.
:01:46. > :01:47.People want to be looked after at home.
:01:48. > :01:50.In the future we may not have the provides to do that,
:01:51. > :01:56.The Local Government Associ`tion says this is a national problem
:01:57. > :01:59.which the government needs to get to grips with.
:02:00. > :02:02.The HCA have brought forward their report and we haven't
:02:03. > :02:05.been able to understand exactly how they've got to the figures
:02:06. > :02:09.However, what we can concur with is there is a deficit
:02:10. > :02:14.in the market and through the Local Government Associ`tion
:02:15. > :02:16.at the moment we have identified that there is
:02:17. > :02:25.Today North East Lincolnshire's Clinical Commissioning Group says
:02:26. > :02:28.it's working hard on servicds at a time when budgets are limited.
:02:29. > :02:31.But like other groups looking after home care,
:02:32. > :02:34.it's likely to be facing a financial challenge.
:02:35. > :02:40.Overnight closures at Grantham's A department
:02:41. > :02:47.In July the unit shut its doors from 6.30pm until 9am, despite local
:02:48. > :02:49.opposition, because there wdren t enough doctors.
:02:50. > :02:52.Clinical directors at the United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust
:02:53. > :02:56.are recommending closures rdmain in place - a decision
:02:57. > :03:03.Over the winter months it whll be even more of an issue purelx
:03:04. > :03:06.because of the winter weathdr that comes with it, the icy condhtions.
:03:07. > :03:09.I personally do not believe it was ever a temporary measure
:03:10. > :03:13.I believe it was a test perhod to test the impact of Grantham
:03:14. > :03:18.without having those services during the evening,
:03:19. > :03:23.with a plan to eventually ttrn us into an urgent care centre.
:03:24. > :03:26.Work has started tonight to dig up paving in Grimsby which was laid
:03:27. > :03:31.just three years ago as part of a ?6 million refurbishment.
:03:32. > :03:34.The local council says it's removing the slabs because they're btckling
:03:35. > :03:39.It's hoped the work will be completed and the area laid
:03:40. > :03:45.Mental health campaigners are urging people not to dress up in costumes
:03:46. > :03:50.like straitjackets or escapdd asylum patient suits this Halloween
:03:51. > :03:53.because it's distasteful and stigmatises people
:03:54. > :03:57.David Smith from the mental health charity Mind in Hull says p`tients
:03:58. > :04:01.with genuine illnesses could be left feeling like monsters.
:04:02. > :04:09.From pumpkins in Denmark to spooky selfies in Hong Kong,
:04:10. > :04:12.the imagery of Halloween is familiar worldwide.
:04:13. > :04:15.But here in East Yorkshire one charity boss says people should
:04:16. > :04:21.think twice before wearing costumes themed around mental health.
:04:22. > :04:24.For the people dressing up and going out it might just be a bit
:04:25. > :04:28.of fun but for those people living a life with mental health problems
:04:29. > :04:31.each time they see this it's just reinforcing that stigma over
:04:32. > :04:35.and over again, that they'rd different, they're dangerous
:04:36. > :04:37.and at Halloween time that they are monsters.
:04:38. > :04:39.The dressing up has already started in Lincoln,
:04:40. > :04:41.where a seven-foot skeleton led a family-friendly parade.
:04:42. > :04:44.So do people here think mental health themed
:04:45. > :04:50.costumes are offensive? Nobody wants to offend but H think
:04:51. > :04:52.we have become a culture where everyone is offended
:04:53. > :04:58.It is taking something that is quite serious but at the same
:04:59. > :05:03.time it is Halloween and it is just a joke.
:05:04. > :05:06.It's three years since Tesco withdrew it's psycho ward ottfit
:05:07. > :05:11.and ASDA its mental patient costume following complaints but a puick
:05:12. > :05:16.online search shows popular website like eBay and Amazon continte
:05:17. > :05:22.The owner of this fancy dress shop in Hull says she's never stocked
:05:23. > :05:25.such items because of a lack of demand.
:05:26. > :05:28.I have never sold them and H've never been asked for them
:05:29. > :05:31.and if there was it is usually for Hannibal Lecter.
:05:32. > :05:34.I've never had anyone saying they want to be a mental patient
:05:35. > :05:37.and if they do I can't see that really people think it as offensive.
:05:38. > :05:40.I think it's a fun night out, Halloween, and people just
:05:41. > :05:45.Sally Burke's daughter Maishe has received specialist mental health
:05:46. > :05:51.For Sally, such costumes are distasteful.
:05:52. > :05:54.It is upsetting as a parent because she has been called those
:05:55. > :05:57.names and they do hit her h`rd, she does take them personally.
:05:58. > :06:01.She's a human with feelings and I think that's what we need
:06:02. > :06:03.to remember as a nation, that we need to be
:06:04. > :06:10.Mental health campaigners are calling for manufacturers
:06:11. > :06:13.to stop selling these products, but in the meantime it's hoped
:06:14. > :06:15.people wanting to dress up this Halloween can find fun
:06:16. > :06:27.Now a look at the weather forecast with Keeley Donovan.
:06:28. > :06:31.If you're out trick or treating this weekend another mild Hallowden
:06:32. > :06:34.is forecast and actually settled weather through the weekend.
:06:35. > :06:38.Any clear spells overnight will fill in with some mist or fog,
:06:39. > :06:43.By the end of the night a pretty grey story with temperatures
:06:44. > :06:45.in the countryside lower th`n this, back in single figures.
:06:46. > :06:50.We will see it brighten up ` little bit, I don't think there'll
:06:51. > :06:53.be very much sunshine, if I'm honest, tomorrow it's fairly
:06:54. > :06:56.overcast with an improvement nonetheless and temperatures
:06:57. > :07:00.on the mild side, which shotld be around 11 degrees.
:07:01. > :07:02.If you're celebrating Diwalh on Sunday, it does look
:07:03. > :07:04.like another fine day, perhaps a better chance
:07:05. > :07:06.of a little bit of sunshine throuh the afternoon.
:07:07. > :07:09.So high pressure dominating into the early part of next week,
:07:10. > :07:16.Then on Tuesday some patchy rain and drizzle.
:07:17. > :07:26.We cannot complain at that. That is it. There will be updates throughout
:07:27. > :07:32.the weekend. Our next bulletin at 5:50pm tomorrow evening. From me and
:07:33. > :07:34.the rest of the team, have ` lovely weekend. Goodbye.
:07:35. > :07:36.to come into the beginning of next week as well. Now the national
:07:37. > :07:46.picture. Hello, it's been a pretty good week
:07:47. > :07:47.for getting out and enjoying the autumn colours,