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Failings in care, leadership and patient safety -

the damning report on the health of Lincolnshire's hospitals.

The trust has not got enough focus on patient safety. It is not focused

enough on managing the risks that enough on managing the risks that

agents present. -- nation. Claims of a care crisis as another

home for the elderly is forced The pay is low, they work unsocial

hours and get far better terms and conditions of employment for less

demanding jobs in, for instance, supermarkets, stacking shelves. Some

lovely pictures captured by our Weather Watchers. There has been a

bit of a change in the weather tonight. The forecast coming up

shortly. Patient safety has been put at risk

at hospitals in Lincolnshire and the situation is so bad that

government experts are being brought United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust

has gone into special measures for the second time in four years

after a series of failings Our health correspondent

Vicky Johnson reports. This is another damning report

whichever way you look at it. It shows a catalogue of failings

almost across-the-board Unsafe, poorly led by

managers and inadequate. That is the fundamental

findings of the inspectors. A failure to refer cancer patients

to treatment on time. Thousands of outpatient

appointments long overdue. And A services at both Boston

and Lincoln rated as inadequate. When inspectors went

on their rounds in Lincolnshire's hospitals last autumn,

they found much to worry them, Some of the patient care that we saw

at Pilgrim Hosptial wasn't of the required standard,

so for example, we saw some patients that were not

treated with compassion. I think if the CQC came

in now, they would see We focused on a whole range

of areas they identified, from the safety of patients in A

departments, those with mental This is the latest in a series

of poor inspections. Four years ago, it was put

into special measures Two years later, it was taken

out of special measures Last October, inspectors

found more failings. Last week, the trust didn't have

enough staff in Lincoln's A And now confirmation that experts

have again been asked to step in. The CQC report has made

for difficult reading for many. In particular, patients not

receiving medication on time when they are seriously ill is a big

worry and I am not sure it is something that has

been a recent event. The trust has always had problems

recruiting enough staff. Managers now fear their reputation

as a failing trust could make I would sincerely ask people not

to be discouraged for this. They can come on secondments and

temporary contracts, test us out. The hospitals certainly face

a testing few months as they battle to raise standards to come out

of special measures. People living in the small village

of Lutton in South Lincolnshire have been paying tribute to local school

teacher Bernice Williams. She had been reported

missing two weeks ago. It's believed her body has been

found along with that of her husband's at the family home

in the village. The couple have not yet been

formally identified. This small Lincolnshire village has

been left in shock by the discovery of two bodies at this house down

a quite country lane It's a pleasant village

and it's just so quiet here. For something like this to happen

to a family is just unbelievable. One of the bodies is believed to be

that of teacher Bernice Williams who went missing more

than two weeks ago. It is understood she lived

here but the bodies of a man and woman were only found

at the weekend. It is believed the other body

is that of her husband, Lawrence. Linda Harding knew Bernice

and her family from services here. Anybody who knew Bernice or knew

the family will be very sad. She just was a very genuine,

quiet, sweet lady. As a family, they came out

as a family and supported one People I have spoken to here today

have told me they hadn't seen Bernice or her husband

in the village for some time. Police say they are not looking

for anyone else in connection with the enquiry but tonight

there are still more questions than answers

as to what actually happened. A care home in East Yorkshire has

become the latest to be forced to close because of staff

and funding shortages. Hook Hall near Goole

is the fourth to have to shut its doors in the East Riding

in the last twelve months. It comes as it's revealed that

ninety people leave the industry The owners say they can't afford

to continue because they can't recruit enough staff who ware

willing to work flexible hours for what they can afford to pay

them, and they don't from the local authority

to pay for the complex care that many of these

elderly residents need. The closure of Hook Hall Care Home

has been described as a massive blow to the area, it's a family run

business which was rated good by the CQC and had a very

good reputation locally. This is what one councllor had to

say about the recruitment problems. Well, I believe that they are

the most undervalued They work long hours,

they have a lot of responsibility, the pay is low, they work unsocial

hours and they can get far better terms and conditions of employment

for less demanding jobs in, for instance, supermarkets,

stacking shelves. Part of the issue is that people

have more choice now about when and where

they go to work. There's 82% employment in Goole

and some people choose a low-skilled job in one

of the area's many warehouses or factories for more money

and flexibilty than they would get This comes as figures show 900 adult

care workers a day quit their jobs It's a national problem but one

that is affecting local businesses, as we've seen

with Hook Hall Care Home today. Earlier, I spoke to Mike Padgham,

who represents care home I asked him why the industry

was struggling so much. Well, it has always been

a Cinderella profession, basically. It is not the highest

paid job in the world. It is long hours, it is stressful,

anti-social hours. That is why it has been increasingly

difficult to recruit And the type of people we look

after today are much more dependent than they were many years ago,

so the work is hard. Has the new living

wage been damaging? Well, it has been difficult for care

providers because we do not feel we have been funded properly to take

account of the living wage. Of course, people are paying it,

but when everyone in the country is getting the national living wage,

it doesn't help recruitment at all. What we need to be doing

is pay eight, nine, ?10 And that is where I think, perhaps,

we need to introduce a living wage But how can you stop

people from leaving? Because they do not think

they are paid enough and they do a job that most of us

cannot imagine doing. No, we can't stop believing,

of course, but I do think that is why we need to train them

properly, look after them and value them, but also fight to get them

a decent living wage, But it is easy to say

that, isn't it? People like yourself,

who run care homes, you're the ones who can sort it out

by saying, here is a decent amount of money, I value you,

I respect you and I want I think there is a certain

amount we can do. In my own home, personally, we pay

above the national living wage. But the problem is, local

authorities fund care homes And they have a monopoly

position on us. So we do need to pay staff more,

but I think we need to fight and get government to fund

local authorities more. I think it is a problem shared

by the Government and businesses Will it get worse

before it gets better? I am saddened that it probably

will do until the Government takes I am hoping programmes like this

will help make the case. A man has been jailed for six months

for perverting the course of justice after lying for four years

about a speeding offence. Rashall-ul-Hassan could have gone

on a speed awareness course if he'd admitted going at 38 miles per hour

in a 30 limit in Instead, he tried to deceive

the police and has ended up in jail. Lincoln City have moved three

points clear at the top The Imps won 1-0 against Chester

at Sincil Bank this evening and extended their lead at the top

of the table. Their nearest rivals,

Tranmere, lost at home. If you were out and about tonight,

you might have seen a lovely sunset across parts of Yorkshire and East

Lincolnshire. It will remain dry for a time, yes,

but thicker cloud starts to roll With that, outbreaks

of light rain as well. South-westerly or westerly

winds really ramping up. So, yes, it is a breezy if not

blustery start to your day tomorrow Some of these heavy further inland,

even into the afternoon. But, you know, for most of us,

it is an improving picture. Highs of 13 Celsius,

but those winds still a real feature High pressure nearby

in the next three days. We're back in the morning on BBC

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for watching. We'll see you at 6:30am for Look North.

rain but it will be brighter later. On Sunday, on the cool side for East

itself. Good evening. Grace of all it -- it

is greatest of all in Scotland. A weather front is on the move. The

rain edging down into south-western parts of Scotland and northern

Ireland. Much of England and Wales will have a dry note but not quite

as Chile to start tomorrow. Let's deal with the wet weather first

thing tomorrow. It will be a damp start for Scotland and Northern

Ireland. Heaviest rain on the hills towards the coast and east of the

Pennines, not too much rain at all.