31/10/2016 Look North (North East and Cumbria)

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The boss of Northumbria Health Trust has apologised to patients

at the region's newest hosphtal - for long delays in the time it

takes to hand over people being taken there by ambulance.

Over a nine month period ambulance crews spent almost 3000

hours waiting in queues to hand over patients.

The North East Ambulance service says its having a knock on dffect

on its ability to respond to emergencies.

This exclusive report from Inside Out's Chris Jackson

It cost ?19 million and it has been heralded as the way forward for

But for some, a wait which should only take 15

minutes but can last more than two hours just isn't good enough.

There is one man who waited in a queue

If There was a good six or seven at least

with two paramedics per patient in this corridor

He was bleeding from the he`d badly and he is in a queue of people

An internal report reveals for just one day last month

around one quarter of the albulance crews at Cramlington were stood

with their patients for mord than half an hour to check in.

Other documents I've seen show from a nine-month period

almost 2,900 hours were spent waiting.

That is the equivalent of

an on duty paramedic stuck in a queue for an entire ye`r.

Look at a neighbouring hosphtal the RVI in

Newcastle, where it is just six days.

In a sense it is unacceptable, in my view.

We need those ambulances out on the road going to our patients.

When you are queueing up the hospitals you are not able to

The hospital has been dogged by delays since opening.

The Chief Executive David Evans said they are still grappling to solve

It has been our main priority in the last year.

It is not right at the moment, we want to fix

it, I would offer my person`l apologies and the apologies of the

trust to anybody who feels disadvantaged or if their c`re has

been affected by having to wait for an ambulance handover.

The hospital said there are signs of improvement

in the delays but with wintdr around the corner, a solution may be some

And you can see the full report from Inside Out

for the next 30 days, on the BBC iPlayer.

The Business Secretary says he doesn't intend to publish

the letter which helped sectre investment in Nissan's

Greg Clark says he wouldn't reveal details of letters he sent

to the firm as they could bd commercially sensitive

But he told the Commons that Nissan had been assured the Governlent

was pursuing tariff-free tr`de for the car industry after Brexit.

Nissan's investment has sectred 7,000 jobs at the site.

Teaching assistants in County Durham are to hold

They're in dispute with the county council about major

changes to their terms and conditions of employment.

They say new "term-time onlx" contracts will mean a pay

cut of almost a quarter for most of them.

The strike has been called for next Tuesday and Wednesday.

The council says the changes are necessary to comply

A couple who've been married for more than 65 years

are being forced to live ap`rt, because a council says one of them

doesn't meet the criteria to be looked after in a care home.

Ray Lorrison, who's 95, moved into Westoe Grange Care Home

when his wife Jessie went into hospital.

The 88-year-old had hoped to join her husband,

but South Tyneside Council says she is well enough to look

after herself at home with the assistance of carers.

Jessie and Ray Lorrison in happier times.

The couple have been inseparable since

But ill-health saw the devoted couple separated after

Mr Lorrison is 95 and has Alzheimer's.

He was moved into a care hole with his wife

-- He was moved into a care home when his wife

had to go into hospital for several weeks.

Jessie, aged 88, hoped to join him but South Tyneside Council said

she did not meet the criterha for the care home and faces livhng alone

for the first time ever at the age of 88.

He misses her so much he is sitting, waiting

Yes, she has got mental cap`city, absolutely, but physical,

She just cannot do anything for herself.

She would just be a prisoner in that chair if we

She spoke to Look North earlier this year about how

she avoided the bombing of a lemonade factory

Recently she stayed briefly at the care home with their husband

Then she was told she would not be allowed

back and would instead recehve visits from carers at home.

The couple's family have started a petition, calling

for the pair to be allowed to continue living together.

They have been split up right at the time

spend whatever time they have got left, to spend together.

This is not right, it is inhumane to do this to somebody.

We can't understand how anyone could be

This could happen to anybodx's parents or grandparents.

In a statement the council said they would not

comment specifically on

the Lorrison's case but that they tried to make

got to live independent lives in their own homes.

The couple's family are sayhng they simply want Jessie

and Ray to live together for the rest of their lives.

Now, for generations it's t`ken a battering from the elements.

And Lindisfarne Castle is showing the strain.

Windows and walls are taking in water, so the castle's jtst

As our News Correspondent Mark Denten reports -

At Lindisfarne Castle today they try to move

a fragile galleon model, among many other things,

because the castle is closing for renovations until 2018.

It's been battered by the elements for generations.

Windows are leaking and walls peeling.

The salts on the walls in the moisture are

crystallising, breaking off paint, breaking off plaster,

all this is coming down and shattering down.

The cracks are being caused by the blistering and

this is what we are looking to tackle, what we need to sort out if

bit of work done here in about 570 it set her back about ?1,000.

This time, the renovations will cost around ?3 million.

But before they can even st`rt, 900 objects must be

moved from here carefully, very carefully indeed.

The National Trust can't just call on a mate with a van.

We have a week planned for the move itself.

best tides and we hope we get good weather

and we will have a week for

the move and hopefully that will be OK.

John is one of the many voltnteers helping the move go smoothlx.

It is the history and handling items hundreds

In case you were wondering they have got the galleon

boxed safely and if all goes to plan the North East landmark shotld

be open again for visitors in March 2018.

you are and in? It depends on if you are in the least or the West. Low

temperatures around and seasonal averages mean eastern areas are

above average and western areas are below average but above average

sunshine. A mixed bag for October. In the first week of Novembdr

tomorrow, there is a weekend which in store has a generally drx week

but a bit cooler and a risk of overnight frost and fog. We are

watching out for rain. It is edging from the north. Fairly patchy but

misty and damp for many. More rain edging South by the end of the

night. Temperatures dropping to five or six Celsius in the North. The

northerly breeze will clear any remnants of rain and the cloud,

giving us a fine, dry and l`stly sunny day. Despite the sunshine it

will not be worn. Temperatures are some degrees down, because of the

northerly breeze, typically up to 10 Celsius, Eddie Fahrenheit. Tomorrow

and into the night it doesn't stay dry. Very little cloud. When you get

shelter from the breeze, a touch of frost is certainly possible, we can

see the blue haze on the map. Down to three or four Celsius but cold

enough in the countryside for a touch of frost, Wednesday morning.

Wednesday itself after a cold start, fine and dry, not a lot of cloud

around and maybe the risk of the odd shower clipping the East Co`st.

Otherwise a dry picture on Wednesday. Temperatures just

scraping up to 10 Celsius at best. High pressure in the middle of the

week but that will not last very long. This is up to the north of the

UK and it is shunting this out of the way, bringing more cloud and a

bit of rain heading into Thtrsday and Friday. As we headed to the

weekend it will pick up the cold northerly wind. Thursday, gdnerally

speaking, more cloud, espechally in western areas. Patchy rain `t times

and breezy in the north-east, as well. Just about scraping into

double figures. By Friday if anything it is cooler still with a

fair amount of cloud around and still the risk of the odd shower now

and again. Temperatures stick at roundabout nine Celsius on Friday

afternoon. It also weekend, I will leave you with the summary for the

north-east and Cumbria side. Strong northerly winds, some

sunshine and also some rain