:00:00. > :00:14.for the patients of the future. That's all from us. Now on BBC One
:00:15. > :00:16.Good evening. Greater Manchdster's health service is preparing
:00:17. > :00:22.The plans could create up to five super hospitals, providing
:00:23. > :00:24.specialist care to patients with the most traumatic injuries.
:00:25. > :00:27.But some critics say it will cost too much
:00:28. > :00:30.and might eventually lead to existing hospitals having to close.
:00:31. > :00:36.2.8 million people will be `ffected and can have their say with the
:00:37. > :00:40.This is about care across 12 hospital sites
:00:41. > :00:45.and an annual budget of ?6 billion. This is what Healthier Together
:00:46. > :00:48.which is made up of doctors and clinicians, want to do.
:00:49. > :00:51.They want specialist hospit`ls in Salford, Oldham
:00:52. > :00:54.and central Manchester to ddal with the most serious incidents.
:00:55. > :00:57.And you could also choose two of these four hospitals dotted
:00:58. > :01:01.around Greater Manchester to become specialist casualty departmdnts
:01:02. > :01:05.North Manchester, Bury and Tameside will focus on carrying out
:01:06. > :01:07.planned procedures and general surgery.
:01:08. > :01:10.for Trafford General and Rochdale Infirmary.
:01:11. > :01:15.so is this about saving livds or saving money?
:01:16. > :01:21.And how do we make our hospitals fit for purpose?
:01:22. > :01:23.It's nonstop at the resuscitation emergency unit
:01:24. > :01:28.This is a department used to dealing with trauma.
:01:29. > :01:33.A typical Monday will mean ht is crammed full of patients.
:01:34. > :01:36.Dr Chris Brookes is a senior consultant in A
:01:37. > :01:38.and he is also behind plans to focus specialist care in hospitals
:01:39. > :01:44.The problem that we have currently is that resources are spread so
:01:45. > :01:52.Currently there are variations in our emergency surgery, for hnstance,
:01:53. > :01:58.If we took those variations out of the system, we would savd 15 0
:01:59. > :02:05.Improving care and taking pressure off A is a major issue
:02:06. > :02:11.But what's the future for our general hospitals?
:02:12. > :02:14.The local General Hospital, in our view, is the jewel in the crown
:02:15. > :02:16.It's where you should get most of your care.
:02:17. > :02:21.We think we can improve, by all of our hospitals working
:02:22. > :02:23.together and making the best use of their expertise and the skills
:02:24. > :02:28.Some hospital trusts feel Hdalthier Together is causing division.
:02:29. > :02:35.80,000 people a year use A services at Wythenshawe Hospital
:02:36. > :02:38.but, along with Stepping Hill, Bolton and Wigan,
:02:39. > :02:42.its fate as a specialist centre is in the hands of the public.
:02:43. > :02:45.We are concerned that the process perhaps wasn't satisfactory
:02:46. > :02:47.because we feel we already `re a specialist centre because of
:02:48. > :02:53.We're obviously a major cardiac centre, thoracic centre and,
:02:54. > :02:57.importantly, we do trauma and orthopaedic surgery as well
:02:58. > :03:00.GP services, pharmacies and caring for pdople
:03:01. > :03:07.Critics feel it is ill`concdived and due to an acute lack of funding
:03:08. > :03:16.Five years ago, we had 12 A across Greater Manchester.
:03:17. > :03:20.If Healthier Together gets hts way, we'll have five fully functhoning
:03:21. > :03:23.A and I just think that's a crying shame.
:03:24. > :03:27.The consultation will last for 12 weeks.
:03:28. > :03:31.It's down to the public to decide whether this is the best trdatment
:03:32. > :03:41.A man who claims he was abused while a pupil at Rochdale's Knowl
:03:42. > :03:44.View School says he's disappointed he won't now be able to tell
:03:45. > :03:47.his story to the independent inquiry into claims of a cover`up.
:03:48. > :03:50.Peter Forbes was preparing to give information to the inqtiry
:03:51. > :03:54.But yesterday that inquiry was suspended at the request of the
:03:55. > :03:58.police because officers belheved a wider investigation was now needed.
:03:59. > :04:02.I'm very saddened that they suspended it because I was,
:04:03. > :04:06.not looking forward to giving my evidence, but I would have liked to
:04:07. > :04:10.give my personal bit, my evhdence, regarding the allegations that I
:04:11. > :04:21.A 94`year`old man's died in a house fire in Warrington.
:04:22. > :04:23.Five crews were called out to tackle the flames
:04:24. > :04:27.at a semi`detached bungalow on Gerosa Avenue in Winwick yesterday.
:04:28. > :04:30.Cheshire Fire Service are working to establish the cause
:04:31. > :04:36.Birkenhead factory worker John Singleton had to borrow golf clubs
:04:37. > :04:40.from a friend so he could try to qualify for the Open Championship.
:04:41. > :04:44.He never expected to succeed, but he did!
:04:45. > :04:46.And next week he'll compete at Royal Liverpool alongside
:04:47. > :04:50.John's been giving tips to local schoolchildren who'll be
:04:51. > :04:55.volunteering at the Championship, as Stuart Pollitt reports.
:04:56. > :04:58.John Singleton thought this was the closest he'd ever get to
:04:59. > :05:01.the Claret Jug, but now he has the chance to compete with Tiger,
:05:02. > :05:07.I just qualified to play in the Open for the first time.
:05:08. > :05:10.I'm going to try and help you probably hit the ball
:05:11. > :05:15.He's also using his amazing story to inspire the next generation
:05:16. > :05:24.Have things sunk in yet? No. Not yet.
:05:25. > :05:27.I went up there with a few friends last night and played nine holes.
:05:28. > :05:31.They are telling me it's going to be amazing.
:05:32. > :05:35.I still can't believe I'm actually going to play therd.
:05:36. > :05:38.John got a late entry into the final qualifying l`st week
:05:39. > :05:42.and, using some wedges he borrowed from a friend, beat more th`n 7
:05:43. > :05:45.other players to earn one of just three spots in the Open
:05:46. > :05:49.So many emotions I was going through.
:05:50. > :05:53.I was thinking about my dad and my mum and my fiancee as well,
:05:54. > :05:56.who's obviously put up with quite a lot with me going to work and
:05:57. > :06:01.This is the prize for winning the Open Championship and whoever
:06:02. > :06:04.picks this up in a few weeks' time will also pick up ?1 million.
:06:05. > :06:17.The fact he only qualified on Tuesday and now he's herd.
:06:18. > :06:19.And, for John, the whole Open experience should be
:06:20. > :06:29.That's it from me, now here's Dianne with the weather.
:06:30. > :06:33.80% of our region had a verx nice day today with plenty of sunshine.
:06:34. > :06:36.The other 20% saw sunshine and showers.
:06:37. > :06:40.Tomorrow, the showers aren't in the mix so it should be dry and fine.
:06:41. > :06:45.This evening and overnight, well, the showers start to disperse now
:06:46. > :06:47.and it should be a very settled picture.
:06:48. > :06:50.We'll see a lot of clear we`ther once we are past midnight.
:06:51. > :06:53.So, rurally, temperatures of eight and nine are not too bad at all
:06:54. > :06:56.There could be a pocket of list in the early hours of the mornhng but
:06:57. > :07:00.for towns and cities and along the coast, between 12 and 15 degrees.
:07:01. > :07:06.Dry and fine with spells of sunshine from the word go.
:07:07. > :07:08.Every now and then, a bit of fair weather cloud bubbles
:07:09. > :07:12.up as the temperature starts to rise but it's really not a bad d`y.
:07:13. > :07:14.The north westerly breeze is lighter through the morning.
:07:15. > :07:16.Getting past lunchtime, it picks up a little bit.
:07:17. > :07:19.It could be up to about 20mph along the coast
:07:20. > :07:22.but temperatures are good between 18 and 20 Celsius.
:07:23. > :07:25.Your national weather forec`st follows but I will leave yot with
:07:26. > :07:33.our outlook for the next couple of days. Good night.
:07:34. > :07:37.weekend. Hot on Saturday with thundery showers.
:07:38. > :07:43.Good evening, the rain in Rio is matching the mood, I suspect, this
:07:44. > :07:48.evening. Here, we will take a day off from the rain tomorrow, at least
:07:49. > :07:53.most of us. There will be sunshine around. The showers will be back for
:07:54. > :07:58.the end of the week. Dry over night virtually everywhere. Winds easing
:07:59. > :08:03.down in many places except towards the North Sea coasts. The south west
:08:04. > :08:09.will keep a breeze going. Not a cold night, temperatures holding 12- 4
:08:10. > :08:12.degrees typically. A dry day virtually everywhere tomorrow. Cloud
:08:13. > :08:15.breaking up to allow good spells of sunshine coming through,
:08:16. > :08:16.particularly to Scotland, northern England,