25/01/2017 South Today - Oxford

Could legal action save a doctor's surgery in

One campaigner's taking her fight to the High Court.

a special birthday party, celebrating Oxford Children's

Days of sub-zero temperatures that have led to this

People living in Witney are hoping a High Court judge

The Oxfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group wants to close

One resident is now taking legal action, claiming there wasn't

It comes as NHS England says it won't allow GPs to charge patients

for some extra services, an idea that doctors

Last September they heard that the Deer Park GP surgery

I think it is totally disgusting what they are doing.

I had a problem that I thought might be serious, and

I got to see the doctor the same day.

My wife was seriously ill for four years, and the doctorup there

Now one patient has taken the fight to the High Court to seek an order

We are waiting for a judge to look at

it to say whether it will go ahead or not.

If we succeed, we will set a precedent

so that anyone else in the

The CCG, who run the Deer Park practice, wouldn't talk to us today,

If we close down, the knock-on effect

is we have then got to be distributed amongst the other

surgeries, and they are already overwhelmed by the number

And it's not just in Witney where GPs are under pressure.

Today, Oxfordshire doctors suggested GPs should be able to charge NHS

There is a limit to what can be provided for that sum of

money, and if people want further services like treatment for skin

conditions etc, it is only sensible that that has to be funded somehow.

This afternoon NHS England say it wouldn't agree to that.

But supporters say something has to change, as general

Contracts are being handed back at a rate that I have never seen

It used to be unheard of, but now I am seeing that

certainly once every few months, and I have phone calls

from distressed GPs who are overstressed, feeling

their practice is unviable on virtually a weekly basis.

Patients are raising ?1,500 for legal fees and must wait to hear

whether the practice will close in March.

A short time ago, I spoke to the MP for Witney, Robert Courts.

He says action needs to be taken to resolve the problem at Deer Park.

I would like to see the Clinical Commissioning Group engage with

Virgin Care, and with the patients' group with a view to finding

I have met with the CCG on a number of

occasions and have made clear to them in the strongest terms how

upset I am and how upset the people of Witney are about this decision.

I have also met with Virgin Care, and

then met with the patients' group, and there is a willingness

for everyone to discuss and come to a solution,

and I would urge all parties, but particularly Oxfordshire health

bosses, to get around the table and discuss a happy solution.

There's a warning about contaminated Class A drugs circulating in west

Oxfordshire,after at least three people are now known to have died.

GP surgeries, hospitals and other agencies are on red alert

following the deaths of two men within four days in the Witney

A third death has also now been reported to police.

They're all believed to be linked to a bad batch of crack

A mother from south Oxfordshire who's serving a three-year jail

sentence for the manslaughter of her daughter has had it

Jasmine Gregory, who's 24 and from Wantage,

was convicted over the death of her 14-month-old daughter,

Her sentence has now been put up to four-and-a-half years.

A political activist has been accused of hypocrisy

after accepting a scholarship to Oxford University

from the very organisation he was criticising.

South African Joshua Nott was heavily involved

It condemned a statue of the nineteenth-century

British imperialist Cecil Rhodes as a symbol

Joshua Nott has now accepted a ?40,000 grant

He says he'll use it to fight against Rhodes' ideals.

Next tonight, another one of our special reports marking

Oxford Children's Hospital's tenth anniversary.

All this week, we've been bringing you inspirational stories.

Today, past and present patients are being treated

First though, Serena Martin has been looking back at how

It started with the idea to put all children's care under one roof,

rather than split across two sites, the Radcliffe Infirmary and the JR.

It means that all of the children's things

can be brought together, so that we have children's radiology, play

therapists, an enormous amount of things that are dedicated

You walk into this space and immediately you know that you

Families have been at the heart of its design since the beginning,

choosing paint colours, naming and labelling the wards,

with boys wanting a sport theme, girls wanting cuddly animals,

so it's ended up somewhere in between.

And to make the idea a reality, ?15 million

In the past decade, the hospital has looked after half a million children

from newborns to teenagers, served more than 4,000 meals

And today some of the very first patients are back to celebrate

The best thing about it is the staff and the nurses.

We came here when Fred was a week old.

We stayed here for seven weeks and they were amazing.

They are caring, they were there for when we

I was in another hospital, but then I got moved here,

And Serena joins us now from the party.

Serena, the hospital's had some high profile support this week.

Is royal support in fact. I had in my hand a letter from Kensington

Palace, capping the Duchess of Cambridge. She is written saying she

would like to congratulate the hospital on its milestone as you

read lent her support to the fundraising appeal. That appeal to

raise ?2 million. Let me introduce you to Zoe Pooley who is a major in

here. A huge milestone today. What does the future hold? We are seeing

more families all the time, the children we treat have an increasing

range of problems and we need to meet those needs in the NHS and with

the extra things that make it comfortable for them. The extra

things really strike home. Everyone talks about their love they have for

this place. What makes it so special? Supported that opened this

hospital years ago and it has grown and evolved since then. On the

fabulous teams that work here, the specialists and experts. It is a

great place to work with a lovely atmosphere. Your work in children's

care for 24 years. You must love it. Yes, I am available to have this

job. The children are great find. None had the same, they are all

different. No day is probably the same either. Never boring. We will

be continuing our look next week to mark the anniversary of the

Children's Hospital. Tomorrow we'll be looking at the pioneering work of

the craniofacial unit. One of the only unit of the tide in the world.

The overuse of antibiotics was mainly to blame for a serious

stomach bug outbreak in hospitals around ten years ago,

according to new research by Oxford University.

The outbreak of C-difficile in 2006 led to deep cleaning and other

infection control measures by the NHS.

Scientists found that cases of C-Diff only fell when use

of certain antibiotics were reduced and used in a targeted way.

When that happened, there was an 80% fall in infections.

This information definitely helps us to take a proportionate approach to

managing infections which clearly consist of doing good hygiene

practices and, in some instances, we get a huge benefit

from restricting antibiotics, and we need to learn

more about this, but this is a lovely example

This week, people in and around Milton Keynes are celebrating

It's easy to brand a new town as all concrete and no culture.

But from its very inception, art was a big focus,

with large numbers of public art being purchased or commissioned

Around in the many corners of Milton Keynes, you will find

They are often placed with a sense of humour, like

this horse standing outside the bank with the same logo.

This shopping centre installation celebrates

accessible art that has always been at the heart of the town.

Depicted as a stage set here, the idea is for

you to go out and find the originals yourself.

I think art is always about thinking about what might come next.

Milton Keynes is also a town that was following a similar thought

process, how can you construct a space that will also work 50 years

I think it makes sense that integrated

art is in the fabric of its open architecture.

These concrete cows from 1978 have to be the most famous

or infamous piece of public art here in Milton Keynes.

But over the years, there has been far

more going on in the art scene here than these brutalist beasts.

In 1988, roads were closed when Michael Jackson performed here.

MK Bowl bathing in the heyday of stadium tours.

From pop royalty to jazz royalty, Sir John Dankworth abd

Dame Cleo Laine founded The Stables at Wavendon,

a melting point for all types of music.

But they had no idea that Milton Keynes

was about to be developed when they bought the rural property.

At first, they were a bit sort of, Oh no, we don't want to...

But then my dad really grew to love Milton Keynes.

Stadium MK is also developing as a concert venue.

Theatre is thriving, and MK Gallery is undergoing a

So, the concrete cows may be living out their

retirement at the town's museum, but the success and vitality

of the art scene here is no laughing matter.

If you'd like to get in touch with us, you can in a mall -- e-mail as

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I'm back with headlines at 8pm and another

For more of today's stories, here's Jo Kent.

Southampton potentially 90 minutes away from a trip to Wembley as they

take on Liverpool. The mother of a man from Surrey

who was accused of trying to assassinate Donald Trump,

says she's looking forward to him 20-year-old Michael Sandford

was arrested at a Trump rally His mother Lynne has been speaking

to our reporter David Allard. This footage shows the moment

Michael Sandford tried to snatch a gun from a police officer

to shoot Donald Trump. Absolutely horrified. My heart

stopped beating and I burst into tears. I couldn't believe it. I was

our police. He is quite, loving lad. He has struggled throughout his life

with a variety of physical and mental health problems.

Though Lynne says Michael was in a better state of mind

when he travelled to the USA for a gap year.

Then, when he didn't make contact for weeks,

It has always been a worry of errors, when he goes on the

Internet, has who -- who has he been mixing with. He has been diagnosed

with having had a psychotic episode at the time.

A BBC documentary followed Lynne and Michael's father Paul,

as they attended his sentencing in the States.

Michael pleaded guilty to being an illegal alien

in possession of a firearm and disrupting government business.

The judge could clearly see that make call was clearly an misguided

lad. Clearly he deserves a second chance.

From his maximum security prison Michael is allowed one 15

And just so ashamed of what I don't and I just fuel -- waffle about it.

-- offal. -- awful. What do you think will

happen when he gets released in May? I hope he comes home to his loving

family. You will get the care he needs, meditation and support and

restart his life. And you can see the full

story in the documentary, It's available now on the BBC

iPlayer and also on BBC One Now onto sport and a big

night for Southampton. They're in Liverpool

tonight for the second leg Just tonight's match between them

and a Wembley final. Kris they're one up from the first

leg but still a lot ITN -- like 10pm tonight, the fans

will be celebrating our coming home. -- or coming home. Since of course

warmed up for the squid ministry with the- Isidore Cruise past

champions Leicester at the weekend. That leaves them in good form.

Liverpool, by contrast, lost in the year-long unbeaten home record year

against Swansea at Anfield. That was rather surprising. Contrasting form

lines for the two sides. If you want another positive statistic as well

as Southampton content, they are yet to concede a goal and this years

competition. If you keep a clean sheet tonight, they will be going to

Wembley. It is exciting times. Let's hear from both managers.

It would be a mistake to think about a final

and to dream to go to Wembley, because we have nothing,

It was only 1-0 and that's for us no difference.

If we'd been on 3-0, then we have to think about a few

things but this is only 1-0 and still everything

As far as the team news is concerned, Saints have a big

concern over newly-installed captain Virgil van Dijk,

who limped off against Leicester at the weekend.

He's undoubtedly the Saints' talisman, and would be a big miss

It's sure to be a dramatic night here on Merseyside,

if the scores are level after 90 minutes, then it's extra time.

Follow the game live with BBC Radio Solent this evening.

Brighton Hove Albion returned to the top of the Championship,

as one goal was enough to see off Cardiff at the Amex.

The Seagulls took the points thanks to Tomor Hemed's goal

Brighton back above Newcastle at the summit.

Meanwhile it was a tale of two penalties at the Madejski Stadium,

The Royals missed their spot-kick when John Swift's was saved,

but Roy Beerens tucked home the rebound.

Reading keeper Ali Al-Habsi was then the late hero,

You can sense make it to Wembley? We will be back at 10:30pm with the

answer. -- Saints. Radical changes to the format

and structure of future America's Cup competitions

were announced in London today. Among the changes, the Cup,

which was first contested off the Isle of Wight in 1851,

will be staged in two year It's all designed to give

the event more mass appeal. Five teams have signed up,

but New Zealand are yet to formally Our sports editor Tony Husband

was at the press conference. New rules, new teams, more venues,

a defining moment, they are saying, The announcements were made this

afternoon here in London. Martin Whitmarch and Ben Ainslie

both in attendance. Martin, you spearheaded

the press conference, you laid out the future

of the America's Cup. Is this one of the most important

days, off the water, I can't vouch for a 166-year

history, but I think, for all the teams here,

we know it's an important day We have to capitalise on that

excitement we have around the sport, make it bigger and better,

bring more teams, have more races, make it continuous,

more stakeholders but, As part of today's announcement,

and America's Cup every two years. We are out there in Bermuda now

getting ready for this competition. The stated goal is to

bring the cup home. Regardless of where the cup is,

now that we have this agreement, Martin has been very modest

because he has been instrumental in putting this all together,

certainly for our team that's part of our vision to build a sustainable

America's Cup for the future. Jamie Spittle, who will captain

of course the defenders, the Americans, in Bermuda

this summer called it a defining moment, a pivotal day in the oldest

trophy in international sport and of course it will be contested

in Bermuda this summer. Days of sub zero weather has led

to long stretches of the Kennet Many narrowboats are trapped

in the ice, unable to move. It's also causing problems

for the Canal and River Trust, which is trying to keep its winter

maintenance and repair Encased in ice, these boats

are going nowhere anytime soon. While the frozen layer

isn't especially thick, driving forward in these conditions

risks forcing up sheets of ice, potentially damaging to both

boats and the banks. It's also hampering efforts

by the Canal and River Trust to carry out routine repairs,

like here at Benham, While we have this in place,

boats are not allowed to move If the ice reaches a certain

thickness, and it does cause us we will create a plough wave

in front of us, of solid ice, basically, it causes

problems with moving boats. The locks are mostly Grade

II listed structures, so we have to use authentic

materials, lime water and you can't Repairing and re-mounting the lock

gate should take three weeks. This crane boat arrived on site

before the waterway froze and they're hopeful the ice

will thaw long before This is pretty

run-of-the-mill work for us. The We've de-watered the top gate

so we can actually lift one of the gates off and replaced

the anchor stone, which has failed, and while we're doing that,

we will do some brickwork repairs and also we will reline the gates

so the water will hold from the canal and it doesn't

doesn't fill the lock constantly. While the ice looks fairly

solid in places, it's deceptively thin in others

and there's a warning not to risk stepping onto the surface,

especially as temperatures are expected to rise

in the coming days. Allen Sinclair, BBC South Today,

in West Berkshire. debt is bitterly cold tomorrow.

Let's talk about your weather. Many of you have been out and about, even

in the foggy conditions. This was the scene this morning in Berkshire.

Thick fog through the morning and into the afternoon. On the parts of

Dorset saw any sunshine. Foggy conditions from those in Highcliffe

Dorset. Quick and easy picture. But, it was very tropical, tropical

weight, should I say? In Weymouth. Through the course of tonight, we

are expecting clear spells but generally it will be cloudy, they

chance of frost in places, a fair amount of cloud. Less on the way of

Falkirk -- but still a fair few patches here and there. In

attendance and cities, he'll go off at freezing order in 2-2 C in parts

of Oxfordshire. A cold start to the day tomorrow and it will fuel

bitterly cold. Be cloudy start in places. I can to get one to when

they sure as first thing and then this is those make an appearance for

coastal areas and the Isle of Wight. Temperatures reach three or four

Celsius but few are more in freezing -- more like freezing because of the

winter chill. An A/C went coming over from the near content. Europe

is bitterly cold. Through the course of tomorrow night, we expect

including skies, the chance of one or two showers, the chance of the

word snow shower but otherwise it is a it with temperatures following

below freezing in the countryside. Through the course of Freddy, mail

order appealed to slightly colder -- slightly less cold and the wind

starts changing direction, the cold air will turn to a more mailed

earful from the south-west, bringing in one an isolated showers during

the course of the day. Not amounting to too much, mainly light and

patchy. As we look to the rest of the week, we will see the best of

searching through the afternoon, what that cloud lifting northwards

and will be a bitterly cold north and south easterly wind. Patchy rain

on Friday, the chance of the order of thunderstorm on Saturday, some

great spells and we will see some sunshine on Sunday.

There'll be a news summary at 8pm and we'll be back at 10.30pm.