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You and Yours: Cadet nurses, Flight compensation, Street beggars

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15/04/2016

Cadet nurses, Flight compensation, Street beggars

BBC Radio 4 - You and Yours, Cadet nurses, Flight compensation, Street beggars

A look cancer waiting times and flight compensation. With Peter White.

Consumer news and issues with Peter White, including the teenager hoping to be a cadet nurse who has been told there is no funding for her training.

Figures out today suggest that people with suspected cancer are still taking too long to be seen. Last September Cancer Strategy for England said that once referred by their GP patients should wait no longer than 28 days 

Extra Energy is one the UK's smallest newest energy providers but according to Citizen's Advice is one of the most complained about. 

In Nottingham a campaign warning against direct giving to street beggars has been criticised by some for stigmatising vulnerable people. The council says handouts are not the best way to help and can be counter productive.

Teenagers in the North West who expected to start as nursing cadets in September 2016 have been told there's no funding for the places. These cadet programmes help 16 - 19 year olds into healthcare professions by giving work experience on actual wards and in turn can lead to level two or three qualifications. Health Education England in the North West, says it's because of the new apprenticeship levy.

If you're delayed by more than three hours or your flight's cancelled, you are often entitled to compensation - according to an EU rule. But small regional airlines say that the levels of compensation paid out is endangering them


Presenter: Peter White.

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