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A new start after 60: I’ve been an accountant, a sailor, a goat breeder … now I’m a counsellor

After a difficult childhood, three marriages and bereavement, there’s no denying 79-year-old Morag Chisholm brings plenty of life experience to her job

The Guardian - UK

From 30 to 353: Telangana’s midwifery miracle

Telangana’s midwifery programme, launched in 2017 to reduce Maternal Mortality Rate and the alarming number of Caesarean sections in the State, has produced 353 trained midwives currently serving in hospitals across the State, including in tribal areas

The Hindu

Hospital faces criminal charges over death of young man killed by train after he fled

Matthew Caseby died in 2020 at the age of 23 while under the care of a Priory Group hospital

The Independent UK

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Priory Group charged with criminal offences over death of patient

Matthew Caseby died after he absconded from a Priory hospital in Birmingham before being hit by a train

The Guardian - UK

Prince William Is Not Pleased When He Asks a Little Kid to Guess His Age at a Royal Engagement and Gets His (Very Candid) Response: “I’m Not That Old”

It’s a dangerous question to pose.

Marie Claire

Motherhood penalty ‘has driven 250,000 women out of jobs’

Cost and difficulties of balancing work and childcare has led one in 10 to quit, says Fawcett Society

The Guardian - UK

One in four tired, burnt out nurses planning to quit

A nursing shortage gripping the country will only worsen, with one in four in primary health care planning to leave within five years.

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Quarter of women with one child want more but can’t afford it, survey suggests

Women are less likely than men to be allowed to work flexibly for childcare reasons, report finds

The Independent UK

Centenarian Saalumarada Thimmakka plans another plantation drive near Bengaluru

With some of the trees she planted decades back having fallen in the last few years, Thimmakka wants to replace them with new saplings.

The Hindu

I love my son, but I resent my daughter

A therapist could help you to separate yourself from the part of you that dislikes your little girl, says Philippa Perry

The Guardian - UK

Working mothers in UK twice as likely as fathers to consider quitting job over childcare costs

One in five mothers of young children have thought about leaving workforce, survey shows

The Guardian - UK

For the record

Male fertility | Aleksandar Vučić | Children’s homes | Free TV licences

The Guardian - UK

The family way

India is renowned for its family values, but this is not always the case. There are loving families and ungrateful children, but also those who sacrifice their lives for their families with no benefit to themselves. Society is indifferent to these individuals, and they are rarely praised for their selflessness.…

The Hindu

Consultancy firms paid $40m to review safety of aged care homes did not meet government standards

KPMG was among the four firms to have had reports rejected, a Senate inquiry heard, putting pressure on abandoning future outsourcing altogether

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Evening Standard

Complaints about GPs and dentists in London double in a decade, figures suggest

Separate figures published by NHS Digital show that the number of full-time GPs working in London has fallen by 3 per cent in a year

The Independent UK

Critically ill baby’s parents lose another round of life-support treatment fight

Two appeal judges have blocked an appeal bid after a High Court judge said moving to a Rome hospital would not be in Indi Gregory’s best interests.

The Times of India

Silent epidemic: India's struggle for safe blood transfusions

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The Guardian - UK

My breakdown and what it taught my daughters

Letters: I’ll never go so far as to say that it was worth getting sick, writes Rhiannon Phillips-Bianco, but there has been a silver lining

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The Guardian - UK

How shutting women out of decision-making hampered UK Covid response

Helen MacNamara painted a picture of a homogenous, unpleasant top table. Experts says this lack of diversity can matter beyond the workplace itself

The Guardian - UK

Martha’s rule must be available 24/7, England’s patient safety commissioner says

Patients and relatives must be able to request second opinion from critical care team at any time of day or night, government told

Evening Standard

OPINION - Older people in Britain die unnecessarily: NHS is shamefully ageist and so is the rest of our society

Two stories caught my eye this week. First, that the elderly are being left hanging about in A&E waiting rooms while younger people “with simpler needs” get seen more rapidly, within the four-hour target. “Our study demonstrates older people living with frailty may not be appropriately prioritised within the acute…

The National (Scotland)

Matt Hancock 'wanted to decide who should live or die' if NHS overwhelmed by Covid

MATT Hancock wanted to decide “who should live and who should die” if hospitals were overwhelmed in the pandemic, the former head of NHS England…

Evening Standard

A £45,000 fund for IVF and £16,000 for egg freezing: how fertility became the ultimate workplace perk

From subsidised egg freezing to unlimited IVF leave, to retain the best talent London's biggest companies are going the extra mile on fertility, says Claire Cohen

The Independent UK

Critically-ill baby’s family plan appeal after failing in Italy hospital bid

A judge who decided that doctors in England can lawfully limit Indi Gregory’s life-support treatment has now blocked a transfer to Rome.

The Independent UK

The infant mortality rate has risen for the first time in two decades—and these factors may be to blame

Experts say maternal care deserts could be exacerbating the issue

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