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Pope sounds alarm as people choose pets over starting a family

Pope Francis has warned that only the rich can afford to have children in Italy which is leading to a rapidly declining population — and pets replacing

The New Daily

Nurses are the backbone of healthcare sector, says Vikram Siddareddy

Highlighting the importance of nursing staff in patient care, Dr. Vikram Siddareddy, Chairman and Managing Director of the United Hospital, held that nurses were the backbone of any healthcare institution and the healthcare sector at large.

The Hindu

Tens of thousands more Brits are dying - experts not sure why

In December 2022 the number of excess deaths was 5,900, which is 13.5 per cent above the five-year average

Wales Online

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Finalists announced for NHS Ayrshire & Arran's healthcare heroes awards

The winners will be announced at an awards ceremony on Thursday, June 1 at University Hospital, Ayr.

Daily Record

Isolation nation: Japan tries to draw its citizens out of post-Covid seclusion

The ranks of hikikomori, people who shun social life and stay at home, have swollen to almost 1.5 million of working age

The Guardian - UK

West Lothian 50+ Network welcomes very special guest

MSP for Linlithgow, Fiona Hyslop was in Bathgate recently to meet 50+ Network trustees

Daily Record

Pope joins Meloni in urging Italians to have more kids, not pets

Pope Francis has joined Italy’s conservative premier in encouraging Italians to have more children after Italy registered a record low birth rate last year

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Pope says only rich can afford to have children in Italy

Starting a family in Italy is becoming a "titanic effort" that only the rich can afford, Pope Francis said on Friday, warning that "savage" free-market conditions were preventing the young from having children.

Reuters

International Nurses Day: Mum and daughter duo share love for their jobs

On International Nurses Day, Erin said: “My mum is so compassionate and caring and I was inspired to be just like her"

Belfast Live

79-year-old does marathon walk for hospitals he ‘wouldn’t be here now without’

The walk is set to finish on Saturday, Arthur Edwards’ 80th birthday.

The Independent UK

Regional GP clinics say Queensland and federal incentives will not ease doctor shortage

Regional GPs say twin incentives to lure more health staff to Queensland and increase bulk-billing are a "shot in the arm", but could backfire in places where they're needed most.

ABC News

Police investigating 'mummified' body found in Gold Coast home

Emergency services were contacted when a visiting relative attempted to see the man and was allegedly told he was in hospital.

ABC News

Royal Victoria Infirmary maternity services rated 'requires improvement' as CQC highlights outdated equipment and safety fears

Maternity services at Newcastle's Royal Victoria Infirmary have been rated as "requires improvement" following a January inspection.

Chronicle Live

Morning Mail: aged care ‘gaming’ funding, coalmine approved, fears of ‘another Juukan Gorge’

Consultants advised providers to exploit subsidies before rule changes, while Labor faces wrath over green light for Queensland scheme

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South Tyneside's children's services rated 'inadequate' by Ofsted after 'serious failings'

An Ofsted report states some children's welfare was 'not being safeguarded or promoted'

The Independent UK

Pregnant, laid off and unable to find new work: The US moms-to-be with no healthcare and no rights

In the US, maternity rights are few and far between — and entirely dependent on the state in which you live. Hollie McKay, who is pregnant and was recently laid off, reports on a building national crisis

The Independent UK

Care home resident, 100, ‘spoiled rotten’ after receiving 345 birthday cards

Daphne Hikin had set a challenge to receive 100 cards to mark one card for every year of her life but received more than three times that amount.

The Guardian - AU

‘Get your money now’: consultants encourage aged care providers to exploit the system

Exclusive: Mirus Australia tells providers to consider which residents generate ‘higher profit margins’

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Rally to oppose maternity closure at Co Derry hospital as campaigners question legality

Campaigners seek legal advice on decision to halt births without elected minister in place

Daily Record

Charity blasted over 'secret plan' for £13.4m Paisley wellbeing centre involving St Mirren

Kibble has been accused of abusing its partnership with the Premiership club.

Daily Mirror

'As a Black pregnant woman I live in constant fear until my baby is in my arms'

Kelly hasn't felt she can enjoy her pregnancy as stark statistics show Black women are almost four times more likely to die from childbirth, alongside other higher risk factors

Daily Record

Scots conman who posed as nurse and stole £130k in funeral fraud scheme struck off

Barry Fisher, who has also gone by Barry Stevenson-Hamilton, was convicted of fraud after defrauding 49 people across Fife between 2016 and 2019.

Wales Online

21 questions people should ask their older loved ones

Psychologist Honey Langcaster-James has helped create the questions you should be asking

Reuters

Italy's birth crisis is shrinking school classes, minister says

Italy's school population will shrink by one million in the coming decade because of the plunging birth rate and continuing brain drain, the education minister said on Thursday.

Evening Standard

Number of people waiting for NHS treatment rises to record high

Waiting list grows despite PM’s pledge that it would fall by April of this year

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