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Nearly half of specialist doctors in England and Wales born outside UK – census

People born in the Middle East and Asia account for more than a quarter of all specialist GPs, figures show.

The Independent UK

Renfrewshire childcare worker slammed by watchdog after tirade against parent on social media

Megan McGurk has since left her job at Linwood Community Childcare following the incidents.

Daily Record

How long are you likely to live? Check our interactive map that predicts by postcode

Inequality is rife across the UK, but what some Brits may not know is where you're born might not just impact how you'll live your life, but how long you'll be alive for

Daily Mirror

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The world’s happiest countries for 2023 are revealed … but where’s Australia?

A report found the world is as satisfied as it was before COVID hit. Finland is again the happiest country, with Australia making the top 20.

The New Daily

Editorial: Tackle America’s maternal mortality crisis

In 2023, in the richest and most powerful nation on Earth, it shouldn’t be life-threatening to carry a child and give birth. Yet for years, mothers in these United States — Black mothers especially — have suffered from elevated mortality rates, rates that were only driven higher during COVID-19, as…

Tribune News Service

Elderly mum suffered 'inhumane' death 28 days after food and water withdrawn

Rob Taylor said the end-of-life care provided to his mother, Sarene, was "heartbreaking" for the family to watch.

Daily Record

NHS strikes averted as nursing and midwives unions accept pay deal

Meanwhile, Scottish Parliament staff will earn a minimum of £15 an hour after a 'landmark' agreement

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The 2023 World Happiness Report has been released. Where does Australia rank and what makes a country 'happy'?

For the sixth consecutive year, Finland has come out on top of an annual ranking of the world's happiest nations, with the Finns having the highest average life evaluation of the 137 countries surveyed.

ABC News

Nurse who made woman's 'skin crawl' with sexual remarks struck off

Michael Turner was initially handed a 12-month suspension in 2021

Liverpool Echo

Create Older People's Commissioner to fight pensioners' corner, say campaigners

A host of organisations are demanding a new tsar to champion OAPs' rights in the corridors of power amid fears their voices are being silenced

Daily Mirror

Woman dies 28 days after carers stop giving food or water as son calls care 'inhumane'

Sarene Taylor, 88, was sent to die in a care home after foods and fluids were withdrawn, her devastated son has said, calling the experience of end of life care "harrowing" and "inhumane"

Daily Mirror

Plans to transform Edinburgh prison governor's home into Muslim primary school

A charity bought the old governor's house at Saughton Prison last year and have hopes to turn it into a school to teach up to 100 pupils as the Muslim population grows on Edinburgh.

Edinburgh Live

Woman dies after 'going 28 days without food or water' during end of life care

Sarene Taylor's heartbroken son claims the treatment of his mother was 'inhumane' after she was sent back to a care home from hospital following a stroke

Wales Online

NHS strikes in Scotland averted as nursing and midwives unions accept pay deal

NHS strikes in Scotland have been averted after unions representing midwives and nurses voted to accept the Scottish Government’s pay offer.

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The 'elephant in the room' of racism in Australia's aged care homes

A workforce shortage, exacerbated by the pandemic, is increasing Australia's dependency on culturally diverse aged care workers. But researchers say that workforce is on the receiving end of racism "on a daily basis".

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on reforms to disability benefits: exacerbating misery

Editorial: Scrapping the work capability assessment is welcome, but the government’s proposed alternative won’t rebuild trust

Daily Record

Scots NHS strikes averted after midwives and nurses agree to new pay deal

Unions representing both groups of workers have narrowly agreed on the new deal, which equates to an average wage rise of 6.5%.

Bristol Post

Nursery at Clifton College announces partial closure leaving parents in limbo

A "dramatic shortage" of qualified nursery staff is taking its toll, says Clifton College

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The Guardian - UK

Relatives locked out of UK care homes due to Covid call for visitor guarantee

Anger grows at care homes still restricting visits three years on from start of lockdowns, causing ‘extreme distress’

Liverpool Echo

Huge rise in number of children taken into care in borough

The new interim head of Sefton's trouble children's services said the council wasn't acting fast enough

Evening Standard

International happiness day: Which are the happiest and unhappiest countries?

Finland continues its stay at the top of the rankings while the UK only scrapes into the top 20, sandwiched between the Czech Republic and Lithuania

Los Angeles Times

Maternal deaths surged during the pandemic. How California is fighting that trend

LOS ANGELES — With federal data showing a surge in deaths among pregnant women during the pandemic, California advocates say it is furthering their resolve to continue trying to prevent as many of those deaths as possible.

The Independent UK

This country has been voted the world’s happiest for the sixth year in a row

The UK is ranked 19th in the world for happiness

The Guardian - US

US maternal mortality is more than 10 times higher than in Australia. Why?

What do we make of a nation that has made giving birth so dangerous – yet forces more and more women to do it?

Kiplinger

Long-Term Care Planning vs. Taxes: Finding a Healthy Balance

Many families discover that trying to mitigate the cost of long-term care can conflict with another common retirement concern — reducing taxes for retirees and their heirs.

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