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Nurses union fears nursing homes won't pass on 'historic' $11.3 billion budget commitment to boost aged care wages

The nurses union warns the aged care sector has form when it comes to avoiding paying wage rises, and says the government must oblige providers to pass on a historic 15 per cent pay increase to all workers, not just those on award rates.

ABC News

Hunter aged care home says 15% pay rise will help ease workers' 'pain'

'I had a registered nurse friend who went to work at Coles in the deli because she just couldn't stand the pressures.'

Newcastle Herald

Elderly man beaten to death in Mexico while delivering donations to poor families

Rudy Lazo, 79, moved to the US from El Salvador in the 1980s to start a family but would regularly drive 125 miles to Tijuana to deliver toys, food and clothes to help those less fortunate

Daily Mirror

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Teenager who gave birth alone in prison cell was vulnerable to exploitation – inquest

Surrey coroner considering whether failures in care to mother contributed to baby’s death

The Guardian - UK

Budget to fund record pay rise for 250,000 aged care workers

Australia's aged care workers will pocket a record 15 per cent pay rise, as the Albanese government commits $11.3 billion to meet a Fair Work Commission

The New Daily

'Our loss' as Nottingham nuns leave city after failing to raise money for new monastery

People took to social media to voice their sadness

Nottingham Post

11.28 lakh Kudumbashree members provided insurance coverage

More than 11.28 lakh Kudumbashree women have been provided life insurance coverage through the Jeevan Deepam Oruma neighbourhood group insurance scheme

The Hindu

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The single parent stigma that should be consigned to history

A new report has found single parents still face stigma and discrimination. As The Detail finds out, if things don't get better, it'll be children who suffer.

Newsroom.co.nz

IRD applies to liquidate large aged care provider

An aged care provider with nearly 300 beds in six rest homes across the country is in financial difficulty and facing insolvency proceedings later this month.

Newsroom.co.nz

Naheed Ahmed obituary

Other lives: Hospital doctor who worked in Swansea, London and Saudi Arabia before returning to the UK as a medical assessor

The Guardian - UK

Lincolnshire nursing home under investigation after most staff doesn’t show up

No medical staff and only a third of the staff showed up Monday when the facility changed owners, authorities said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Dáithí thanks council after six-year-old campaigner granted Freedom of City

The West Belfast lad has become the youngest ever beneficiary of the honour

Belfast Live

Tiredness of life: the growing phenomenon in western society

Molly was 88 years old and in good health. She had outlived two husbands, her siblings, most of her friends and her only son.

The Conversation

Consulting firm KPMG paid to audit Australian aged care homes while also advising providers

Public sector union says reliance on consultants is problematic as perceived conflicts of interest could damage public trust

The Guardian - AU

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Government to spend $11.3 billion over four years to fund 15% pay rise for aged care workers

Tuesday’s budget will include $11.3 billion over four years to fund the 15% pay rise aged care workers will receive from July 1.

Daily Record

MSP's proposal to set up new commissioner for older people role

The Labour MSP says the Scottish Government needs someone who will stand up and fight for the rights of older people in this country.

Axios

The cost of ignoring menopause at work

A new study from the Mayo Clinic sheds light on the economic impact menopause has on women in the workplace.

Evening Standard

OPINION - We must amend the Equalities Act for those who experience care

Whilst every child’s journey into care is unique, care’s potential to have a lifelong impact is universal. All trauma, especially at such a young age, can create scars that run deep. These are scars with the potential to burst open when least expected.

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Daily Record

Works to upgrade Paisley's Hawkhead Cemetery expected to finish by end of June

Cash has been put towards overhauling the roads, drainage and kerbs at the Hawkhead Road facility.

Insider UK

Auchlochan Garden Village in administration

All 216 staff across the three sites are not being made redundant, with business continuing as usual until a buyer is found

Dublin Live

Parents of disabled kids 'afraid to die' due to lack of residential care places

Exclusive: Angelina Moore fears her son will be forced endure 'months' on end in A&E after she dies

Daily Mirror

1.5million relatives providing over 50 hours a week of unpaid care as sector in crisis

A study by Sheffield University and Carers UK lays bare the contribution of families in easing the pressure on the vital service, amid growing calls for extra cash

The Independent UK

Co-op doubles paid leave for bereaved staff in ‘market-leading’ policy

The convenience chain and funeral provider said its 57,000 employees can take up to 10 days paid leave when someone close to them dies.

The Independent UK

Mental health patients have been left behind by Welsh Government, says RCN Wales

A Royal College of Nursing (RCN) report has called for more investment in mental health nursing to better protect patients.

Wales Online

Co-op doubles paid leave for bereaved staff from their first day on the job

The firm emphasised that the person who has been bereaved does not have to be an immediate family member

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