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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 Independent UK

‘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’

The Guardian - AU

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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

Belfast Live

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 Record

'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 Mirror

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.

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21 questions people should ask their older loved ones

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

Wales Online

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.

Reuters

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

Evening Standard

HMP Bronzefield and the ethics of pregnant women in prison

An inquiry into the death of baby Aisha Cleary in her mother’s jail cell has intensified the debate over whether prisons are safe for pregnant women.

The Week

NHS waiting list hits record 7.3 million people in England

Rishi Sunak made cutting waiting lists one of his priorities for 2023 – but the numbers are still growing

The Independent UK

Children’s surgery waiting lists hits record high as NHS fails to tackle spiralling backlog

Exclusive: ‘The pace of recovery of paediatric services has not kept up with the level of adult elective care,’ NHS admits in leaked documents

The Independent UK

Melbourne GP says Medicare incentives unlikely to make it easier to see bulk-bulling doctor

It is a move the federal government hopes will help put a stop to the rapid decline of bulk-billing rates, but GPs say the changes still mean most people seeing a doctor will have to pay for it.

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Daily Mirror

Midwife suspended for 'jumping the queue' and ordering blood tests for herself

Jolanta Czapska-Hill used her position as a midwife to 'jump the queue' for blood tests before she was eventually caught out by laboratory staff, a panel has found

Zenger

South African Parents Describing Their Love For Their Child Regardless Of His Condition

Hendr was born without arms where Mariaan and Hendrik faced tough challenges with support of family all around.

Liverpool Echo

Dismay at decision to close pharmacy which helps 'most vulnerable' in deprived area

Rowlands Pharmacy plans to close its Lodge Lane branch which residents feel is putting profits before their welfare

ABC News

Showdown looming as elderly residents refuse to leave Feros aged care facility slated for closure

One elderly resident says she won't be bullied from her home by the deadline of June 23 set by Feros Care.

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Glasgow Live

Fraudster who tricked funeral customers out of £130k removed from care register

Barry Fisher, who was employed as a support worker in a care home for adults in Glasgow was convicted of creating the fraudulent scheme at Stevenson Funeral Directors.

The New Daily

Investigator grilled over fatal aged-care outbreak

A magistrate has demanded answers about a fatal COVID-19 outbreak at an aged care home, quizzing an investigator about why he didn't interview a key witness.

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh snap from the ‘60s shows mystery exhibition that’s got locals stumped

The Living Memory Association has shared an Edinburgh image on social media which dates back to 1963, showing a unique exhibition that has locals guessing what's going on.

ABC News

Federal budget projects a shift in aged care, which promises to save Australia billions

Older Australians are increasingly opting to receive care at home, rather than in residential aged care, a shift that the federal government projects will save billions of dollars.

Daily Record

Care home fined £20k after resident died from drinking sanitiser during lockdown

David Fyfe, who had dementia and lived in Tigh-Na-Muirn residential home in Dundee, ingested cleaning liquid on May 27, 2020.

Daily Record

Ayr care home hailed for "compassionate staff" and "highly motivated" leaders

The care scrutiny body said the residents at the care home were treated with "warmth, compassion and respect."

The National (Scotland)

Humza Yousaf defends National Care Service cost after call to fund junior doctors

HUMZA Yousaf has defended the £14 million spent on the National Care Service (NCS) amid looming junior doctor strikes and delays to the…

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