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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.

Glasgow Live

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.

The New Daily

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.

Edinburgh Live

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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.

ABC News

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."

Daily Record

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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Can you afford to age in place?

Most older adults ages 50 to 80 say it’s important to stay in their homes for as long as they can, according to the 2022 National Poll on Healthy Aging from the University of Michigan

The Independent UK

Dad blasted for throwing lavish party for one daughter and ignoring the other

A dad has taken to Reddit to share how he threw his firstborn daughter a lavish birthday party - but claimed to not have enough money to do the same for his second

Daily Mirror

Almost five million adults living at home with parents, latest figures show

The ONS said the figures for England and Wales suggested a continuing trend rather than being as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

The Independent UK

Northumberland County Council facing judicial review over care home fees

The action is being brought by a body representing a number of care homes in the county

Chronicle Live

"Significant strengths" found with care provision at Ayrshire nursing home

The nursing home was praised for its “very professional approach” to healthcare provision.

Daily Record

Man slammed for legally changing adopted son's name after biological child born

The father claimed he and his wife adopted a a Vietnamese child after having issues around fertility but birthed a "miracle baby" seven years later.

Daily Record

What are the budget’s changes to bulk billing and when will they take effect?

What you should know about the Albanese government’s new health incentive before trying to get a bulk-billed GP appointment

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Plan 75 review – life is terminated at 75 in melancholy anti-euthanasia drama

To combat an ageing population, a future Japan passes a law to pay older citizens to sign up for an easeful death, in this weird and poignant film

The Guardian - UK

English councils holding back millions of pounds of free childcare funds

FoI requests reveal at least 90 councils top-sliced childcare budget to offset deficits or add to reserves

The National (Scotland)

National Care Service delay will allow ministers to 'strengthen' controversial bill

THE delay to the National Care Service (NCS) will allow ministers to put “more meat on the bones” of the controversial reforms, MSPs have heard.

ABC News

Jacob Hoysted pleads guilty to murder of elderly woman in Albany aged care home

A 20-year-old carer faces a possible life jail term after pleading guilty to murdering a resident of an aged care facility in Western Australia's Great Southern region.

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The New Daily

Up to $70,000 in payments to lure doctors to rural Qld

A day after announcing up to $20,000 in incentives to attract police to Queensland, the state government has made a similar pledge for health workers.

The Independent UK

Student doctors told: Skip university to plug NHS staff shortages

Doctors’ union the British Medical Association warn an increase in apprenticeships could jeopardise quality of medical training

The Independent UK

Trust’s ‘challenges’ with managing gender identity service before closure

The Care Quality Commission said it wanted to ensure other services provided by the trust were continuing to deliver safe and effective care.

The Guardian - UK

Joyce Hastings obituary

Other lives: Nurse who used her skills to care for people in India, Bangladesh and the UK

The Independent UK

Former nurse sentenced for dosing error seeks license return

A former Tennessee nurse who was convicted of homicide last year after a medication error killed a patient is seeking to have her license restored

The Hindu

Same sex couples, live-in partners not included in surrogacy and assisted reproduction laws, says govt. in Supreme Court

The government in the Supreme Court has said that same sex couples and live-in partners are not included in surrogacy and assisted reproduction laws to avoid ‘misuse’ and provide children a ‘complete family’.

Daily Record

National Care Service plan 'hard to get my head around', admits SNP minister responsible for it

Maree Todd tried to defend the controversial proposals which have been widely condemned by trade unions and local authorities.

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