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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

Insider UK

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

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Sarene Taylor, 88, was sent to die in a care home after foods and fluids were withdrawn, her devastated son has said, calling the experience of end of life care "harrowing" and "inhumane"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

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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.

The National (Scotland)

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".

ABC News

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

The Guardian - UK

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%.

Daily Record

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

Bristol Post

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’

The Guardian - UK

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

Liverpool Echo

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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?

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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.

Glasgow Live

Glasgow mum to trek Himalayan mountains in memory of son she lost at birth

Amanda Trainer is taking on a mammoth challenge in Nepal alongside her partner Steven Waye after she lost her son, Romeo, in 2016 and he lost his sister, Leah, in 2006.

The National (Scotland)

Care home group effectively 'charging' deceased residents

A large care home group has been condemned after it was found that they are effectively charging residents for accommodation after they have passed…

ABC News

Central Queensland University medical students returning to hometowns to fill work shortages

Kirsty Taylor is among Central Queensland University medical students keen to work in their hometowns through a course that aims to overcome regional health care shortages.

Newslaundry

‘Are you married?’: Across India, unmarried women are denied access to an essential ultrasound

Radhika was in her mid-twenties when she visited a gynaecologist in Bengaluru for her painful periods and was recommended an ultrasound. A radiologist in a multispeciality hospital conducted an abdominal ultrasound, but couldn't see anything clear enough to detect.

ABC News

Government's deadline to staff aged care facilities with registered nurses 24/7 will not be met, minister concedes

Labor promised to have nurses in aged care homes at all times within a year of winning the federal election. The aged care minister now admits the government will miss that deadline.

Daily Mirror

Angry families of 63 loved ones who died alone during Covid call for 'Gloria's Law'

While the government was partying through lockdown, these families were unable to say goodbye to their loved ones as they died in care homes alone and scared

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