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Declining number of Australian children attending preschool sparks calls for universal free childcare

Data shows 4,575 fewer children were enrolled in childcare programs in 2022 compared with the previous year – a 1.3% decrease

The Guardian - AU

Charity calls for new devolved carers’ benefit to include payments for people of State Pension age

Carer Support Payment will start to replace the DWP from the end of this year.

Daily Record

'My daughter was born blue and floppy but is fighting back against lifelong challenges'

Eirwen Ansell was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at the age of two

Wales Online

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Life expectancies in West Dunbartonshire some of the lowest in the UK

The UK has a shocking postcode lottery when it comes to life expectancy, with children born in some areas predicted to live 16 years longer than in others.

Daily Record

‘You can taste the grease in the air’ - The Greater Manchester postcode lottery that could mean you live five years longer

Figures show a 10-year life expectancy gap between parts of our region

Manchester Evening News

Nanyima Aged Care lifts spirits by trying to grant a wish for each Queensland resident

From riding a horse to a trip to the beach for fish and chips, an aged care facility in Queensland is asking the community for help to be able to grant each resident one wish.

ABC News

Parents feel they can't visit their children due to 'disgusting' state of Nottinghamshire cemetery

The council says it continues to work on making improvements to the children's section of the cemetery

Nottingham Post

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War hero's grave finally gets RIP inscription - 100 years after widow first asked for it

Amelia Young couldn’t afford to pay for the epitaph on her husband Joseph's gravestone - now her descendants have arranged it more than 100 years later

Daily Mirror

With coming report on abuse and a settlement with Baltimore archdiocese, victim sees long-delayed accounting

BALTIMORE — Some 20 years ago, Ross Wiest’s job took him a couple of times to Stella Maris in Timonium, where he noticed a man who lived there looking at him and smiling.

Tribune News Service

Lisburn & Castlereagh councillor mums call for maternity review for staff and reps

"I would ask that any review of maternity for employees also looks at elected representatives as well."

Belfast Live

Number of children in care is increasing and almost half can't find work after leaving

"It is awful to see"

Manchester Evening News

Care home resident, 88, surprised with switchboard she worked on 72 years ago

The team at Care UK made June Taylor a replica of the switchboard she worked on during her career as a telephonist.

The Independent UK

NHS satisfaction drops to lowest ever level, survey shows

Dissatisfaction with the NHS has doubled over the past two years

Wales Online

Public satisfaction with NHS hits all-time low, with dissatisfaction doubling in two years, survey says

Difficulty accessing services and low staffing appear to be the main reasons for the reduction

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Dad of doctor who killed herself due to bullying culture at work demands change

The father of Dr Vaishnavi Kumar, who died in June 2022, has called for change after a report into the culture of University Hospitals Birmingham found failings in how the death was handled

Wales Online

Inspectors had to help patient in Welsh A&E as there were no staff there

The report found patients were at a "significant risk of harm" in the busy A&E department

The Independent UK

Satisfaction with the NHS drops to lowest ever level, survey shows

Difficulty accessing services and low staffing appear to be the main reasons for the reduction, the British Social Attitudes survey found.

The Independent UK

Couples could become surrogate baby’s legal parents at birth under new reforms

The proposals have been published by the Law Commission of England and Wales and the Scottish Law Commission.

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Belfast Live

Northern Ireland domiciliary care is "broken", health chief warns

"I have been told that there is no more money coming into Northern Ireland for health care, this is a major concern"

The Guardian - UK

Mothers and babies being put at risk due to unsafe NHS maternity services, report says

NHS ombudsman says more tragedies will occur unless decisive action in taken

Newsroom.co.nz

‘I was duped’: The discovery I was paid tens of thousands less than a man

I want the Government to legislate so bigger employers have to publish their pay gaps so we can choose to work for them or buy from them or invest in them, says Jo Cribb

Daily Record

Frail Ayrshire patient who was discharged and later died shouldn't have left hospital

The patient was originally discharged after one day and was readmitted twice more, dying after third admission.

The Guardian - UK

Assisted dying inquiry hears people in UK face ‘unbearable suffering’

Commons health and social care committee begins hearing evidence for and against changing law in UK

Liverpool Echo

Man, 34, shares what it is like to be a Merseyside magistrate

“It’s a bit of a lottery when we turn up, we don’t know what to expect which keeps it interesting. It's a big responsibility."

Chronicle Live

Northumberland care boss thanks 'angels' after transforming failing care home

Birkinshaw Manor has gone from 'inadequate' to 'good' in two years

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