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Retired nurse speaks of despair as her mum, 87, waits 32 hours to be put into Lanarkshire hospital ward

A concerned retired nurse contacted us from the A&E department of University Hospital Wishaw as her 87-year-old mum had been there from 11am the previous day.

Daily Record

Dad, 58, died on Christmas Eve waiting for ambulance after three 999 calls

By the time paramedics arrived there was nothing they could do

Wales Online

Politicians are getting older – shutting young people out of decision-making around the world

US president Joe Biden is clearly frustrated about the focus on his age. In mid-December last year he reportedly vented to allies, saying: “You think I don’t know how fucking old I am?” But, as attention turns to the 2024 election, the prospect of Biden – now 80 years old…

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Concerns over aged care reform in Tasmania

Unions and the daughter of a former resident have raised concerns over proposed changes to the model of care at a Tasmanian aged care provider.

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Patient tells how she spent three days on a hospital chair as it emerges 5,000 more beds are needed

Elderly Geraldine Bollard spoke outside Beaumont Hospital and said: “No one cares, I was waiting three days on a metal chair"

Irish Mirror

Beds run out at Beijing hospital as COVID brings more sick

Patients, most of them elderly, are lying on stretchers in hallways and taking oxygen while sitting in wheelchairs as COVID-19 surges in China's capital Beijing

The Independent UK

Asthmatic pensioner with spinal problems claims she waited 3 days on hard Beaumont hospital chair

There are fears the health crisis is about to get even worse as the number of people on trolleys hit record levels

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Our hospitals have become war zones and the government has no plan

Accounts and images from crisis-hit hospitals are everywhere - but those in power have no plan to stop the suffering, writes Liam Thorp

Liverpool Echo

Scotland needs a National Care Service right now

'Bold reform' is required after Scots had to suffer long waits at A&E over Christmas, says Record View.

Daily Record

Two people found dead in Qld welfare check

Queensland detectives are probing the deaths of a man and woman, both in their early 90s, who were found in their Cairns home.

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Sunak ‘detached from reality’ as PM fails to offer hope for crumbling NHS in speech

In his first major speech as PM, Mr Sunak gave five promises to reboot his crisis-hit Government, including slashing NHS waits - but there was no mention of his party’s decade-long funding squeeze on the NHS

Daily Mirror

‘Lovely’ dad, 58, died after family phoned THREE times for an ambulance on Christmas Eve

Iqbal Rahman died aged 58 on Christmas Eve after falling seriously ill. His daughter Minnie said Iqbal said that nobody was coming to help him in his final hours as the NHS battles a severe crisis

Daily Mirror

Letters: How helping hand from strangers saved my day

Newcastle Herald readers have their say

Newcastle Herald

Pensioner dead and man rushed to hospital after being hit by car on Scots street

The 78-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene.

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Delivery disasters: the parcel left on a sleeping baby – and other postal calamities

A Swedish mother found a 10kg box left on her child’s pram. With drivers often harried and overworked, now is the time for all of us to get organised and nominate a safe spot

Belfast Live

Nurse would be "extremely worried" if he had relative going into an emergency department

"There are people literally lying and sitting side by side in conditions that would otherwise have been completely unacceptable just five years ago"

Glasgow Live

Pensioner dies in Lanarkshire road horror after two pedestrians hit by car

A 78-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene of the incident in Strathaven, while another man, aged 67, was rushed to the University Hospital Wishaw

The Guardian - UK

Scottish councils urge Sturgeon to suspend plans for national care service

Umbrella body for country’s 32 councils says plans would be too costly and disruptive at time of financial crisis

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Evening Standard

East London woman’s agony after surgical blade left inside her from ovary operation

NHS had double number of such ‘never events’ last year than in 2001/02

Wales Online

A&E nurse says people being treated 'head to toe, top to tail' in 'crammed' hospitals

Hospitals across the UK are being overwhelmed during the busy winter period

The Independent UK

Drunk man urinates on elderly woman in flight and evades arrest: ‘Crew was not proactive’

Aviation regulator and Delhi police say they are looking into ‘traumatic’ experience

Nottingham Post

Newark mum whose premature baby boy caught meningitis makes bags to help parents in neonatal wards

'It's so nice just being able to help'

Daily Mirror

Nan, 92, 'asked to die' during 33-hour wait on hospital corridor as NHS crisis deepens

A 92-year-old nan at a hospital was forced to wait for 33 hours in a corridor after she became unwell over the new year. She became so distressed she 'asked to die', according to her family

The Independent UK

California seeks sterilization victims to pay reparations

California officials are looking for victims of government-forced or coerced sterilization

Dublin Live

Hospital staff warn current crisis will kill people and overworked nurses are burnt out

The Irish health system has deteriorated in recent weeks as the HSE has told the public to avoid attending ED unless absolutely necessary

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