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Woman, 72, forced to wait 13 HOURS in ambulance - but vows to support striking workers

An ambulance was called to their home early on a Sunday afternoon after Kathleen Philipson, who suffers from COPD and had Covid, developed a fast heartbeat. She waited 13 hours outside the hospital

Daily Mirror

'DWP should have some clear resolutions and goals to help disabled people in 2023'

Journalist Rachel Charlton-Dailey says last year was a spectacularly horrific time for disabled people under the Department of Works and Pensions - and makes some suggestions for 2023

Daily Mirror

Pensioner found dead in Glasgow flat as heavy police presence spotted at scene

Police were called to a street in the north of Glasgow this afternoon to reports of the sudden death of a 68-year-old woman, with social media reports stating a high police presence.

Glasgow Live

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12 Glasgow carers win £40k compensation after charity stopped paying wages

The Multicultural Elderly Care Centre in Glasgow stopped paying wages to workers at various points in July 2021 and now must pay out more than £40,000 to 12 complainants.

Glasgow Live

Move on from COVID? Child care disruptions continue

For working parents of young children, it seems the rest of the world has moved on from the pandemic

The Independent UK

Hospitals have hundreds of patients who ‘should be elsewhere’ amid long waits

More than a dozen NHS trusts and ambulance services declared critical incidents over the festive period.

The Independent UK

Benedict's death clears path for Pope Francis to retire of old age in future

Six months ago Pope Francis brushed off speculation he was about to resign due to health problems, but even if he had toyed with the idea, he faced one major obstacle: there was already another ex-pope in retirement.

Reuters

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Benedict's admirers keep streaming to Vatican to honor him

Lines of people wanting to honor Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI's service to the Catholic church have formed in St. Peter's Square for a second day

The Independent UK

Why China's Covid Wave is Stirring Fear

China is experiencing a huge Covid-19 surge after years of hardline containment restrictions were dismantled last month. A growing number of countries are worried about a lack of data and transparency surrounding China's outbreak, AFP said. Here is why it is sparking concern: - Unreliable data - Beijing has admitted…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Senator talks surrogacy journey as she hails upcoming Irish law change

Senator Mary Seery Kearney and her husband David welcomed their much-wanted daughter through a surrogate in India in May 2015. After five miscarriages and 13 rounds of IVF, they decided to go down the surrogacy route and started the beginning of a new chapter.

Irish Mirror

NHS Wales consultant explains why health care system is on verge of collapse

A top doctor has taken to social media to explain why, from his perspective, the NHS is in crisis

Wales Online

Doctor warns patients are dying while waiting in A&E for days because the NHS is 'broken'

A report posted online, claiming to be from a frontline doctor, claimed between 60% and 70% of patients were waiting 10 hours to be seen in the emergency department

Daily Mirror

Cultural patron dies at 93

Chao Duangduen Na Chiang Mai passed away on Monday due to natural causes. She was 93 years of age. Her relatives will soon announce the dates of the funeral service.

Bangkok Post

Hospital Op Shop volunteers raise almost $500,000 in less than a decade

A small-town op shop is eyeing the milestone of raising half a million dollars in donations for the local hospital. It wouldn't have been reached so quickly without the pandemic or a determined volunteer known as Granny Barb.

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The Guardian - UK

I have skills and experience, but can’t get a job

Letter: Katerina Ayres has been for more than 25 interviews since being made redundant in 2021 and wonders if age discrimination is at play

Wales Online

'I had to drive my granddad to hospital because they couldn’t send an ambulance and he had a cardiac arrest in the car park'

The Welsh Ambulance Service has apologised to the patient and his family but says unfortunately many people are having to make their own way to hospital due to extreme demand on the service

The Independent UK

Back-to-school health advice issued amid rising Strep A and flu cases

The advice includes simple steps that can minimise the spread of illness in education and childcare settings as well as the wider community.

The Times of India

Sultanpuri accident victim was sole breadwinner, supported family of 7

NEW DELHI: The 20-year-old woman who was dragged under a car for kilometres in Delhi on Sunday supported seven people.

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UK deaths due to emergency care delays 'not a short-term thing'

AN estimated 500 people are dying each week because of delays in emergency care and it's “not a short-term thing”, a senior health official…

Daily Mirror

Pope Benedict's emotional final words before dying revealed by archbishop

WARNING GRAPHIC IMAGES: Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s "last comprehensible words" have been revealed, as his body now lies at St Peter’s Basilica, in the Vatican City, Rome, to allow the faithful to pay respects

The Guardian - UK

Senior doctor warns of ‘unsafe and undignified’ care due to A&E delays

December set to be worst month on record for A&E waiting times as up to 500 people estimated to die each week due to delays

ABC News

Australian fertility rates bounce back to pre-COVID levels after historic low

Australia is experiencing a post-COVID baby boom, according to recent statistics, after the birthrate hit an historic low during the pandemic.

Manchester Evening News

Politicians and experts react to claim up to 500 people could die each week due to crippling NHS delays

"All this is at a level that most of us who’ve worked in emergency medicine have never seen before. It’s dreadful."

WEKU

When someone turns 100, these volunteers are there to make sure they're honored

For the past three decades, the Centenarians of Oklahoma volunteers have made it their mission to celebrate as many centenarians as they can. To date, they've honored more than 2,700 and counting.

The Independent UK

Deaths caused by emergency care delays ‘not a short-term thing’

Ian Higginson, vice-president of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said the current problems are not down to Covid or flu.

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