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Scramble to free up hospital beds ahead of ambulance strike

NHS bosses warn of ’extensive disruption’ as mass walkouts loom

The Independent UK

SA Police help Maltese family check on long-lost relative living in Port Augusta

An Australian-born woman living in Malta emails SA Police hoping to find a relative who has not been heard from for 20 years. An hour later she opens her inbox to see two smiling officers — and her long-lost uncle.

ABC News

‘Macho’ Barclay is hampering the settlement of nurses’ dispute, says RCN leader

The Health Secretary has been accused of undervaluing the work of nurses because it is a ‘90% female profession’.

The Independent UK

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ED perfect storm prompts Christmas plea

The Australian Medical Association has issued a plea to mask up and gather outdoors at Christmas as emergency departments face a perfect storm this summer.

AAP

Department of Justice investigation finds Alaska unnecessarily institutionalizes children, violating federal law

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A major U.S. Department of Justice investigation has concluded that children in Alaska with mental health issues are “forced to endure unnecessary and unduly long” institutionalization in locked psychiatric hospitals and residential treatment facilities because no alternatives exist.

Tribune News Service

Tories 'put Unionism before the NHS' with attack on Budget tax rises

SCOTLAND’S struggling health services cannot improve without tax increases for higher earners, the Health Secretary has said, as he claimed…

The National (Scotland)

Hospitals urged to free up beds ahead of ambulance crew strikes

Ambulance crews in England are set to walk out for two days on December 21 and 28 over pay.

The Independent UK

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Man and woman arrested over deaths of boys aged two and five

The suspects were known to the children who were found at a property in Dagenham, east London, police said.

The Independent UK

Police investigation launched after bodies of two boys found at house in Dagenham

Man and woman have been arrested and remain in police custody

The Independent UK

Greater Manchester school hit by Strep A outbreak

If you think your child is poorly and getting worse, trust your instincts & contact NHS 111 or your GP

Manchester Evening News

16,000 appointments postponed during nurses’ strike, NHS data shows

Some 10,000 staff in England, as well as nurses in Wales and Northern Ireland, took part in the 12-hour action in a bitter dispute over pay.

The Independent UK

More than 1m poor people with health problems in England at risk from cold

Calls for extra winter help as ONS estimates 1.3m people with heart and breathing conditions living in poverty

The Guardian - UK

The most recent death notices across Cardiff as families remember loved ones

Our thoughts are with loved ones at this time

Wales Online

Mum working full time as nurse struggling to afford childcare

The 37-year-old newly qualified nurse said: "You shouldn't be going into debt when you're working, should you?"

Liverpool Echo

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Spanish lawmakers advance 'menstrual leave' legislation, a first for a European country

Lower house Spanish lawmakers on Thursday approved a bill that would grant paid medical leave to women who suffer from severe period pain, becoming the first European country to advance this type of legislation.

The Conversation

Asylum claim rejections show the UK government has little understanding of what people are fleeing – and it's costing lives

After yet another tragedy in the Channel, there is no doubt that something needs to be done to improve the processes overseeing asylum seekers coming to the UK, through whatever route. The UK’s prime minister, Rishi Sunak, has outlined a five-point plan to fix Britain’s broken immigration system.

Belfast Live

Young disabled man worries for employment after threats of youth service cuts

Eamonn Doherty has cerebral palsy and spoke of the extra barriers that people with disabilities face in gaining employment.

Wales Online

The latest death notices in Carmarthenshire as families remember loved ones

Our condolences go out to their families and friends

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The Guardian - UK

I’m a former Tory minister and a doctor – and I say give striking nurses a better pay deal

NHS workers in Scotland have been offered close to 8%. Surely their colleagues in England deserve as much, says Dan Poulter, MP for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich and a former health minister

Liverpool Echo

Man, 68, on floor in agony for 18 hours waiting for an ambulance

David, who had a fall at his care home, is still waiting for an ambulance at the time of publication

The Independent UK

Biden to talk expanded veterans benefits in Delaware

President Joe Biden is in Delaware to talk about expanded veterans benefits under legislation that he signed in August

The Independent UK

I hope she haunts you, victim’s sister tells murderer in court

Megan Newborough was brutally killed by trusted work colleague Ross McCullam just three weeks after they started dating.

Dublin Live

Dublin doctor sees spike in cases of hypothermia in older people in unheated homes

Dr Colm Byrne, a consultant geriatrician from the Mater Hospital, said that sometimes older people may not realise that how bad the weather is

Daily Record

Humza Yousaf says tax rises necessary as he claims A&E will recover after winter

Health and social care services in Scotland will be allocated £19 billion in the 2023/24 budget to tackle the pressures facing the NHS

The Guardian - UK

I’m lonely and depressed in my first job. What can I do?

The adult world can feel big and scary at first. Can you start by reaching out to people you feel comfortable with?

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