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Why we must tackle the crisis in end-of-life care

Letters: Dr Sam Royston calls for a national delivery plan and sustainable funding, while James Sanderson says it’s time for the hospice sector to wake up. Plus letters from Kate Kirk and Ian Spero

The Guardian - UK

Historic aged care reforms spark concern

A landmark overhaul of the nation's aged care rules is in effect, enshrining older Australians' rights into law but also pushing up some prices.

AAP

Date set for strike ballot among resident doctors in Scotland

BMA Scotland has accused the Scottish Government of reneging on a deal to make ‘credible progress’ towards restoring pay to 2008 levels.

Evening Standard

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Australia’s aged care reforms take effect in November. Here’s what you need to know

Some services in at-home care and residential care packages will be means tested in bid to make aged care system more sustainable

The Guardian - AU

Left lying in excrement for 20 hours and scenes ‘like war films’: The elderly patients neglected in NHS hospitals

New report reveals ‘heartbreaking’ stories of elderly patients left to languish in hospital corridors for hours as experts warn of ‘crisis in plain sight’

The Independent UK

Nearly 150,000 aged 90 and above wait 12 hours in England’s A&Es each year

Older people left in their own excrement and wet beds for hours and forced to watch others die, Age UK report finds

The Guardian - UK

Aged care worker charged after 104-year-old robbed

An aged care worker allegedly went on a spending spree for days after stealing a debit card from a 104-year-old man, blowing thousands of dollars, police say.

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The Guardian view on hospices: investment in end-of-life care is a national priority

Editorial: A new National Audit Office report reveals a sector in crisis. As the needs of an ageing population grow, it must be a wake-up call for the government

The Guardian - UK

Hundreds of hospice beds and staff cut in England amid funding crisis

National Audit Office reports nearly two-thirds of independent hospices in deficit in 2023-24 as demand increases

The Guardian - UK

Germany to give more than $1 billion for Holocaust survivors' home care in 2026

Germany has agreed to extend over $1 billion for Holocaust survivors' home care globally for the coming year

The Independent UK

Your Health, Your Goals: Mary Huntly's Advice for Tailoring Care Plans to Fit Your Life and Values

A proper care plan changes with your life, taking into account your values, day-to-day challenges, and personal goals. When healthcare is tailored to who you are and what matters most, Mary Huntly says that it becomes easier to stay on track.

Medical Daily

Hospice cuts mean dying patients face inadequate care - report

Two thirds of hospices in England reported a financial deficit in 2023/24

The Independent UK

Australia’s remarkable success in reducing preterm births: ‘Babies are being born when they should be’

Wendy Andrews’ blood pressure was dangerously high at 31 weeks, but doctors were able to delay delivery and strengthen her baby

The Guardian - AU

Medical care becoming unaffordable for more Australians

Almost one in 10 Australians can't afford medical care so many instead skip or delay treatment, with total health spending per person going backwards.

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Evening Standard

Jump in household projections driven by elderly and people living alone

The findings are not forecasts or predictions, but projections based on previous demographic trends.

AAP

Doctors hail Medicare changes as win for rural patients

Rebates for longer phone consultations will help marginalised patients, including those who live far from health care or who cannot access video technology.

International Business Times

Kansas Care Connect: Bridging the Gap in Chronic Care

Approximately 93% of older adults have at least one chronic condition, and 78% are reported to have multiple.

The Guardian - UK

Racist incidents against UK nurses surge by 55%

Royal College of Nursing calls on government to stop using anti-migrant rhetoric, which it says emboldens racist behaviour

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The Independent UK

Wexford grandmother fills 1,000 shoebox gifts for charity drive

Maureen O’Hanlon has been backing Team Hope for the past decade.

The Independent UK

A woman found her uncle dead in a chair during a visit to an Arizona retirement home. Cops fear he was there for days

Deputies believe 75-year-old Gerald McClellan had been dead for 3 to 4 days before anyone noticed

The Guardian - UK

Care Quality Commission chief quits over maternity inquiry into NHS trust he led

Julian Hartley says his role at CQC ‘incompatible’ with investigation into Leeds trust he headed for 10 years

Evening Standard

CQC chief executive steps down amid Leeds maternity investigation

Sir Julian Hartley stepped down after raising concerns that his position may ‘undermine trust and confidence’ in the Commission’s regulation.

The Guardian - UK

Poland’s birth rate is in freefall. The cause? A loneliness epidemic that state cash can’t solve

Bonuses for families have done nothing to fix a baby bust caused by post-communist Europe’s relationships crisis, says sociologist Anna Gromada

Woman & Home

At 90, Mary Berry shares her secrets to living longer, including one surprising daily ritual

Alongside a solid fitness routine and 'good genes,' the baking star ends each day in quite an unexpected way

Evening Standard

Nurse ‘broke down in tears’ after changing room encounter with trans colleague

A staff nurse told a tribunal that she was asked three times by Rose Henderson if she was getting changed from her work clothes.

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