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Young NHS midwives working over Christmas open up on 'extra magical day'

Megan Huntington and Rebekah Bookless are both midwives at Liverpool Women's Hospital and will be working shifts on Christmas Day

Liverpool Echo

Meet the women who work on the Christmas front line – from A&E nurses to retail staff

From the midwife delivering babies on Christmas Day to care home workers looking after the lonely, Maya Oppenheim speaks to those working through the festive season

The Independent UK

Parents sent 'urgent warning' before their kids unwrap presents on Christmas Day

Parents have been issued with an 'urgent' warning about children ingesting a common item found in gifts this Christmas, after NHS doctors reported having to carry out life-saving operations

Daily Mirror

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Times are tough but help is out there for those struggling in Liverpool this Christmas

We speak to Feeding Liverpool's Naomi Maynard to see what support is available during this cost of living Christmas crisis

Liverpool Echo

Liverpool chippy has people driving miles every day to visit

The owner described his loyal customers as " well-mannered, honest people"

Liverpool Echo

Strikes about 'saving the NHS' as nurses and paramedics share reality of working on the frontline

Roughly 25,000 paramedics and ambulance workers went on strike this week

Liverpool Echo

Family 'broken' after ambulance fails to turn up for man, 19 - and 15 hours later he was dead

Brad Holder was pronounced dead just days before Christmas

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Family 'broken' after teen found dead 15 hours after he called ambulance that didn't come

The devastated family of Bradley Holder, 19, say they want answers after he called for an ambulance at 6.12pm on Sunday night - but he was found dead the following morning

Daily Mirror

'Christmas used to be about getting drunk, taking drugs and not caring'

For the residents of Damien John Kelly House, the festive period brings a chance to reconnect with family and look towards a future no longer blighted by drink and drugs

Liverpool Echo

Glasgow NHS tells public to ‘stay prepared’ for illness this festive season

Doctors have released advice to those across Greater Glasgow and Clyde, to make sure they have basic home remedies in stock to prepare for season illnesses ahead of the festive period.

Glasgow Live

Fire Brigades Union warns 'disaster only avoided by luck' due to staff shortages

The FBU chairman told the ECHO: "It's purely a matter of time before a fire engine can't make it to an incident."

Liverpool Echo

Urgent Christmas Day warning to parents before children unwrap presents

The warning comes as children wake up to new presents and toys

Liverpool Echo

NHS warns of rise in children admitted to hospital for ingesting toy parts

Surgeons have had to perform life-saving operations to remove batteries, magnetic balls and Christmas cracker toys in recent years, doctors say.

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak thanks public servants in annual Christmas message

The message comes while the United Kingdom's public sector faces a series of strikes - including NHS nurses, ambulance staff and postal workers.

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Britain’s health workers announce more strikes for 2023

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says he is ‘sad’ and ‘disappointed’ about widespread strikes but refuses to negotiate.

Chronicle Live

New boss for Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Gateshead has 'strong dedication' to improving patient care

Trudie Davies will take up the reins as chief executive at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Gateshead early next year.

The Independent UK

Revealed: Crisis in A&E departments drives 15,000 deaths

Exclusive: ‘Pressures are leading directly to hundreds of additional deaths each week, with little chance of the situation improving,’ says data analyst

Manchester Evening News

Covid infections rise in England ahead of Christmas as flu cases also on increase

In England, one in 45 – 1.2 million people – were likely to have Covid-19 earlier this month, up from one in 60 at the end of last month

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Nottingham Post

East Midlands Ambulance Service call off Christmas strikes for new dates in January

In the first day of industrial action, workers walked out for 24 hours

Daily Record

Unions accuse Scottish Government of 'imposing' pay rises on NHS workers

The offer has been rejected by members of the GMB, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) and the Royal College of Midwives (RCM), while Unite and Unison accepted it.

Nottingham Post

The Nottinghamian: Key step in Broadmarsh funding and Notts nurse strike action

Take a look at the Nottinghamian newsletter from Friday, December 23

Wales Online

Over £43,000 raised to help desperate seven-year-old get life-changing surgery

The money raised by the fundraiser will allow Bella Mcloughlin to have SDR surgery in February

Daily Record

Nurses and midwives in Perth and Kinross to join national strikes next year after latest NHS pay offer rejected

Health secretary Humza Yousaf held talks with unions on December 23 in a bid to avert industrial action - but a new pay offer was not made

Reuters

British nurses and paramedics plan more strikes in 2023

Britain's health workers on Friday announced a fresh round of strikes in January, with their long-running dispute over pay and conditions with the government set to continue into 2023.

Liverpool Echo

TransPennine Express rail chaos as dozens of trains cancelled

Nearly 50 services have already been cancelled by the firm

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