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From hatches to dispatches, Peter Charlton calls time after 50 years at the helm of his beloved country practice

Peter Charlton — Mount Gambier's "family doctor" — is hanging up his stethoscope after five decades packed with births, end-of-life care, road traumas and home visits.

ABC News

Better care for older people ‘could avoid pressure on hospital admissions’

The foundations for good care and support are often broken or simply not there at all, Age UK said.

The Independent UK

Revealed: the areas where Australians are struggling to access free GP care

Exclusive: Data shows low bulk-billing rates in affluent Sydney suburbs as well as several regional electorates and Tasmania

The Guardian - AU

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Huge 48-hour nurses strike is a 'worrying escalation' that 'could lead to serious damage to NHS', say leaders

Sir Julian Hartley, chief executive at NHS Providers said the escalation was 'worrying', with over 140,000 appointments already postponed as a result of staff walkouts

Manchester Evening News

Raising Expectations program boosting TAFE, university numbers of former out-of-home-care youth

The number of young people formerly in out-of-home-care enrolling in tertiary education jumps 1,450 per cent in Victoria, thanks in part to a program challenging stereotypes.

ABC News

Margaret Copley obituary

Other lives: Social worker who helped to introduce a home-visiting educational service into Liverpool, and then further afield

The Guardian - UK

Rebekah had to travel more than four hours after her waters broke due to a midwife shortage

A growing number of north-west Tasmanian women say they are having birth inductions started and stopped, or are having to wait days after their waters break to be induced due to a midwife shortage.

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Bereaved parents issue message in maternity review into failings at Nottingham hospitals

More than 900 families and 400 current and former members of staff have contacted Donna Ockenden, who is chairing an independent review into Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH).

Nottingham Post

Nurses to stage biggest 48-hour strike at more than 120 NHS employers in bitter pay dispute

For the first time, the RCN will involve nursing staff working in emergency departments, intensive care units, cancer care and other services that were previously exempt

Manchester Evening News

Watchdogs issue safety warnings after junior doctors left unsupervised on maternity wards

Exclusive: Arabella Sparkes was born ‘white a floppy’ and died 17 days after her birth following failings by Devon hospital

The Independent UK

Spain passes law for Europe's first 'menstrual leave'

Madrid (AFP) - Spain's parliament approved Thursday a law granting paid medical leave to women suffering severe period pain, becoming the first European country to advance such legislation.

AFP

Large drop in the number of care homes in the region

In the last ten years the number has dropped by nearly a third, from 45 to 31.

Daily Record

Nurse strikes escalate as A&E and cancer care staff to join new 48-hour walkout

Strike to involve more than 120 NHS employers in England

The Independent UK

Women over 40 and single people won't get IVF treatment through the NHS in Wales in future plans

The plans would affect women over the age of 40 and single people

Wales Online

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Belfast Live

Jobs in Australia: Government of Western Australia to visit UK and Ireland in search of staff

They're looking for teachers, nurses and other skilled workers such as builders and plumbers - and many of the vacancies pay more than double the average UK salary

Nottingham Post

NHS data shows how many GP appointments offered by Nottinghamshire surgeries

The data covers 131 surgeries across the county

ABC News

Wonthaggi Hospital turns to hosting nursing students to retain rural healthcare workers

Workforce shortages have been devastating the health industry, but this hospital is welcoming university nursing students to focus on retaining local healthcare workers.

Wales Online

Free childcare for two-year-olds in Wales to expand

More young children aged two to three will be entitled to 12 hours of free childcare every week

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Daily Record

Paisley campaigners demand ministers "end the distress" of flattening headstones

Des Barr has asked MSPs to review health and safety legislation which has led to local authorities toppling headstones they deem to be unsafe.

Manchester Evening News

Manchester blood donors urged to donate in 2023 and save lives

Roughly one-third of those in Manchester registered to Give Blood are yet to make a donation which could save lives

Liverpool Echo

Man knew girlfriend was 'the one' before Albert Dock proposal

"It was one of the biggest moments in our lives and I was worried she would say no"

Belfast Live

Lisburn & Castlereagh asylum and refugee project gains low interest from applicants

"The asylum and refugee programme is the start of a very positive journey for all community based groups in the Lisburn and Castlereagh area."

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh's oldest and youngest generations meet at city care home

A care home in Cramond brought some of Edinburgh's oldest and youngest residents together with an afternoon of activities, arts and crafts, and singing to 'reduce social isolation' for their patients.

Wales Online

More than 200,000 first-time blood donors still to be booked in, NHS says

Staffing shortages meant people registered but were unable to make appointments

Wales Online

15 baby names so popular they never go out of fashion

New data has shown some names that have stood the test of time

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