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West Lothian patients 'struggle for GP appointments' despite improved service

A plan to improve primary care services may have relieved the pressure on GP services but people still struggle to get an appointment a councillor said this week as he called for greater engagement between practices and heir patients

Edinburgh Live

British Black women die in childbirth at an appalling rate. I’m tired of fighting a racist system in vain

Fixing this will require systemic change that goes way beyond healthcare, says author Candice Brathwaite

The Guardian - UK

East Ayrshire Council vow to deliver improved summer programme after criticism of 2022 scheme

Chief Executive says council's ambition is to provide more to families of children with greatest needs that it did last summer.

Daily Record

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10 questions for Sean Soulsby of The Children’s Foundation

The CEO of one of the North East's longest running charities answers our questions

Birmingham Post

Top volunteering jobs Brits want to work include food banks and animal shelters

Nearly half of Brits who have not volunteered previously would like to do so in the near future - but more than a fifth don't know where they can do so

Daily Mirror

'Fit and healthy' man faces moving into elderly care home at age of just 44

Serene Crutchley says sibling Gary Crutchley needs to be cared for after suffering a shock stroke in 2020 at the age of 41 but a lack of supported housing in his area means he has few options

Daily Mirror

Over 50 and pregnant: the rise of the older mums

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Eurobodalla Shire Council calls for more family day care educators amid nationwide shortage

Alison Burns could not access child care for her kids so launched her own centre, but now more families than she can handle are knocking on her door as a nationwide shortage bites in remote areas.

ABC News

Hospital issued with enforcement action as children’s services rated inadequate

Kettering General Hospital has previously been criticised by parents over the care given to children.

The Independent UK

Taxi driver delivering emergency blood left fuming after being hit with parking fine

Delivery driver Gary was given a parking fine as he delivered emergency supplies to Manchester Royal Infirmary, in partnership with the North West Ambulance Service

Daily Mirror

East Belfast student nurse stunned by invitation to King Charles' Coronation

Claire Thompson will join royalty and world leaders at the event on 6 May in Westminster Abbey

Belfast Live

Mandatory three-day wait to access abortion care is 'inappropriate' and 'patronising', top doctor says

A woman has 12 weeks to terminate her pregnancy but is required by law to attend two doctors’ appointments with a buffer period in between.

Irish Mirror

The welcoming space helping young people leaving care

'Coming here to the Sunflower Lounge, it's like going from being alone to being in a family'

Wales Online

Edinburgh mum's 'blood runs cold' as nursery tells her to find new space for child

Edinburgh parents have been left to rush to find crucial childcare in the midst of the cost of living crisis as local private nurseries are forced to temporarily close some of their rooms.

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Over four in five adults feel it is more important than ever to be 'financially savvy'

More than a fifth are using financial apps more compared to a year ago - as almost half have three or more such apps downloaded on their smartphones

Daily Mirror

'I quit my job to care for my parents - the 'sandwich generation' need more support'

After 43,000 women in the UK left their jobs last year to care for family members, mum-of-two Hayley Timson is sharing the reality of the 'sandwich generation', juggling elderly parents and young kids

Daily Mirror

Doctors reveal heartbreaking name many patients call out before they die

End-of-life carers say patients preparing to say goodbye often tell them about their dying regrets, which often include working their life away or worrying about their appearance

Wales Online

Widely-publicised care academy launched last summer by Carmarthenshire Council has seven recruits

The Care Academi is one of the ways Carmarthenshire Council is trying to recruit much-needed carers

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Shire of Dundas terminates Norseman GP's contract after locum funding request

A WA council will terminate the contract of a small town's general practitioner over claims it is being held to "ransom" amid requests for up to $300,000 to fund additional locum support.

Bristol Post

Bristol death notices and funeral announcements from this week

Our thoughts are with those who have lost a loved one

Chronicle Live

Newcastle mental health wards 'not fit for purpose' warns regulator as NHS trust told it must improve

Mental health wards at the Hadrian Clinic have been slammed as 'not fit for purpose'.

The Independent UK

Life expectancy for northern babies ‘a year less than’ others in England

The new Health Equity North institute of experts has reported other worrying inequalities too.

Newcastle Herald

Aged care broken: workforce shortages a 'genuine concern'

"You get to the point (where) there's all these people who need care and we don't have enough staff ... what do we actually do with those people?"

ABC News

Peter Attia says we have more knowledge than we use to stop deterioration from ageing

US physician Peter Attia argues that we put too much thought into extending longevity, and not enough into making the last years of our lives healthy and happy ones.

AAP

Advocate hopeful of single parent support in budget

The federal government is under pressure to boost funding for disadvantaged people in the May budget, with advocates saying there is a clear case for it.

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