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The shrunken state expects families to fill the voids in health and social care. Woe betide those without children

As fewer Britons have children, more will be left to navigate our threadbare social care system and overstretched hospitals alone, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

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I went for a walk every day after 6pm for a month—here’s what happened

From desk job to dusky strolls, evening walks worked wonders for my mind

Fit & Well

How do 4,500 people become 250? The stark reality of life on Japan’s rapidly depopulating Gotō Islands

Japan’s population crisis isn’t letting up, despite ongoing efforts by its government to boost fertility rates. According to data released in June, birth rates fell for the eighth consecutive year in 2023, reaching a record low.

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Pat Fleetwood-Walker obituary

Other lives: Educationist who strove to promote sustainable communities in the West Midlands

The Guardian - UK

Early childhood education workers to receive 15% pay rise – if centres limit fee increases

Labor hopes forcing childcare centres to limit fee hikes to secure funding for wage rises will save parents from further price shocks

The Guardian - AU

How 'Home-Based Planning' Can Address Long-Term Care Costs

Traditional planning for the cost of long-term care doesn't reflect the realities of what the costs are and how they'll be paid.

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Doctor shortage concerns over age health check push

Australia's medical board is considering asking doctors over 70 to have mandatory heath checks over a "disturbing" jump in complaints.

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England’s GPs are squaring up to the government – but it’s an unnecessary battle

The tragedy for patients if industrial action seriously disrupts treatment is that doctors and ministers pretty much agree, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

Regional and remote Australia most at risk as report warns of worsening GP shortfall

Peak body urges ‘comprehensive policy approach’ to reverse trend whereby more doctors are leaving general practice than adopting it as a career

The Guardian - AU

‘Celebrations of life’ increasingly replacing traditional funerals in UK, study shows

Report by Co-op Funeralcare highlights shift towards unusual venues, pets at services and glittery coffins

The Guardian - UK

Women call for separate baby loss units in Scottish hospitals

WALKING on to the labour ward at 13 weeks pregnant, Sharon Campbell wasn’t beaming with the joy of an expectant mother. At her 12-week scan,…

The National (Scotland)

Lea Milligan obituary

Other lives: Charity worker for the international development organisation Mercy Ships who became CEO of MQ Mental Health Research

The Guardian - UK

I’m jealous of my husband’s relationship with his sister

This type of unwelcome envy is more common than you’d think. Tackle it by identifying what you feel is being taken away from youEvery week Annalisa Barbieri addresses a relationship problem sent in by a reader

The Guardian - UK

“This could kill us”: Labour urged to bring back Winter Fuel Payment for millions of pensioners

Age UK says around two millions ‘struggling pensioners’ will miss out

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Why are English GPs taking industrial action and how will it affect patients?

Doctors have begun a work-to-rule action over a funding row, with each practice adopting different rules

International Business Times UK

Sweden To Pay Grandparents Parental Leave To Babysit Up To Three Months In Their Grandchild's First Year

Sweden has enacted a groundbreaking law allowing grandparents to receive paid parental leave to babysit their grandchildren for up to three months during the child's first year, enhancing family support and gender equality.

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Why I’m convinced men have more to do with the UK’s falling birth rates than women do

The falling birth rate has nothing to do with women's personal choices here are the real culprits

The Independent UK

Sixteen nurses in five years took their own lives while under investigation by scandal-hit regulator

UK nursing regulator’s chair confirms he will not step down following damning report

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Number of births in Scotland falls to lowest level in 170 years

THE number of babies born in Scotland fell to a record low last year, with statisticians revealing the country’s total fertility rate was at its…

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Reproductive leave push to end 'culture of silence'

Paid leave entitlements for menopause and fertility issues would boost female workforce participation and prevent early retirements, unions say.

Latin Times

Teen birth rates in the U.S. have declined sharply in the last 20 years, especially among Latinas

The overall birth rate for 15- to 19-year-olds in the U.S. declined 71% between 2000 and 2022, according to a study by National Vital Statistics System

Evening Standard

GPs threaten to 'bring NHS to a standstill' with possible strike

Family doctors are being balloted over industrial action

The Independent UK

GPs could bring NHS to standstill if they vote for first industrial action in 60 years, BMA warns

BMA is balloting GPs on whether to take first action for decades and starting from Thursday

The Guardian - UK

We must end the racial disparities in maternity outcomes

Letter: Women just like me are dying disproportionately and unnecessarily in what should be the happiest time of their lives, writes Dr Yasmin Mulji

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You Need a Retirement Contingency Plan: Five Steps to Get It Done

Planning for the unknown in retirement might sound impossible, but you can manage it by breaking it down into these five components.

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