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‘If you go to Saudi, it’s sunny’: foreign care workers could quit UK after clampdown

Ban on bringing dependants has raised fears that England’s care staff shortage will only worsen

The Guardian - UK · Dec 6, 2023

OPINION - British and want to live with your foreign spouse? Don't be poor, or even middle-income

As of next spring, only well-off Britons will be able to marry a foreigner and live with them in the UK. Amid the announcements on skilled migrants and care workers, the home secretary yesterday slipped in something that astonished even experienced immigration watchers: that the minimum income requirement for British citizens…

Evening Standard · Dec 5, 2023

‘Cash-for-kidney’ scam: Health Ministry orders probe against Apollo Hospitals

Cash-for-kidney’ scam: The Health Ministry’s National Organ and Tissue Transplantation Organisation (NOTTO) has initiated an inquiry into allegations of cash-for-kidney scam against Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, said sources in the Ministry

The Hindu · Dec 5, 2023

Make a difference to a veteran this Christmas

Make a difference to a veteran this Christmas

The National (Scotland) · Dec 4, 2023

Succour for the bedridden, delivered home

P. Shobhana, a native of Kannur, dedicates her life to palliative care, spending her days by the side of bedridden patients. She and her brother formed a trust, Sanjeevani Santhvanaveedu, to ensure no one goes without care and medical help.

The Hindu · Dec 4, 2023

US prison deaths soared by 77% during height of Covid-19 crisis, study finds

Analysis of in-custody deaths show mortality rates were more than three times the increase in general population in 2020

The Guardian - US · Dec 3, 2023

Health secretary talks of ‘new relationship’ with striking junior doctors

In markedly different tone from her predecessor, Victoria Atkins tells of her ‘respect’ for junior doctors

The Guardian - UK · Dec 2, 2023

Supreme Court to examine plea for transparency in birth records

SC issues notice in plea seeking effective implementation of RBD Act, 1969. Petition seeks to ensure right of every child to register birth & access to crucial information on registered births. SC had directed setting up of centralised database for civil registration records. Petition urges SC to direct govt to…

The Hindu · Dec 2, 2023

Amid ICU bed shortage, care-at-home services gaining ground

Care-at-home services in India offer many advantages, such as shorter hospital stays, lower costs, and enabling patients to receive treatment in the comfort of their homes surrounded by family. With the help of technologies such as ‘Tele-ICU’, these services are now accessible in smaller cities and remote areas, and are…

The Hindu · Dec 2, 2023

Remembering the kindness and generosity of Terry Venables

Letters: Readers on their recollections of the late football player and England manager

The Guardian - UK · Dec 1, 2023