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Older Australians face ongoing 'ageism' discrimination

Ageism is rife and needs to be more broadly acknowledged, according to advocates who are calling for a national awareness campaign.

AAP · Oct 7, 2023

Visa fees: Union bosses say piling costs on migrant NHS nurses is ‘short-sighted’

The Royal College of Nursing has condemned the Home Office visa fee increases

Evening Standard · Oct 6, 2023

Nursing bosses call for scrapping of health and care visa increase

The RCN said there are tens of thousands of nursing vacancies in the NHS and more gaps in social care.

The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2023

Doctors started writing their wills in 2020, UK Covid inquiry told

Prof Philip Banfield says profession was ‘traumatised’ after events of pandemic, as he criticises government response

The Guardian - UK · Oct 5, 2023

Christa Paxton obituary

Other lives: Senior figure in the voluntary sector, including at VSO and the British Lung Foundation, who created her own consultancy

The Guardian - UK · Oct 5, 2023

London’s older people ‘do not feel valued’, report warns

Particular concerns were raised over a lack of affordability and the provision of healthcare

Evening Standard · Oct 4, 2023

‘Investigate now’: Ex-health minister urges probe into nursing regulator after The Independent’s exposé

Exclusive: Sir Ben Bradshaw warns same concerns about UK’s nursing regulator have resurfaced 15 years later

The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2023

T.N. CM Stalin urges PM Modi, to put on hold, restrictions on opening of new medical colleges

Tamil Nadu CM requests PM Modi to keep NMC notification in abeyance, citing legal untenability. Argues restrictions on new medical colleges will deprive deserving districts of much-needed tertiary institutions. States TN achieved higher doctor-population ratio due to State investments, not Union govt. Urges Union govt. to contribute more, says progressive…

The Hindu · Oct 4, 2023

Scottish Covid bereaved families want ‘answers, accountability and apology’

Dr Claire Mitchell spoke on behalf of the Scottish Covid Bereaved group at the inquiry in London on Tuesday.

The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2023

Greenland women seek compensation after involuntary birth control scandal

Thousands of women and girls as young as 13 were fitted with coils without their consent in the 1960s, according to a report

Evening Standard · Oct 3, 2023