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'GP services close to collapse in Wales' doctors union warns

The BMA Cymru is calling for an urgent package of support to save GP surgeries in Wales

Wales Online · Jun 28, 2023

Four years after launch, awareness about Ayushman Bharat Arogya Karnataka health scheme remains poor: Study

Although it has been over four years since the Ayushman Bharat Arogya Karnataka (AB-ArK) health scheme was rolled out, awareness and knowledge about the scheme has still not reached all. A study by the Population Research Centre at Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC) in three districts in Karnataka…

The Hindu · Jun 28, 2023

West Lothian care homes will remain open as health board backs council plan

The IJB agreed to accept the council's offer and have agreed that there are no plans to close any of the long-term placement care homes

Daily Record · Jun 28, 2023

West Lothian care homes remain open as health board backs council plan

Jobs and long term care homes places guaranteed as joint health committee backs £1.2m five-year rescue, but changes to hospital care for the elderly unsettle councillors who call for more information

Edinburgh Live · Jun 27, 2023

The Britons who made their final journey to Dignitas clinic

Stories of people who travelled to the Swiss assisted-dying facility to end their lives

The Guardian - UK · Jun 27, 2023

Hancock: Adult social care ‘was in nowhere near good-enough shape’ for pandemic

Former health secretary Matt Hancock insisted responsibility for ensuring pandemic preparedness in the sector “formally fell to local authorities”.

The Independent UK · Jun 27, 2023

South Korea has the lowest fertility rate in the world – and that doesn't bode well for its economy

Around the world, nations are looking at the prospect of shrinking, aging populations – but none more so than South Korea.

The Conversation · Jun 27, 2023

Nurses fail to vote in sufficient numbers for fresh strikes in England

Fewer than 50% of RCN members voted in ballot, falling short of proportion required for result to stand

The Guardian - UK · Jun 27, 2023

Watchdog raps Bristol hospital bosses for failing to let woman know her mum was dying

University Hospitals Bristol & Weston NHS Trust says it has learned lessons from four cases partly upheld by ombudsman

Bristol Post · Jun 27, 2023

Nurses strike called off in Wales as talks with Welsh Government resume

The strike has been paused as nurses hope to get a new agreement on non-pay issues in their job

Wales Online · Jun 27, 2023