The Latest Breaking News on Ageing

'I want to live in a country that cares - but Rishi Sunak cares about wrong elements'

Mirror columnist Saira Khan says PM Rishi Sunak's pledge to reduce NHS waiting times is encouraging - but social care, childcare and mental health services were absent from his top priorities

Daily Mirror · Jan 7, 2023

'Hearts shattered' after 'happy and smiling' young farmer dies following injury at work

Tributes have been paid to 26-year-old Macauley Owen

Wales Online · Jan 7, 2023

Boycott threatened against Suella Braverman’s plans to X-ray vulnerable child refugees

Exclusive: Radiographer chief warns system already ‘at breaking point’ without additional pressure

The Independent UK · Jan 7, 2023

Doctors claim hospital discharge guidance could see patients die

The British Medical Association claims any decision to discharge patients from wards without proper social care support would 'transfer the liability and risk to clinicians'

Wales Online · Jan 6, 2023

Australia to get bigger and older faster

Australia will reshape over the next decade to become bigger and older, which will have implications for the entire population.

AAP · Jan 6, 2023

China should brace for brutal Covid winter

Last month, China ended its zero-Covid policy, bringing a tumultuous end to restrictions after nearly three years. The suddenness of the move surprised nearly everyone. The process could have been much more gradual, with a slower shift from mass forced lockdowns to more flexible policies. Instead, it has effectively thrown…

Bangkok Post · Jan 6, 2023

'The current state of the NHS leaves me sick to my stomach - it's terrifying'

In this week's column Val, the mum of Mirror columnist and football legend Robbie Savage, says telling people to stay away from A&E because it’s full of flu and Covid patients leads to deaths

Daily Mirror · Jan 6, 2023

Britain's NHS nightmare: How COVID-19, cost-cutting and burnout pushed the UK's health system to the brink

British doctors are risking their jobs to speak out against what they say is an unfolding catastrophe in the national health system, with patients left lying on hospital floors and in corridors while they wait for help.

ABC News · Jan 6, 2023

South Tyneside teacher who owes life to 42 blood donors backs urgent call for people in the North East to donate

Keri Anglin, 45, suffered a terrifying haemorrhage seven years ago. As a result, she more than most knows how vital blood donations can be.

Chronicle Live · Jan 6, 2023

Girl, 4, died of sepsis following 'missed opportunities' at hospital

A coroner has called for changes to help prevent similar future fatalities following the death of Eva Hayden

Manchester Evening News · Jan 6, 2023