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Florida’s nursing pipeline is broken as many would-be nurses fail their exams

TAMPA, Fla. — As Florida struggles with a growing demand for nurses, its system for training them has a serious problem. Every year, thousands of nursing school graduates fail at the finish line, unable to make the final milestone required to become licensed.

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English hospitals urged to free up beds before ambulance staff strike

Hospitals are told strikes on 21 and 28 December – also taking place in Wales – will lead to ‘extensive disruption’

The Guardian - UK

Woman paralysed in botched kidnapping may soon be able to return home

Angel Lynn was 19 when Chay Bowskill seriously injured her after an argument when he threw her into a van

Wales Online

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Older Adults Seek Less Emergency Care Due To Potential Costs: Research

A recent study reveals that some older persons have resisted seeking medical help even when they felt they might need it because of concerns about how much emergency care might cost them. Read on for details:

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Biden decision to block asylum access at ports of entry caused hundreds of migrants to die, report finds

Report says that migrants expelled because of Title 42 continue to be targeted for ‘horrific violence, kidnappings, torture, extortion, rape’

The Independent UK

Pair arrested in relation to deaths of two children were known to both boys

The boys, aged two and five, were found at an east London address.

The Independent UK

Take a look inside our crumbling, crisis-hit NHS to see why nurses have no choice but to take action

As patients line corridors and children are sprawled over waiting room floors, we should listen to striking nurses about the conditions they are working in

Liverpool Echo

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El Paso plans to bus hundreds of migrants to Dallas and other cities with major airports

EL PASO, Texas – With the influx of migrants likely to top 5,000 per day, El Paso city and county leaders plan to work with non-governmental organizations, or NGOs, to bus people to Dallas, Houston and other cities with major airport hubs, allowing migrants to be transported to points across…

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Young adults turn to cars as rail strikes wreck Christmas travel plans

Some 39% of respondents to an RAC survey aged 18-24 said they have changed their festive travel itinerary due to industrial action on the railways.

The Independent UK

Scramble to free up hospital beds ahead of ambulance strike

NHS bosses warn of ’extensive disruption’ as mass walkouts loom

The Independent UK

SA Police help Maltese family check on long-lost relative living in Port Augusta

An Australian-born woman living in Malta emails SA Police hoping to find a relative who has not been heard from for 20 years. An hour later she opens her inbox to see two smiling officers — and her long-lost uncle.

ABC News

‘Macho’ Barclay is hampering the settlement of nurses’ dispute, says RCN leader

The Health Secretary has been accused of undervaluing the work of nurses because it is a ‘90% female profession’.

The Independent UK

ED perfect storm prompts Christmas plea

The Australian Medical Association has issued a plea to mask up and gather outdoors at Christmas as emergency departments face a perfect storm this summer.

AAP

Department of Justice investigation finds Alaska unnecessarily institutionalizes children, violating federal law

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A major U.S. Department of Justice investigation has concluded that children in Alaska with mental health issues are “forced to endure unnecessary and unduly long” institutionalization in locked psychiatric hospitals and residential treatment facilities because no alternatives exist.

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Tories 'put Unionism before the NHS' with attack on Budget tax rises

SCOTLAND’S struggling health services cannot improve without tax increases for higher earners, the Health Secretary has said, as he claimed…

The Independent UK

Hospitals urged to free up beds ahead of ambulance crew strikes

Ambulance crews in England are set to walk out for two days on December 21 and 28 over pay.

The Independent UK

Man and woman arrested over deaths of boys aged two and five

The suspects were known to the children who were found at a property in Dagenham, east London, police said.

The Independent UK

Police investigation launched after bodies of two boys found at house in Dagenham

Man and woman have been arrested and remain in police custody

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Manchester Evening News

Greater Manchester school hit by Strep A outbreak

If you think your child is poorly and getting worse, trust your instincts & contact NHS 111 or your GP

The Independent UK

16,000 appointments postponed during nurses’ strike, NHS data shows

Some 10,000 staff in England, as well as nurses in Wales and Northern Ireland, took part in the 12-hour action in a bitter dispute over pay.

The Guardian - UK

More than 1m poor people with health problems in England at risk from cold

Calls for extra winter help as ONS estimates 1.3m people with heart and breathing conditions living in poverty

Wales Online

The most recent death notices across Cardiff as families remember loved ones

Our thoughts are with loved ones at this time

Liverpool Echo

Mum working full time as nurse struggling to afford childcare

The 37-year-old newly qualified nurse said: "You shouldn't be going into debt when you're working, should you?"

France 24

Spanish lawmakers advance 'menstrual leave' legislation, a first for a European country

Lower house Spanish lawmakers on Thursday approved a bill that would grant paid medical leave to women who suffer from severe period pain, becoming the first European country to advance this type of legislation.

The Conversation

Asylum claim rejections show the UK government has little understanding of what people are fleeing – and it's costing lives

After yet another tragedy in the Channel, there is no doubt that something needs to be done to improve the processes overseeing asylum seekers coming to the UK, through whatever route. The UK’s prime minister, Rishi Sunak, has outlined a five-point plan to fix Britain’s broken immigration system.

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