Decent pay would boost nurses’ morale Brief letters: NHS workers’ strike | Boiling point | Breaking bread | Waterford’s blaa | Christmas clearance | Wrapped up | Getting published The Guardian - UK · Dec 13, 2022
Woman killed in Cork crash after attending funeral named as locals react to 'pure tragedy' The physiotherapist was down in her home village of Ballingeary to pay respects to her uncle Irish Mirror · Dec 13, 2022
'Everything was under control for our baby in hospital until staff changeover - hours later he was dead' "It went all downhill" Manchester Evening News · Dec 13, 2022
Police asked to drive ambulances as paramedics strike ‘Police are not ambulance drivers or qualified paramedics’ – the Police Federation. The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2022
Gavin and Stacey star says country can't be called 'Great' Britain due to state of NHS Alison Steadman, who played Pam in Gavin and Stacey, criticised Tory ministers for their “ridiculous” and “disgraceful” failure to get round the table with nurses for pay talks Daily Mirror · Dec 13, 2022
Body of woman found in remote Shetland outbuilding as probe launched Cops say the body was found in a remote part of the island this afternoon at around 1:30pm. Daily Record · Dec 13, 2022
Man and woman charged over Birmingham death of child in 2020 as police dig up garden in search for remains Man and woman in their forties have been charged Evening Standard · Dec 13, 2022
Mature student secures lifelong dream post in Derry after returning to education to graduate in Nursing "I took the plunge at the age of 48 to get back into education and follow my dream to become a nurse." Belfast Live · Dec 13, 2022
Northern Ireland RCN nursing strikes set to go ahead after government talks fail Their first strike day is this Thursday Belfast Live · Dec 13, 2022
Hundreds of patients still waiting for help even after ambulance service's desperate plea There are still some 300 emergency calls waiting to be taken in the North West, more than 300 patients waiting for an ambulance, and over 40 emergency vehicles suffering 'substantial waits' to handover patients to hospital medics Manchester Evening News · Dec 13, 2022
‘Like a horrific board game’: 33 hours inside an NHS in crisis Crammed wards, burned-out GPs, patients waiting hours for ambulances – the health service is at breaking point The Guardian - UK · Dec 13, 2022
Music, exercise, gray hair: Pandemic practices that live on The pandemic disrupted our traditions, practices and pursuits The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2022
West Lothian man fronts campaign aimed at getting veterans to open up about their mental health Sean Brogan, from Livingston, is one of five armed forces veterans acting as the face of the new campaign. Daily Record · Dec 13, 2022
Midwives and maternity support staff across Wales vote to take industrial action The Royal College of Midwives claims the 'disappointing and unacceptable' 4% pay offer from the Welsh Government 'reinforced their feelings of being overlooked and undervalued' Wales Online · Dec 13, 2022
Daily Record · Dec 13, 2022 OAP with broken hip 'strapped to plank of wood' in van to hospital amid ambulance shortage Nicole Lea discovered her 89-year-old grandad on the floor of his home and was left with no option after being told an ambulance wasn't coming.
Liverpool Echo · Dec 13, 2022 Almost 300 Mersey Care staff to strike in row over pay GMB union said "NHS is on life support" as more action confirmed
The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2022 Camilla reveals she has bought ‘nice pieces’ from charity shops The first Emmaus Community was founded in Paris in 1949 by Abbe Pierre, a Catholic priest, MP and former member of the French Resistance.
Wales Online · Dec 13, 2022 Welsh health board issues warning of 'extreme pressure' and long waits The advice is to only go if you have an emergency that 'cannot wait'
Bristol Post · Dec 13, 2022 All the strikes taking place in Bristol this month Nurses, postal workers, council staff and more are among those taking industrial action
The Guardian - UK · Dec 13, 2022 Tell us: are you returning to the UK workforce in your 50s? We’d like to hear from people who have returned to the workforce after a period of inactivity
The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2022 Military has just 40 paramedics qualified to work in NHS The Government is preparing to deploy troops to cover for striking ambulance staff.
The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2022 Only 40 armed forces medics trained to NHS standards, new figures reveal Military will not undertake clinical duties while filling in for striking paramedics
Daily Record · Dec 13, 2022 Man who sold fake funerals to grieving Scots families admits pretending to be nurse during Covid Barry Fisher admitted falsely representing himself as a registered nurse in Lanarkshire last January, and earlier this year was caged for a £130k funeral scam in Fife.
Daily Record · Dec 13, 2022 A&E waiting times in Scotland improve but less than two-thirds seen in target time Scottish Lib Dems leader Alex Cole-Hamilton said the full focus of the government needs to be on tackling the crisis in the NHS.
The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2022 Care home resident, 92, lends hand to give Ukrainian refugee English lessons When Oksana Deinychenko asked ex-senior marine economist Terry Medley to help her learn English, he was happy to oblige.