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Unborn girl saves twin sister's life by sending out signal from womb, doctors say

Poppy and Winnie McBride have a unique bond and doctors say Poppy saved her sister's life as if they had waited any longer to deliver the them, Winnie would not have made it.

Daily Mirror

UK's least accessible GP surgeries named and shamed in new appointment 'league tables'

The government said the league table would help patients make "more informed choices", but leading GPs say they won't account for different patient demographics and leave those at the bottom facing "undue criticism"

Daily Mirror

Garvagh girl named Young Person of the Year for air ambulance fundraisers after dad's death

Ellie sadly lost her dad, Peter, in a crash in February 2019

Belfast Live

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Two-fifths ‘have gone into debt to pay for a funeral’

Research comes amid worsening cost of living crisis

The Independent UK

Leeds woman 'removed' from dentists during 'nightmare' stay in intensive care

She described her 'nightmare' as she now struggles to acccess dental care

Leeds Live

Trains, post and even coffin-making: Every strike likely to affect UK by end of 2022

From nursing to postal deliveries, few public services will be unaffected by industrial action this winter

The Independent UK

GP appointment 'league tables' published for England

The data will reveal how many appointments each practice is delivering and the length of time it takes to be seen

Wales Online

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Surge in aged care cases as latest wave of COVID-19 sweeps WA

The public is being urged to “do the right thing” as COVID-19 case numbers at aged care homes surge with a new wave of the virus sweeping Australia.

ABC News

GP practices could be named and shamed as appointment ‘league tables’ published

The Government said the data would give patients a ‘more informed choice’ about where to seek care.

The Independent UK

GP practices offering least appointments to be named and shamed

Health officials hope move will ‘improve transparency about performance’

The Independent UK

Delivery room camera captures father’s emotional reaction to wife’s ‘scariest’ experience giving birth

‘I felt so bad when I looked over and saw him crying,’ the mother wrote on TikTok

The Independent UK

WA Country Health Service reduced emergency, maternity care at five regional hospitals

The state government has been criticised over cuts to emergency and maternity services across five regional communities, amid a heated industrial dispute with the WA nurses' union.

ABC News

WA nurses ordered to call off strike after fresh Industrial Relations Commission hearing

Western Australia's Industrial Relations Commission orders the state's nurses to call off planned industrial action – an instruction that will almost certainly be ignored.

ABC News

Southern Queensland families say regional skills shortage exacerbated by childcare deserts

Young families say private babysitters and flexible hours are not sustainable solutions to low childcare vacancies in regional areas.

ABC News

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HIV-positive heart donor's family, recipient meet

A woman who got a new lease on life after a ground-breaking heart transplant between an HIV-positive donor and recipient got to meet the family of the woman who gave it to her

ABC News

Call for national guidelines to support birthing journey for women with disability

Until we adequately identify women with disability, we aren't understanding them and supporting their needs when they're giving birth, an expert says.

ABC News

There are calls for menstrual and menopause leave to be included in the Fair Work Act, but what is it and how would it work?

A number of countries have introduced policies to address the specific health needs of people who menstruate, but what are those policies, do they actually work and what is being proposed in Australia?

The Guardian - UK

Charlotte Jones obituary

Other Lives: GP who pioneered family planning services and sought to make childbirth as positive as possible for women

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There are fairer ways to fund social care for all

Letters: Michael Hill, John Harvey and Tim Johnson on the reforms needed to create a social care system that doesn’t fail people when they’re most vulnerable

The Independent UK

Heroic mother died pushing baby daughter’s pram away from oncoming lorry, partner reveals

Chris Tuczemskyi pays tribute to late partner Rebecca Ableman, who passed away from her injuries in October but saved the life of their daughter Autumn

Dublin Live

Social welfare Ireland: Over 114,000 people to get €500 bonus payment tomorrow

The payment is one of eight once-off lump sums that was announced in Budget 2023

Daily Mirror

Hero mum killed when she pushed daughter's pram out of the way of oncoming lorry

Rebecca Ableman, from Willingham, Cambs, was walking to the shop with her two-year-old daughter Autumn when she was hit by a lorry after pushing the pram out the way

The Independent UK

Charles praises ‘very important’ medical students during hospital visit

St Bartholomew’s Hospital has provided continuous patient care on the same site since it was founded in 1123.

The Independent UK

Art installation featuring 40,138 paper flowers created to mark Carers Rights Day

The flowers represent the number of unpaid carers in Bristol recorded on the 2011 census.

Wales Online

'Your responsibilities never end': The hidden reality of life as an unpaid carer

Sarah Stevens still plays a big part in trying to make sure her daughter's life is as normal as possible even now she has turned 18

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