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Nursing Homes Are Already Short on Staff, and Immigration Enforcement Is Making the Crisis Significantly Worse

Over 25% of nursing home direct care workers are foreign-born. Immigration enforcement in 2026 is worsening an already critical staffing crisis. Here's what families should ask now.

Medical Daily

Ministers call for better tracking of teenagers at risk of dropping out of work or training in England

Councils and schools urged to do more as figures show there is no information on whereabouts of 32,100 ‘Neets’

The Guardian - UK

Afternoon Update: human oversight of aged care tool could return; Neil the seal safety concerns; and a valuable painting left on the street

The Senate passes a bill to reinstate human override in all aged care assessments, due to concerns it was consistently under-assessing need and priority

The Guardian - AU

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France advances assisted dying law with strict rules and safeguards

France's National Assembly has approved a new version of a bill creating a legal right to assisted dying, bringing the country closer to a major change in end-of-life care. The legislation sets out who could qualify, how requests would be made and the safeguards designed to prevent abuse of the…

Radio France Internationale

Author of England maternity care review ‘listened to wrong voices’, says adviser

Dr Bill Kirkup says section of Valerie Amos’s report criticising ‘normal birth ideology’ was removed before publication

The Guardian - UK

Adoption gives many children a good chance

Letters: Anne Rogers writes that adoption can be the best outcome for some children, even when it goes against the wishes of birth parents. Plus letters from Cat Bracey and Graham Whitaker

The Guardian - UK

Maternity report ‘changed to remove criticism of normal birth’

Dr Bill Kirkup stepped down from Baroness Valerie Amos’s review over a dispute concerning ‘normal birth ideology’

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Quote of the day by Princess Diana: "If we all play our part in making our children feel valued, the result will be…”

Think back to a moment in your childhood when an adult made you feel truly valued. A teacher who believed in you, a relative who really listened, someone who made you feel like you mattered. Odds are you still remember it. Princess Diana understood how much those moments count, and…

The Times of India

How has maternity and neonatal care in England failed?

Amos review confirms patients received unacceptable care that led to stillbirths, serious injuries and maternal deaths

The Guardian - UK

Maternity investigator Ockenden says Amos review ‘hasn’t taught me anything new’

The senior midwife was also asked if she would take on the role of national maternity commissioner.

Evening Standard

Meet the world's most fertile woman who gave birth to 44 children, including three sets of quadruplets

When Mariam Nabatanzi from Uganda gave birth to her first set of twins at just 13 years old, she had no idea her life would become one of the most extraordinary stories in modern medical history. Over the next two decades, she gave birth to 44 children through a remarkable…

The Times of India

Resident doctors accept pay deal to end strikes

The deal will mean resident doctor pay will be 35.2 per cent higher on average than it was four years ago

Evening Standard

Resident doctors in England accept government offer on pay and jobs

Pay will be 35.2% higher on average compared with four years ago after series of strikes that have cost NHS £1bn

The Guardian - UK

Scotland's ninth walk-in GP clinic opens in Glasgow

John Swinney has said that the opening of the first GP walk-in clinic in Glasgow shows his government 'delivering' on its pledge to end…

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British firms to get £3,000 for every long-term jobless youngster they hire

Scheme aims to help 60,000 people aged 18-24 into work under plans to cut welfare bill and tackle youth jobs crisis

The Guardian - UK

How a Romford maternity ward was able to turn the tide after a ‘requires improvement’ rating

Hiring more staff and providing interpreters are just some of the actions taken by Queen’s hospital to tackle core problems

Kiplinger

Longevity Is Your Greatest Asset in Retirement: If You Know How to Use It to Your Advantage

To ensure a fulfilling retirement, view longevity as an opportunity and maintain a balanced portfolio that accepts some risk while planning for substantial costs.

The Guardian - UK

I wish my son wanted to spend more time with me

He seems to feel under pressure because he is your only child. Could you be overcompensating for your initial reluctance to have children?

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NASA used a drone to deliver a human kidney. Is this the future of transplant transport?

The drone flew beyond line of sight with a kidney not viable for organ transplant, to test the concept for future deliveries to patients.

International Business Times

Why Medical Care Alone Cannot Solve Every Family Crisis and How Mother's Grace Helps Fill an Often Overlooked Gap

When a family is suddenly confronted with cancer, a traumatic diagnosis, the loss of a child, or natural disasters, everyday financial obligations continue without interruption.

Evening Standard

Record number of conceptions in women over 40, new data shows

The proportion of conceptions ending in abortion has reached an all-time high.

Bangkok Post

Redefining beauty naturally

Ageing gracefully is no longer only about extending lifespan. Increasingly, it is also about preserving vitality, confidence and a sense of self over time.

The Guardian - UK

Bodies in Nottingham NHS trust mortuary in state of ‘advanced deterioration’, inspectors say

Human Tissue Authority says bodies not transferred to freezer in time due to insufficient storage needs

Newcastle Herald

'Insult to injury': back pay delayed for Mater nurses as anger mounts

'We need the public to know and stand up for us workers.'

Radio France Internationale

Portugal delays handover of French mother accused of abandoning children

Portuguese authorities have refused to immediately extradite to France a 41-year-old woman suspected of abandoning her two young children, who were found last month crying at the side of a road south of Lisbon.

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