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Hospital where student nurse died of sepsis had lack of beds, inquest hears

Zoe Bell, 28, died on December 24 2022 after waiting 12 hours in A&E at Stoke Mandeville Hospital in Aylesbury, where she had been working shifts.

Evening Standard

Hospice funding welcomed but charity warns one-off investment not enough

The Government said £100 million for adults and children’s hospices is the biggest investment in a generation.

Evening Standard

Calls for abortion law change in England after couple sentenced for buying pills

Campaigners say case of Sophie Harvey and her partner exposes harmful and unnecessary criminalisation of women

The Guardian - UK

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Hospices in England to get £100m boost amid closure fears

Hospices struggling with increases to wages and NICs say cash is ringfenced and will not ease day-to-day pressures

The Guardian - UK

Gen X Retirement Is in Trouble: Here's What You Can Do

Even as they approach retirement age, half of Gen Xers have not done any retirement planning.

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Welby makes children’s charity donation and sends last Christmas card in role

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby will step down from his role in early January over his handling of the John Smyth scandal.

Evening Standard

Seeking Wellness After Cancer at the Lanserhof Health Resort in Sylt, Germany

Is seven days of longevity programming the key to living better, longer?

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Resources Are Expanding for Older Adults on Their Own

People who are aging and living alone are finding more resources to help take care of themselves.

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Childline ready to support thousands of children this Christmas

Childline bases across the UK, including in London, Liverpool, Leeds, Birmingham, Glasgow and Cardiff, will be in operation throughout the Christmas…

The National (Scotland)

Martha’s Rule ‘transforming’ patient safety in the NHS

Merope Mills, who lost her daughter Martha to sepsis in 2021, has called for the initiative to be rolled out nationally.

Evening Standard

Eight deaths after voluntary assisted dying refusals

A coroner has called for improvements to voluntary assisted dying selection criteria, finding eight people took their own lives after being refused access.

AAP

Kevin Bridges thanked for 'generous' donation to Scottish children's charity

KEVIN Bridges has been thanked after making a huge donation to Scottish children’s hospices ...

The National (Scotland)

Mum found pushing decomposed body of daughter around London market after hiding her at home after death

Vulnerable mother hid her adult daughter's body in house in east London 'as she couldn't accept she'd died'

Evening Standard

Brazil’s President Lula leaves hospital after brain surgery

President delivers emotional address wearing a panama hat – ‘so you don’t see the dressing on my head’

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It’s been a grim year for baby-making. But what can the Christmas story teach us about having a child?

It’s an enduring dilemma, this becoming-a-parent thing. It’s never a good time to embark on parenthood

Marie Claire

Princess Kate is “a different person” following her cancer recovery, according to sources

Evening Standard

London’s shocking ‘health expectancy’ gap revealed: People in wealthier boroughs live extra decade 'in good health'

Analysis reveals stark health differences between poor and wealthy boroughs in the capital

AAP

'Treat us like humans': rise in out-of-home care kids

A report has called for urgent change after finding one state has up to four times as many children in residential care than others.

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Christmas in jail for accused mum in fake cancer case

A court has refused bail for the parents of a young boy who are accused of raising $60,000 by faking the child's cancer diagnosis.

The Independent UK

Thousands lose NHS healthcare funding after living ‘longer than expected’

Age UK said families find the system for NHS continuing healthcare ‘a complete con’, with decision-making being made on an ‘ad hoc’ basis.

The Independent UK

Fewer U.S. grandparents are taking care of grandchildren, according to new data

Fewer grandparents were taking care of grandchildren, there was a decline in the number of preschoolers and more people were staying put in their homes in the first part of the 2020s compared to the last part of the 2010s

The Guardian - UK

NHS spends £14.7bn a year treating patients in England hurt by care mistakes, says report

Experts from Imperial College London cite ‘alarming declines’ in 12 key metrics of patient safety

The Independent UK

‘Alarming declines’ in patient safety as maternity care deteriorates – report

Experts have analysed publicly available data for the latest National State of Patient Safety report.

The Independent UK

Youngsters on mental health wards face ‘cliff edge of support’ at 18 – study

There is an ‘inconsistent approach’ to transitioning patients from children to adult services, an investigation found.

The Guardian - US

Americans spend more time living with diseases than rest of world, study shows

American Medical Association finds people in US are sick for an average of 12.4 years, an increase from figure in 2000

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