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Bulk-billing rates rising after decade of 'neglect'

More doctors are choosing general practice, a development described as the "green shoots of recovery", as bulk-billing rates across the country begin to rise.

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Woman Pronounced Deceased Was Discovered Alive And Breathing At Funeral Home

Authorities haven't found any criminal intent by the nursing home, but said the investigation is ongoing. The post Woman Pronounced Deceased Was Discovered Alive And Breathing At Funeral Home first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Kate Middleton’s honest 'isolation' confession after Prince George was born

The Princess of Wales once opened up about how she felt 'cut off' without her family around her after Prince George was born in 2013

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The ill treatment of my friend’s 90-year-old mother shows how broken our aged care system is

The desperate search for affordable care and a hospital’s carelessness demonstrate that Australia’s healthcare system is failing many elders

The Guardian - AU

Labour pledges to investigate exploitation of migrant care workers

Labour accuses the Tories of ‘turning blind eye to widespread exploitation’ of migrant workers

The Independent UK

Loss of NHS specialist nurses will lead to deaths of people with learning disabilities, experts warn

“We need more, and we know that more people will die if we’re not there,” warns learning disability nurse Katy Welsh

The Independent UK

Japan's Emperor And Empress To Pay Three-day State Visit To UK

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako will visit Britain at the end of June, spending three days as guests of King Charles III, Buckingham Palace confirmed on Tuesday.

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NHS patients face intimate examinations in corridors and nights sleeping in chairs, warns union

Thousands of nurses warn patient “privacy and dignity” is regularly compromised due to hospital staffing crisis

The Independent UK

Maternity services under threat due to falling London birth rates

Falling birth rates and low staff morale and trust across the NHS in North London have raised concern among councillors.

Evening Standard

Dithering DWP owes me £1,300 in carer’s allowance

I’m forced to survive on a credit card, racking up debts I can’t repay

The Guardian - UK

Rise in hospital ‘corridor care’ is national emergency, union warns

Royal College of Nursing says overcrowding is forcing practice that puts patients at serious risk

The Guardian - UK

Hunt for rural doctors failing as health system flails

Rural women have to travel hundreds of kilometres to give birth with workforce shortages worse than they have been in 30 years, an inquiry has been told.

AAP

‘He didn’t have a contract for me’: the Indian careworkers who paid agents to work in Britain

People paid to obtain visas and sponsorship certificates but arrived to find little or no work, in abuses of care worker visa system

The Guardian - UK

UK care agencies accused of exploiting foreign workers caught in debt traps

Exclusive: Experts raise alarm over ‘national scandal’ that has hallmarks of trafficking and modern slavery

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Coping with the loss and burial of babies

Letters: Margaret Owen says the pain of early bereavement never left her, but a Jewish burial tradition provided comfort. Jeremy Cushing shares his family’s experience and suspects professionals made a well-meaning mistake

The Guardian - UK

The Observer view on the social care crisis: whoever wins the election, it needs addressing urgently

Labour and the Tories are avoiding talking about how to fund the overhaul of a system that is failing the elderly and people with disabilities

The Guardian - UK

‘It was empowering and joyful’: the UK women hiring private midwives

After a troubling report on NHS care, the number of pregnant women seeking more control over their birth plans is growing

International Business Times

Dr. Oday Alsheikh Calls For Reevaluation of Healthcare Economics to Ensure Americans' Access to Care

Dr. Alsheikh points out the major dislocation between social expectations and cost, which do not compute with the economic realities.

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A sense of optimism and the chance to chat: how Bogotá is giving respect to unpaid carers

An innovative programme in the Colombian capital is giving a new kind of support and confidence to caregivers, most of them women

Latin Times

Latinas and Black girls are entering puberty at an earlier age compared to others

While the average age for girls to get their first period is between 8-13, some Black and Latina girls are getting it as young as 5 years old. Here's why.

The Independent UK

Vera Wang, 74, sparks conversation about aging with poolside snap

The designer’s swimsuit pictures sparked an online debate around agism

The Guardian - US

US girls got their first periods increasingly earlier over the last 50 years, new study finds

Trend is especially pronounced among Black, Hispanic and Asian participants, and those who report lower socioeconomic status

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Would you 'buy' your own grandchildren? With egg freezing on the rise, many parents are footing their children’s fertility bills…

The Independent UK

Florida is offering C-sections outside of hospitals, sparking fears of complications

Even low-risk patients ‘can suddenly need lifesaving care,’ one doctor says

The National (Scotland)

Almost £680 million paid out to families through Scottish Child Payment

The number of children benefiting from a “crucial cash” payment has increased, official figures have revealed.

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