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Disabled pensioner unable to visit wife of 60 years as crucial bus to be axed

Andy Wilson, 82, will not be able to visit his wife of 62 years Marie, 85, at her care home after McGill's Buses announced plans to axe the number 22 bus that stops outside his house

Daily Mirror

Worker at West Lothian kids day care struck off after child offence conviction

Fiona MacLeod was convicted of offences at Stirling Sheriff Court in May last year

Daily Record

South Ayrshire to be 'age friendly' as older population increases

The council is to apply to join Scotland's Age Friendly Communities Network as the percentage of older residents increases.

Daily Record

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English council bosses demand urgent help for ‘exhausted’ unpaid carers

Social services directors set out reform plan and say care system has never been so close to breaking point

The Guardian - UK

Calls for £100-a-month boost to Scottish Child Payment for struggling parents

EXCLUSIVE: Campaigners want SNP ministers to increase the Scottish Child Payment to comat "staggering" poverty levels among young parents.

Daily Record

Disabled pensioner could be left unable to visit wife in care home as lifeline bus axed

Disabled pensioner Andy Wilson will be unable to visit his beloved wife of 60 years Marie at Elderslie care home if McGill's scrap a lifeline bus service.

Daily Record

Aged care analyst warns of ‘alarming lack of transparency’ in how churches spend government grants

Concerns have been raised that religious institutions do not have to show how they are spending millions of dollars of federal funding

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NHS bosses issue warning over urgent and emergency care during nursing strike

Health leaders have warned that urgent and emergency care could be in a “precarious position” during next week’s nursing strike unless exemptions are brought in by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN).

Evening Standard

Majority of Scots remain satisfied with health, education and transport services

A MAJORITY of Scots remain satisfied with public services in the country despite faith in the NHS falling since the pandemic, according to a major…

The National (Scotland)

Midwives plead for targets to end black maternal death rate being FOUR times higher

One of Britain's leading midwives pleaded for ministers to set targets to reduce Black women dying in childbirth as she said: 'They have set targets for stillbirths, for premature births, but never for black women'

Daily Mirror

UK government under pressure to formally apologise for forced adoption

Spotlight on Westminster after Labour-led Welsh administration says sorry to mothers coerced into giving away children

The Guardian - UK

80 is different in 2023 than in 1776 – but even back then, a grizzled Franklin led alongside a young Hamilton

President Joe Biden’s announcement that he’s running for another term raises concerns for many Americans. At his potential second inauguration, he would be 82, beating himself in becoming the oldest among American presidents.

The Conversation

Welsh Government to formally apologise for forced adoptions that 'robbed' women of babies

Thousands of women are thought to have been forced to give up their babies against their will from the 1950s to the 70s

Wales Online

Survey shows ‘significant decrease’ in satisfaction with key public services

People less satisfied with health, education and public transport

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Single mum who's 'proud' to be a workaholic was answering emails just after giving birth

Career-driven Lydia Mujuru, 49, didn’t realise she was “obsessed” with work until she felt like something was missing when she was on maternity leave with her eldest son

Daily Mirror

Young adults more likely to stick with current employer than hop from job to job

One in three millennials and Gen Z adults are content to become a 'lifer' at their company - even if they are just starting out in their career

ABC News

Busselton hospice volunteers say to work with the dying is a privilege

Busselton woman Linda Smith isn't a medical professional but has the privilege of being with people in their last moments.

The Independent UK

Children in care being moved miles from their local area, charity warns

Become said that a lack of suitable places in the local area means more children are being moved far away when it is not in their best interests.

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The Independent UK

Dame Judi Dench thanks 500 volunteers recognised in coronation celebrations

The King and Queen Consort have recognised the volunteers in conjunction with the Royal Voluntary Service.

The Conversation

Auxiliary power: in wartime, Australian women fought germs, fired shells – and took on gender norms

Sheila Sibley enlisted in the Australian Army in 1942 with a vision of becoming a wartime nurse – “an angel of mercy, the wounded man’s guide … the Rose of No-Man’s Land”, in her own words.

Daily Mirror

Government mounts court bid to block next week's 48-hour nurses strike

Nursing leaders accused the Government of trying to 'silence members' with a legal threat against a planned 48-hour walkout from 8pm on Sunday, April 30, to 8pm on Tuesday, May 2

The National (Scotland)

Young Scots women 'patronised and minimised' accessing healthcare, report finds

Young women said they felt as if they were not taken seriously in healthcare settings, were often dismissed, and their experiences minimised.

The Guardian - UK

Labour’s Wes Streeting is half right about how to fix the NHS

Yes, reform is necessary. But without increases in spending as well, Britain will continue to be the sick man of Europe, says epidemiologist Michael Marmot

The Guardian - UK

Nearly four in 10 young adults want elected UK head of state, poll finds

Poll results 12 days before Charles coronation show 78% of over-65s back monarchy but just 32% of 18-24s

Daily Record

Falkirk councillor says elderly are being 'forgotten' as he backs charity's campaign

Councillor Alf Kelly has criticised the new First Minister for removing older persons' ministerial post

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