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GoFundMe reports doubling in number of medical appeals mentioning ‘go private’ or ‘privately’ since before CovidThe number of Britons crowdfunding for private medical care has soared since the Covid-19 pandemic, as NHS waiting lists continue to reach r…
Number of working-age adults in work or job hunting is still lower than before pandemic, OECD figures showBritain has emerged as the worst-performing country in the G7 for workforce participation since the Covid pandemic, after an exodus of half a mill…
Party indicates it would have left governing partnership with SNP if Yousaf had not instigated judicial reviewThe Scottish Greens have indicated they would have walked away from their governing partnership with the SNP if the first minister, Humza Yous…
Programme is for people aged between nine and 24 who are experiencing extreme social withdrawalSouth Korea is to offer reclusive youths a monthly living allowance of 650,000 won ($490) in order to encourage them out of their homes, as part of a new mea…
Government sleepwalking, junk food and rising inactivity have created a health emergency that has been warned of for decadesThe warnings about a looming, large and potentially lethal diabetes crisis in the UK have been sounded for years. Tragically, th…
Local government ombudsman rules that delay in finding suitable accommodation for family caused serious health risksA severely disabled child missed out on vital NHS surgery and was left in chronic pain for more than three years because a council faile…
Diabetes UK study also expresses concern about growing number of younger people with type 2The UK is experiencing a “rapidly escalating” diabetes crisis, with cases topping five million for the first time and under-40s increasingly affected, a report h…
HSIB report identifies several barriers to child safeguarding in hospital emergency departmentsStaff in hospital emergency departments in England are struggling to spot when infants are being physically abused by their parents, raising the risk of furt…
Researchers say improved health screening of people arriving in small boats is needed to prevent outbreaksHealth experts are calling for better care for asylum seekers as research reveals small boat crossings have been linked to a sharp increase in dip…
BBC presenter contributes to £88,000 fund in response to attack on Carly Burd’s initiative to help feed poorer localsGary Lineker has donated money to a woman’s charity allotment, which had been used to feed more than 1,600 people during the cost of li…