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• Major public opinion study shows a clear preference in England for increased investment in the NHS

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  Researchers from the Health Foundation and Ipsos UK found people are willing to pay more in taxes to support improvements.

• A Glasgow nursing student is calling for increased financial support for student nurses

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  With rising living and student accommodation costs, many student nurses are struggling financially

• Bid to tackle low cervical cancer screening rates in London

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  A pilot program is testing an AI assistant named Asa. Designed to improve appointment booking and attendance

• Substantial increase in people in the UK paying for private healthcare

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  A report by the Nuffield Trust highlights a steeper rise in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland compared to England suggests this trend might be driven by NHS limitations

• Carer in Australia has been taken to court for leaving an autistic client in a locked car

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  Police broke into the car when they were alerted to the man as temperatures were 40 degrees

• Scottish MP urges constituents to apply for Take A Break grant

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  The respite grant is for carers of disabled children aged up to 20

• 95 year old in Scotland has now been told her carers have been cut

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  The local council say they regret they have to make cuts in who qualifies for carers

• Carers having to pay back benefits has a chilling echo of the Post Office IT scandal

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  Kate Garraway, who looked after her husband Derek, was responding to stories about the Department of Work and Pensions pursuing unpaid carers for breaching the rules

• NHS encouraging local dental practices to hire new dentists

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  It's part of the government's NHS dental recovery plan.

• Over half of England's care home residents have had their spring COVID-19 jab

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  Over one hundred and fifty thousand people have received the jab, and those who are still eligible for the vaccination are being urged to come forward as soon as possible

• Government rejecting applications for disability benefit

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  The Department for Work and Pensions say they are modernising the disability benefit system to target those who need it most.

• GPs across England struggling to find work

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  The British Medical Association says that GP practices are unable to afford to hire the GPs that they need

• Fostering Network has launched its annual survey

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  By gathering evidence from the survey on the Fostering Network website they want to track changes in trends in fostering and use their findings to better represent foster carers.

• £16 million fund to address the exploitation of overseas adult social care staff

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  the focus has shifted to preventing and responding to unethical employment practices due to concerns about exploitation

• South West of England has been rated the best place to be an NHS nurse

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  The South West particularly excels in staff morale and recognition, according the NHS staff survey

• it’s International Nurses’ Day

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  The day is intended to celebrate the contribution nurses make to society around the world.

• 700 years to get rid of NHS waiting lists!

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  Getting back to the levels of January 2023 would take 30 years at the current rate

• Yorkshire mums and babies are becoming stars.

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  They’re two of the families taking part in a project called Born and Bred in Wakefield