World news | The GuardianFour-fifths of UK mental health nurses say their workload is unmanageable https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/apr/27/four-fifths-uk-mental-health-nurses-say-workload-unmanageable #Nhs #Nursing #MentalHealth #Psychiatry #Health #Society #UkNews #HealthPolicy
Findings on healthy life expectancy in UK shed light on its deteriorating health https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/apr/27/findings-healthy-life-expectancy-uk-shed-light-deteriorating-health #UkNews #Health #LifeExpectancy #HealthPolicy #Labour #OfficeForNationalStatistics #Politics
ABC FeedsMother's impassioned plea after young daughter's cerebral palsy diagnosis
By Becc Bird and Josh Brine
Ayla doesn't let disability slow her down, but her mother wants her to have the same opportunities as others.
#Disabilities #CerebralPalsy #Children #DisabilityAccess #ChildrensHealth #RegionalCommunities #HealthPolicy #BeccBird #JoshBrine
US news | The GuardianTrump psychedelics order largely symbolic, analysts say https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/24/trump-psychedelic-medication-order #TrumpAdministration #DonaldTrump #UsNews #UsPolitics #HealthPolicy
Tobacco ban in the UK could create smoke-free generation
By Georgie Hewson
Anyone born after 2008 will be banned from buying cigarettes or vapes for life in the UK when a new bill becomes law.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-24/generational-smoking-ban-uk/106592244
Regional families and carers fear they'll bear the brunt of NDIS cuts
By Madigan Landry
People living with disability in regional areas already face extra hurdles in accessing support and families fear changes to the NDIS could have irreversible consequences.
#Disabilities #HealthPolicy #DisabilityAccess #FederalGovernment #MadiganLandry
Nine in 10 UK voters across parties support right to abortion, poll finds https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/apr/23/uk-voters-abortion-rights-women-health-poll #ReproductiveRights #Abortion #WomensHealth #Women #Health #Conservatives #ReformUk #GreenParty #Labour #HealthPolicy #Society #RoeVWade #UkNews #Politics #UsNews #WorldNews
Plan for healthier school meals in England will hit services, say caterers https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/apr/23/plan-healthier-school-meals-england-services-caterers #SchoolMeals #FoodDrinkIndustry #ChildrensHealth #Business #Education #Schools #England #UkNews #Health #Obesity #EducationPolicy #HealthPolicy
How the new eligibility test for NDIS participants could work
By Clare Armstrong and Samantha Dick
Labor's plan to create a new "assessment tool" to determine future NDIS eligibility based on functional need could backfire without the right settings, say experts.
#DisabilityAccess #PeopleWithDisability #HealthPolicy #FederalParliament #ClareArmstrong #SamanthaDick
Bich Nguyen"The Trump administration will require all 50 states to explain their plans to revalidate some of their Medicaid providers in a national escalation of anti-fraud efforts that have so far largely focused on specific states, Mehmet Oz, MD, MBA, said Tuesday."
https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/medicaid/120890
#healthcare #medicaid #medicare #CMS #fraud #waste #abuse #HealthPolicy
