Latest news with #NuffieldTrust
Scottish Sun
03-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
I got pregnant at 13 & my daughter's dad blocked me over it – I then vlogged the custody trial… yes, I regret that now
Maddie revealed her daughter's father blocked her after hearing she was pregnant. NOT KIDDING I got pregnant at 13 & my daughter's dad blocked me over it – I then vlogged the custody trial… yes, I regret that now AFTER finding out she was pregnant at 13, Maddie Lambert-Crowley thought her life was over. Now 21, and a mum to Everly, seven, and Ryder, one, Maddie has reflected on her younger years and her mistakes. Advertisement 2 Maddie got pregnant at 13, leading her then partner to block her when he found out she was carrying his child Credit: Instagram - @maddieelambertt 2 It led Maddie to make some questionable decisions in her teenage years Credit: instagram/maddieelambertt The teenage mum has previously revealed that the dad of her first child blocked her when he found out Maddie was pregnant. But Maddie wasn't going to go down without a fight and decided to not only go through a custody trial but also film the entire thing to upload to the internet. Looking back, she now regrets the vlogging she confessed in a recent Instagram post. She wrote: "Me to my 15-year-old self who VLOGGED HER CUSTODY TRIAL." Advertisement The video used a voice clip that said, " Let's not post that. Let's not post that video." Maddie also admitted to looking down on teen mums prior to becoming one herself. 'I'd always look down on teen mums, if I'm being completely honest,' Maddie said. 'I think that was just from a lack of knowing what it is really like.' Advertisement But despite her previous thoughts on teenage pregnancy, the mum has learnt what it takes to be a good mum at any age. 'So many people assume I'm a bad mum,' Maddie said in one YouTube video, 'But I have the same capacity to parent as anybody in this world. I'm trolled for raising my 8-month-old in 'squalor' after I showed off the state of my room… but his cot's squeaky clean 'A good mum is somebody who drops everything for their child. 'I dropped my whole childhood. Advertisement 'I do everything for that little girl. She is my entire world.' Despite the rocky reaction to the pregnancy and absence for the first ten months of the tot's life, Maddie revealed the pair do now co-parent. UK Teen Mum Statistics Teen pregnancies in the UK have been decreasing considerably since 2007... The under-18 conception rate has decreased considerably since 2007, reports Nuffield Trust. Between 2007 and 2021, the under-18 conception rate in England and Wales decreased by 68%, from 42 per 1,000 women to 13 per 1,000 women. This resulted in 13,131 under-18 conceptions in England and Wales in 2021. Evelyn has now started school and when she's not, goes everywhere with her mum. The pair, from Texas, US, regularly go on holidays, shopping trips and out for dinner. Advertisement 'She is so mature and so sassy,' Maddie said about her little girl. The duo started creating social media content when Everly was just four-months-old and have since gained 1.8 million YouTube subscribers invested in their lives. Since starting school, Maddie now has some free time and has decided to go to medical school. Maddie previously spoke about her desire to study medicine, saying in a YouTube Q&A: 'I've talked a lot about going to medical school, and I think that would be a lot of fun. I do want to go into medicine, but I've also talked to a lot of medical professionals. Advertisement 'I've spoken with doctors, PAs, and NPs, and one of the biggest consensuses I've gotten is that medical school equals debt, and you lose so much time.' People were quick to take to her Instagram post and revealed they had been following her from the start. One wrote: "Lmaooo I've been here since your 14 and pregnant video and I ate that whole series up." "Honestly, as you should," another commented.
The Sun
03-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
I got pregnant at 13 & my daughter's dad blocked me over it – I then vlogged the custody trial… yes, I regret that now
AFTER finding out she was pregnant at 13, Maddie Lambert-Crowley thought her life was over. Now 21, and a mum to Everly, seven, and Ryder, one, Maddie has reflected on her younger years and her mistakes. 2 2 The teenage mum has previously revealed that the dad of her first child blocked her when he found out Maddie was pregnant. But Maddie wasn't going to go down without a fight and decided to not only go through a custody trial but also film the entire thing to upload to the internet. Looking back, she now regrets the vlogging she confessed in a recent Instagram post. She wrote: "Me to my 15-year-old self who VLOGGED HER CUSTODY TRIAL." The video used a voice clip that said, " Let's not post that. Let's not post that video." Maddie also admitted to looking down on teen mums prior to becoming one herself. 'I'd always look down on teen mums, if I'm being completely honest,' Maddie said. 'I think that was just from a lack of knowing what it is really like.' But despite her previous thoughts on teenage pregnancy, the mum has learnt what it takes to be a good mum at any age. 'So many people assume I'm a bad mum,' Maddie said in one YouTube video, 'But I have the same capacity to parent as anybody in this world. I'm trolled for raising my 8-month-old in 'squalor' after I showed off the state of my room… but his cot's squeaky clean 'A good mum is somebody who drops everything for their child. 'I dropped my whole childhood. 'I do everything for that little girl. She is my entire world.' Despite the rocky reaction to the pregnancy and absence for the first ten months of the tot's life, Maddie revealed the pair do now co-parent. UK Teen Mum Statistics Teen pregnancies in the UK have been decreasing considerably since 2007... The under-18 conception rate has decreased considerably since 2007, reports Nuffield Trust. Between 2007 and 2021, the under-18 conception rate in England and Wales decreased by 68%, from 42 per 1,000 women to 13 per 1,000 women. This resulted in 13,131 under-18 conceptions in England and Wales in 2021. Evelyn has now started school and when she's not, goes everywhere with her mum. The pair, from Texas, US, regularly go on holidays, shopping trips and out for dinner. 'She is so mature and so sassy,' Maddie said about her little girl. The duo started creating social media content when Everly was just four-months-old and have since gained 1.8 million YouTube subscribers invested in their lives. Since starting school, Maddie now has some free time and has decided to go to medical school. Maddie previously spoke about her desire to study medicine, saying in a YouTube Q&A: 'I've talked a lot about going to medical school, and I think that would be a lot of fun. I do want to go into medicine, but I've also talked to a lot of medical professionals. 'I've spoken with doctors, PAs, and NPs, and one of the biggest consensuses I've gotten is that medical school equals debt, and you lose so much time.' People were quick to take to her Instagram post and revealed they had been following her from the start. One wrote: "Lmaooo I've been here since your 14 and pregnant video and I ate that whole series up." "Honestly, as you should," another commented.
The Independent
08-04-2025
- Business
- The Independent
Warning that Trump's tariffs could hit UK medicine supply
The UK government is working to mitigate potential disruptions to the medicine supply due to tariffs imposed by Donald Trump, which have caused global market instability, according to the health secretary. Wes Streeting, the health secretary, highlighted that while medicine supply already faces challenges, tariffs add another layer of complexity. UK drug shortages have reached a four-year high, with 1,938 supply disruption notifications in 2024, exacerbated by Brexit-related supply chain issues, according to official figures and a Nuffield Trust report. The UK government is negotiating a deal to exempt British industry from the tariffs, but Donald Trump has indicated he is not looking to pause them, viewing them as both a negotiating tool and a revenue source. Prime Minister Keir Starmer emphasised the government's support for industries affected by the tariffs, such as Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), which faces a 25% tariff.
Telegraph
02-04-2025
- Health
- Telegraph
Satisfaction with NHS collapses despite Labour vow to fix service
Almost 3,000 people were surveyed in September and October for the report, which is produced by the Nuffield Trust and The King's Fund think tanks, and took place just months after Labour took power. Mark Dayan, co-author and Nuffield Trust policy analyst, said since the pandemic, there had been 'a startling collapse in NHS satisfaction'. 'This was no aberration: it is continuing even today. It is by far the most dramatic loss of confidence in how the NHS runs that we have seen in 40 years of this survey,' he said. The report suggests the public agrees with Sir Keir Starmer and Wes Streeting's rhetoric about the NHS being 'broken' and that this 'may partially explain the lack of a post-election 'bounce' in optimism from Labour supporters seen the last time their party swept to power'. It said satisfaction rates the last time Labour held office were an 'astonishingly high 70 per cent' and felt 'almost unreachable' today. Mr Streeting, the Health Secretary, said the Government had 'taken the NHS off life support' since the survey was carried out. 'Thanks to the necessary decisions we took in the Budget, we've invested a record £26 billion over two years, ended the crippling strikes, cut waiting lists for five months in a row and delivered two million extra appointments seven months early,' he said. 'There's a long way to go, but we are fixing our NHS to make it fit for the future.' The growing discontent with the NHS was seen across supporters of all political parties, and satisfaction fell among both Conservative and Labour supporters despite the change of Government. Reform supporters least satisfied For the first time, the report included the sentiment of Reform Party supporters, who were the least satisfied with the NHS at just 13 per cent. The analysis also found that 70 per cent of people in Labour-run Wales were dissatisfied with the NHS, which was worse than England and Scotland. The authors of the report said the findings made for 'grim' reading across the board. There were falls in satisfaction across services, including dentistry and general practice, which saw satisfaction levels decrease to record lows of 20 per cent and 31 per cent respectively. But the biggest drop-off was in Accident and Emergency, with just 19 per cent of the public satisfied with the service. It means A&E is the worst performing NHS service in the public's eye for the first time. Satisfaction with social care also remained at historic lows of just 13 per cent. The service people were most happy with was inpatient and outpatient hospital appointments, despite bringing down the 7.4 million backlog a priority for the Government. The researchers said the findings posed a conundrum about which of the areas to target for improvement.
The Independent
01-04-2025
- Health
- The Independent
Six in 10 people unhappy with NHS, poll reveals amid ‘startling collapse' in public satisfaction with health service
Almost two-thirds of people are dissatisfied with the NHS, according to a major new poll which reveals a 'startling collapse' in the public's view of the health service. The British Social Attitudes (BSA) survey of more than 10,000 adults across England, Wales and Scotland found that 59 per cent of people said that they were either 'quite' or 'very' dissatisfied with the way the NHS runs – the highest level of dissatisfaction reported since the survey began in 1983. Nearly one in 10 people also reported they have been harmed by the health service in recent years, with the highest levels of harm reports in hospitals. The survey, which was carried out in autumn 2024 and has been published by the Nuffield Trust and the King's Fund, shows sharp drops in satisfaction with particular services, including A&E, GPs and dentistry. However, the findings suggest people still believe in the founding principles of the NHS and the majority believe it needs more money and staff. Healthcare bosses warned the findings were a 'wake-up call' for the NHS. The survey found that 9.7 per cent reported that they had been caused harm by the NHS in the last three years. This includes 6.2 per cent who reported harm as a result of treatment or care and 3.5 per cent who said that lack of access to care had caused them harm, according to the survey, which took place in late 2021 and early 2022. Of the 988 who reported physical or emotional harm, 37.6 per cent reported a 'moderate impact' and 44.8 per cent said they had suffered a 'severe impact' as a result. The report authors said the last time the Labour Party was in office, public satisfaction stood at 70 per cent. They said that level of satisfaction 'feels almost unreachable in today's more pessimistic times' and added the public's pessimism was reflected in the government's proclamation just weeks before the survey that the NHS was 'broken'. Interim chief executive of NHS Providers, which represents NHS hospitals, Saffron Cordery said: 'These figures must be a wake-up call for the NHS. 'While public support for the fundamental principles of the NHS is still rock solid, it's clear radical action is needed across the board to restore the public's faith in the NHS and turn the tide on falling patient satisfaction.' The news comes following announcements by the government that it will abolish NHS England, the organisation responsible for the health service in England since 2010. Bea Taylor, Fellow at The Nuffield Trust, one of the report's authors, said: 'Just five years after the British public were called on to 'Protect the NHS' at the start of the pandemic, these findings reveal just how dismayed they are about the state of the NHS today. 'The government says the NHS is broken, and the public agreed. But support for the core principles of the NHS – free at the point of use, available to all and funded by taxation – endures despite the collapse in satisfaction.' Responding to the survey, Scottish Health Secretary Neil Gray said: "Patient safety is paramount and we are committed to ensuring all health and care is safe, effective and patient-centred. "When things go wrong we expect NHS Boards to fulfil their statutory duty to be open with patients about what happened and to learn lessons to prevent it happening again." A Welsh Government spokesperson added: "We want any harm or concerns about care provided by the NHS in Wales to be reported so that it can be investigated thoroughly and openly. "We are making the complaint process simpler so that the NHS can respond quickly to feedback, learn when things go wrong, and continuously improve the quality of care provided." A spokesperson for the Department of Health and Social Care in England said: 'When things go wrong in healthcare, the NHS must learn from it and provide compassionate support for those affected, particularly the most disadvantaged or vulnerable.' An NHS England spokesperson said: 'The NHS has made significant progress in strengthening patient safety – including a nationwide programme of training and education – and we recognise there is still more to do to improve care for patients by providing better access to services and reducing health inequalities.'
