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  2. Maternity leave and the Organisation for Economic Co ...

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    Parental leave, or family leave, is an employee benefit available in almost all countries. [4] The term "parental leave" may include maternity, paternity, and adoption leave; or may be used distinctively from "maternity leave" and "paternity leave" to describe separate family leave available to either parent to care for small children. [5]

  3. Healthcare in Canada - Wikipedia

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    Canada also had the longest wait time for specialist appointments, with 56% of all Canadians waiting for more than four weeks. Canada ranked last in all other wait time categories, including same- or next-day appointments, same-day answers from doctors, and elective surgeries, except for access to after-hour care, where Sweden ranks lower.

  4. Parental leave - Wikipedia

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    Demonstration for parental leave in the European Parliament. Parental leave, or family leave, is an employee benefit available in almost all countries. [1] The term "parental leave" may include maternity, paternity, and adoption leave; or may be used distinctively from "maternity leave" and "paternity leave" to describe separate family leave available to either parent to care for their own ...

  5. Agenda for Change - Wikipedia

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    From September 2014 NHS Wales intends to pay NHS staff at least the living wage, resulting in about 2,400 employees receiving an increase in salary of up to £470 above UK wide Agenda for Change rates. [12] Following the financial crisis which started in 2007, NHS pay was frozen in 2011 for two years, followed by increases capped at 1 per cent ...

  6. Maternity in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    In March 2023, NHS England published a three year delivery plan which sets out the ways to make maternity and neonatal care safer, more personalised and equitable. The plan has four main focus areas: compassionate care together with women and families; retaining and supporting workforce; a culture of safety, support and learning; and developing standards and structures underpinning improved ...

  7. National Health Service - Wikipedia

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    The National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom, comprising the NHS in England, NHS Scotland and NHS Wales. Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland was created separately and is often locally referred to as "the NHS". [ 2 ]

  8. Statutory Maternity Pay - Wikipedia

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    If the mother is sick within 11 weeks of the due date for a reason connected with the pregnancy then maternity pay period begins from that week. The benefit is paid by the employer, normally in the same way as you are when are working. If contractual maternity pay is paid then the two will be combined. It is taxable.

  9. Health care systems by country - Wikipedia

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    A person may be required to pay a subsidised fee for certain health care received; this depends on income, age, illness or disability. All maternity services are however paid for by the government, as well as health care of children under 8 years of age. Emergency care is provided at a cost of €100 for a visit to a hospital Emergency Department.