The Local Italy https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Italian hospital chief suspended after photos show patients treated on the floor Three staff at a Naples hospital, including its director, have been suspended after widespread criticism over photos showing patients being treated while lying on the floor. https://www.thelocal.it/20170110/outrage-after-patients-treated-on-floor-at-italian-hospital Tue, 10 Jan 2017 10:27:21 +0100 outrage-after-patients-treated-on-floor-at-italian-hospital This 104-year-old just saw the sea for the first time Maria Bernacchi says she has reached the age of 104 thanks to working hard and having good friends - but she had always wanted to see the sea. https://www.thelocal.it/20160810/this-104-year-old-woman-just-saw-the-sea-for-the-first-time Wed, 10 Aug 2016 12:40:46 +0200 this-104-year-old-woman-just-saw-the-sea-for-the-first-time Why elderly Italians are saying 'I do' to their foreign carers More than 30,000 elderly Italians have married their carers over the past 10 years over fears they will face their twilight years alone. https://www.thelocal.it/20160215/why-30000-italians-have-told-their-carers-i-do Mon, 15 Feb 2016 16:53:46 +0100 why-30000-italians-have-told-their-carers-i-do Woman dies during abortion in Naples Italy’s Health Ministry said on Tuesday it is investigating the death of a 19-year-old during an abortion at a hospital in Naples. https://www.thelocal.it/20160113/woman-dies-during-abortion-in-naples Wed, 13 Jan 2016 13:25:07 +0100 woman-dies-during-abortion-in-naples Italian court allows gay couple to foster child A judge in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, has sparked controversy after placing a three-year-old child in the temporary care of a gay couple, in a case thought to be unprecedented in Italy, where it is illegal for gay couples to adopt. https://www.thelocal.it/20131115/italian-court-allows-gay-couple-to-foster-child Fri, 15 Nov 2013 13:58:00 +0100 italian-court-allows-gay-couple-to-foster-child Care home workers held over patient abuse Three health care workers have been put under house arrest after footage emerged of them abusing elderly people in their care, Italian media has reported. https://www.thelocal.it/20130709/care-home-workers-held-over-patient-abuse Tue, 09 Jul 2013 19:52:00 +0200 care-home-workers-held-over-patient-abuse