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Why are we failing to support bereaved people?
Every minute someone in Britain dies, and almost half of us say we've been bereaved in the last five years. Yet society's response... -
More than a quarter of young adults live with parents
More than a quarter of 20 to 34-year-olds in the UK were living with their parents in 2013, including nearly half of 20 to...
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Get single parents into work to save on welfare - report
Of the 1.8 million single parent households in the UK, 650,000 – almost 1 in 4 – are not in any sort of work, with... -
Bereaved people being failed by lack of support in the workplace
New report published by NCPC, Dying Matters and the National Bereavement Alliance highlights failings and makes...
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Councils told to stop housing children miles from home
New rules making residential care safer and putting an end to unnecessary out-of-area placements for vulnerable children... -
Working grandparents 'play key role' in childcare
Nearly seven million grandparents provide regular childcare for their grandchildren aged under 16, with the most popular reason...
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Re: Are Staff as important as patients?
Between 600,000 and 1 million people in the UK catch norovirus every year, although only a fraction of cases are confirmed by laboratory...
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Re: Defeating Dementia Through Research
The Dementia Services Development Centre is worth a look. I'm not sure there is a database as such, but new features due to be launched soon on the...
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Re: Defeating Dementia Through Research
If there is a database of different prctical approaches and their outcomes I'd be very interested in knowing about...
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Re: Are Staff as important as patients?
In my opinion, asking the question, is the staff as important as the patient, made me think of an analogy. As crazy as it may sound, I thought of my...
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Re: The Debate on Hydraulic Fracturing for Gas in the UK
Here are a few pros and cons. Fracking: Pros 1) It will undoubtedly make a few people very rich when the presumed fall in wholesale price leads to...
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The Debate on Hydraulic Fracturing for Gas in the UK
Can fracking contribute significantly to the UK's energy security and reduce the reliance on imported gas as the country moves to a low carbon...
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Interview: Derek Lickorish MBE, Chairman, Fuel Poverty Advisory GroupMore info
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Interview: Jane Forshaw, Director of Environment, Cardiff City Council
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Interview: Dr Sheldon Stone, Senior Lecturer, UCL Medical School
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Interview: Thea Stein, CEO, Carers Trust
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Interview: Professor Dame Julia King, Vice Chancellor, Aston University
Editor's Feature
Joe Levenson Director of CommunicationsNational Council for Palliative Care (NCPC)
Why are we failing to support bereaved people?
Every minute someone in Britain dies, and almost half of us say we've been bereaved in the last five years. Yet society's response before and after a death often falls short,...
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