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  1. Human rights

    suffered by their relatives, such as not being given support to eat or drink or being left in soiled sheeting for hours. In many cases they were able to argue that poor treatment and neglect caused the death ... reach the threshold of Article 3, however whether treatment meets this threshold will depend on the facts of the individual case. Torture is severe physical or mental harm inflicted by the state. Inhuman

  2. On the death of Her Majesty The Queen

    My Mum died last year aged 92 and she certainly remembered those days well and, for example, the fact that two of her best friends had eventually married after having met sleeping out overnight, staking ... friend whose own mother died two weeks ago, aged four years younger than The Queen. We reflected on the fact that while it could never be said to be a surprise when someone you love deeply dies in their nineties

  3. Creativity is for life

    base colour on it,” Sheila says of her creative process. “I use a sheet of paper in one colour and a smaller sheet in another colour and mount my picture on top of that. I’ll often decorate

  4. Sexual health

    as a condom or dental dam every time you have penetrative or oral sex. Dental dams are small, thin sheets that can be used during oral sex. Like condoms, they’re normally made from latex. If you need

  5. Damian Green's social care plan

    enormous resources at its disposal do the same? From that perspective it could be argued that the very fact of him producing this report makes it harder for the Government to drop it altogether, were they minded ... ‘topping up’ is premised as being to give people better care rather than good enough care, it could in fact end up being necessary for even acceptable provision – which is essentially how the ‘top ups’ regime

  6. Staying creative in later life

    Gwen’s poem, The Scent of Summer, with its vivid imagery and vibrant attitude to life. So much so, in fact, that it was declared the winner of the competition. Here it is for you to enjoy: The Scent of Summer

  7. Will the Treasury block social care reform again?

    performance of the government of the day. Many of his tweets include the hashtag #soundmoney, denoting the fact that a successful economy needs its money not to be prone to sudden appreciation or depreciation. ... therefore wasteful. This is essentially because of the enormous contributions of unpaid carers and the fact that hard-pressed care staff often go the extra mile out of decency and a commitment to their clients

  8. Breaking Point - the social care burden on women

    carers doing over 35 hours each week. The oldest sandwich carers (55-64) provide the longest hours with 29% of them providing over 20 hours of caring a week. In total 78% of sandwich carers are in paid work

  9. How Margaret rebuilt her life

    little you were probably a dancer’,” Margaret laughs, knowing that her interests had in fact led her towards a very different career path. “But I was actually a builder,” she reveals

  10. Answering the call at Christmas

    services are limited." Alison Age UK Advice Line Being part of the advice line fills me with pride. In fact, it means so much to me that I have volunteered to work Christmas Day 2019 already. Team spirit The ... fills me with pride,” she says. “The charity is such an important voice for people in later life. In fact, it means so much to me that I have volunteered to work Christmas Day 2019 already.” Your support

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