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  1. Visiting the National Memorial Arboretum

    memorials don’t only recognise the service and sacrifice of military personnel, but that of the emergency services and individuals too. Serving another purpose Days out like this aren’t only important to

  2. Fire safety tips at home

    gas in your home, turn off the gas supply, open all doors and windows, and call the 24-hour Gas Emergency Service on 0800 111 999  from a mobile phone outside or from a neighbour's phone. Never use ... 50291. Test them at least monthly. If you suspect carbon monoxide is present, call the National Gas Emergency Service on  0800 111 999 . If you have solid fuel heating, call a solid fuel engineer. Contact

  3. Frailty and the NHS Long Term Plan

    wrap around services for residents. These include: named general practice support timely access to emergency out of hours support access to regular clinical pharmacist-led medicine reviews support for care ... Evidence from the six EHCH 'Vanguards' suggests that this model can reduce A&E attendance and emergency admissions from care homes by around 25%. The NHS Plan anticipates that more NHS community and intermediate

  4. End corridor care

    A&E crisis is devastating for older, sick people. Corridor care can't continue - it demands an emergency response. Overly busy A&E departments and long waits are bad for everyone, but they happen most ... strike, she drove herself to hospital for a second time. Again, she was placed on a couch in an emergency area: “I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. The corridors were lined with patients

  5. Lucky charms and rituals from around the world

    always wears a red shirt on the last day of every tournament and Madonna who wears a red string bracelet.   Yellow is closely linked with money in Thailand, Egypt and many African nations, where it’s

  6. The older people who fled Myanmar's forgotten crisis

    few years ago, this crisis was high on the agenda. A Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) appeal raised millions of pounds for the emergency response. On this trip, we met many humanitarian workers doing

  7. Answering the call at Christmas

    friendly voice we can offer is a lifeline. "We also get calls from people who have just had an emergency, perhaps a hospital admittance. They're often grateful for someone to answer their questions and

  8. Types of energy meters explained

    you won’t have any gas or electricity. If this is the case, your supplier should offer you emergency credit wherever possible. Contact your supplier to explain why you need it – for example,

  9. Help for Ukrainian nationals in the UK

    residents. This includes free access to GP services, consultations with a nurse, hospital services, and emergency and urgent care. Your GP is the 'family doctor' and first point of contact when accessing health

  10. Lobbying MPs in a crisis

    constituents providing information to Government about Age UK’s emergency response supporting local Age UK’s to lobby their MPs for emergency funding for the voluntary sector. Of course, we still have to

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