Sheffield researchers advocate six months paid leave for end of life family carers
People who look after loved ones nearing the end of their lives should be entitled to up to six months paid time off work and safeguards for their job so
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People who look after loved ones nearing the end of their lives should be entitled to up to six months paid time off work and safeguards for their job so
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The Marie Curie charity is urging people to talk about death and end of life plans with a new advertising campaign, as research shows a lack of preparation risks leaving
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England and Wales has some of the worst life expectancy improvements across 23 “high-income” countries, a new study has revealed. A team of researchers compared life expectancy and mortality rates
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The family of one of sex killer Christopher Halliwell’s victims has criticised the allocation of a reported £40,000 for police to investigate potential further offences. Karen Edwards, whose daughter Becky
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Family and friends of people who take their own lives will have access to personalised bereavement support in a bid to keep them alive. Ministers say almost one in 10
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The Government must take urgent action to end the “terrible injustice” of denying bereavement benefits to unmarried couples, MPs have said. The Work and Pensions Committee said ministers have acted
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Tory former health secretary Jeremy Hunt said doctors, nurses and midwives are “terrified” of speaking out about baby deaths because of a “blame culture” within the NHS. Speaking on Baby
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A local council has apologised after it mistakenly sent letters to 41 grieving families inviting them to apply for a school place for their dead child. Norfolk County Council’s error
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Grieving families are facing a “shocking” injustice when trying to get legal aid funding for the inquest of a loved one who died in state care, campaigners claims. Charities have
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Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease accounted for more than a tenth of the registered deaths in England and Wales in 2018, new figures show. Last year saw the highest number of
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