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Covid Inquiry – let’s take action NOW!

16 November 2023

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How to support a person with dementia during fireworks night

1 November 2023

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New study into care homes highlights poor care for residents with hearing problems

15 October 2023

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Clean air for children in schools – is the Government hiding the evidence?

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Has the UK lost its status as vaccination pioneer?

19 September 2023

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The price unpaid carers pay

4 September 2023

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Therapy dog Alfie is ‘Head of Happiness’ at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

3 September 2023

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Oldham mum treks for Alzheimer’s Society

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Crime and Justice

Lucy Letby: the focus has been on her unspeakable crimes – but we should think about the victims and their families

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Summer holiday tips for families affected by dementia in the North West

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New drug – new hope for Alzheimer’s patients?

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Does artificial sweetener aspartame really cause cancer? What the WHO listing means for your diet soft drink habit

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AI technology helping to prevent and detect falls in Cumbria care home

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Naturism as a path to mental health recovery – a naturist shares his story

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Christianity and disability: are the sexual needs of disabled people being ignored?

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‘Sahara’: a new dementia support service

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The Covid cover up: is vital information being withheld from the public?

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How can we make sports more dementia-friendly?

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My bipolar disorder story: can wearing a crown end stigma around mental illness?

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The clean air revolution

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Lancashire builder stands in solidarity with people living with dementia by supporting charity appeal

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Paid menstrual leave – should we have it in the UK?

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A challenge for the parkrun obsessives

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Forget Me Not: solidarity for those living with dementia

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Singing to raise awareness of dementia

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Parents and teachers: two sides of the same coin

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Brain-altering fungi could lead the next frontier in mental health care

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Teacher: heal yourself

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Industrial workers affected by amendments to Dupuytren’s recommendations

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‘Let them eat cake’ – a two-tier approach to Covid protections?

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