Oldham hit the headlines this week as being the first local authority in the UK to prioritise Covid vaccinations for homeless people. Local authorities did a great job overall to get rough sleepers off the streets when lockdown took effect…
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Yesterday we covered the NHS Volunteering Scheme, which has received a marvellous response. We know there are individuals and groups up and down the country who are going out of their way to make life easier for vulnerable people. Small…
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You can join the NHS volunteering effort at this link: https://www.goodsamapp.org/NHS Everybody over 18 who is healthy and fit and is not experiencing any symptoms of illness is welcome to join. Tasks will be carried out at safe distancing. What…
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Music is a very powerful stimulant. The first notes of a song can take us back instantly to another time and place. All the emotions of that occasion come flooding back. And it’s simple to reproduce music anytime, anywhere. It’s…
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“Every homeless person I met listed one thing as the absolute worst thing about being homeless: being ignored. There is something utterly dehumanizing about everyone walking past you, making a concerted effort not to even look at you. No one…
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Which do you fear the most – death, cancer or dementia? Almost 10 years ago, the charity Alzheimer’s Research UK asked 2,000 people that question. Dementia came top of the list for 31% Cancer was 2nd in 27% Death was…
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