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From the ‘Mental Health Foundation’ We can’t believe we’re only four weeks away from Mental Health Awareness Week. The theme for the week this year is ‘loneliness,’ and we will be exploring the experience of loneliness, …

From the ‘Alzheimer’s Society’ ‘My wife’s person-centred care has improved her life with dementia, and mine’ Trevor Salomon and his wife Yvonne have seen many changes since her dementia diagnosis in 2013. While Yvonne’s move …

The annual uprating saw benefits and tax credits rise by just 3.1% this week – when inflation is running at 7%. The benefit increase is based on last September’s inflation figure. However, since then inflation …

From ‘MIND’ https://www.mind.org.uk/ Racism and mental health If racism is affecting your mental health, we’re here for you. Our information can help you understand the impact of racism – and choose how and where to …

Our acknowledgements to the BBC Ellie Simmonds: A World Without Dwarfism? – documentary explores views on new drug From a documentary shown on BBC TV on 5th April Ellie Simmonds has been on a journey …

Disabled people’s experiences of the benefits system: Committee publishes Government-commissioned research The Work and Pensions Committee has used parliamentary powers to publish a Government-commissioned report into disabled people’s experiences of the benefits system that the …

Mental Health Foundation Impact Report 2020 – 2021 The last year will be forever remembered for the global pandemic – a seismic event in all of our lives with impact in every area of society, …

Get ready to put your best foot forward this June with Shaun the Sheep Our annual event aimed at children aged 4-11 is only 3 months away … time to get planning to: Shout out …

From the ‘Migraine Trust’ In this edition we mark International Women’s Day with blogs on women’s health and migraine. There is the opportunity to take part in several surveys, to learn more about cluster headache, …

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