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NATIONAL CARERS VOICE – YOUR POETRY info@disabilitytalk.co.uk Very shortly we (www.disabilitytalk.co.uk) will be launching a new sister company – NATIONAL CARERS VOICE. Its aim is to give the UK’s 13million unpaid carers a very loud …

From the ‘British Heart Foundation’ Browse treatments Ablation – Ablation, also known as catheter ablation, aims to control or correct certain types of abnormal heart rhythms. Cardioversion – Cardioversion aims to get your arrhythmia back …

Looking after your lungs in hot weather Summer heatwaves and hot weather can affect anyone. But if you have a long-term lung condition, you’re more at risk of the heat affecting you. Hot weather can …

From ‘SCOPE’ Too many disabled children are being denied fun and friendship at their local playgrounds because they are not designed for them. Half of families with disabled children face accessibility problems with their local …

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From the ‘Alzheimer’s Society’ Is it getting older, or dementia? People often start to forget things more as they get older. Most often this is a normal sign of ageing. But for someone with dementia, …

NATIONAL CARERS VOICE – YOUR POETRY Very shortly we (www.disabilitytalk.co.uk) will be launching a new sister company – NATIONAL CARERS VOICE. Its aim is to give the UK’s 13million unpaid carers a very loud voice …

Research and analysis Future of ageing: effect of technology on support networks The average age of the UK population is expected to increase significantly over the coming decades. This change will bring both challenges and …

From the ‘Leonard Cheshire’ charity Rising costs are a catastrophe for disabled people Around one in four working-age disabled people in the UK struggle to pay for essentials like food and heating, as their budgets …

New research from mental health charity Mind shows that parents and grandparents are so worried about young peoples’ mental health it’s giving them sleepless nights A survey by mental health charity Mind of 4,000 parents …