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‘Chemo doorstep drops’ help keep cancer patient safe

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Thousands of patients with cancer have had chemotherapy delivered to their doors so that they can more safely receive treatment during the coronavirus pandemic.

A brief guide to the different types of walking aid

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If you feel insecure when you walk, experience pain or worry about falling, you should consider getting a walking aid.

They’re not all spring chickens at the Olympic Games!

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We should have been celebrating the closing ceremony of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics round about now, but of course the world’s biggest sporting event had to be postponed due to the global coronavirus pandemic.

New NHS ‘link workers’ to combat loneliness and isolation

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A growing army of ‘social prescribing link workers’ is being recruited by the NHS to help combat loneliness and isolation fuelled by the coronavirus pandemic.

How ‘mindfulness’ can tackle anxiety and lead to better mental health

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In recent years we’ve come to realise that good mental health is as important and good physical health, and the two are often linked. One term we regularly hear in connection with positive mental health is “mindfulness”, but what is it and how can it help us?

Don’t take our word for it… hear what our customers say

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When you’re considering a purchase, especially if it represents a significant investment, and you’re not quite sure whether to go ahead, who do you want to hear from?

‘Covid-friendly’ treatments reduce risk for cancer patients

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‘Covid-friendly’ cancer treatments that are safer for patients during the pandemic are being expanded and extended through a £160 million NHS initiative.

Each day 14 people are financially ruined by care costs, says charity

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New analysis of official NHS data by the charity Age UK has found that every day, 14 people are wiped out financially through paying for essential care.