Topic: Elder care
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Photo essay: Aman Alam’s Ozymandias
A poignant and disorienting meditation on time, truth and the devastating toll of dementia
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Whenever I see my father, I worry it will be the last time
I never knew you could start to experience the hurt of someone’s passing before it has even taken place
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‘It’s therapy’: the Bradford sewing group stitching communities back together
The Yorkshire Women’s Forum is bringing textiles back to the former mill town while building connection and friendship
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Muslims often don’t trust palliative care. A new charity aims to change that
Al-Amal, founded by a doctor and a chaplain, is informed by the Muslim view of a good death — something they say is lacking in mainstream care
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Muslims three times as likely to oppose assisted dying as non-Muslims
Exclusive poll of 4,500 people reveals 43% of Muslims and 19% of Christians in England and Wales are against terminally ill adults (end of life) bill
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Assisted dying could push disabled people like me into an impossible choice
Covid showed disabled people what the government thinks of us. How can we trust it to safeguard us if assisted suicide becomes legal?
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‘We showed strength and resilience’: The first mosques to offer Covid vaccines
In early 2021, UK mosques began setting themselves up as vaccine centres for the first time, helping fight disinformation in their communities
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The NHS winter crisis shows why Labour needs to urgently reform social care
As a doctor in elderly medicine, I have seen patients wait weeks to be discharged — sometimes exacerbating their healthcare issues
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Assisted dying has MPs more reflective than ever. Here’s what they’re saying
Only one Muslim MP has publicly backed Kim Leadbeater’s bill, with six saying they oppose it. Privately, many in the Commons are conflicted
