by GAtherton | Jun 15, 2021 | General interest, Information and Learning, Lifestyle and Coping Skills, Patient and Carer Blog, Patient stories
Chronically ill people are occasionally asked to consider entering a period of receiving palliative care. Traditionally palliative care was equated with end of life care, so if you are offered palliative care it can be a daunting prospect and it is entirely natural to...
by Lauren Amphlett | May 5, 2021 | General interest, How do I...?, Information and Learning, Lifestyle and Coping Skills, Living with Aspergillosis, Video
Recording from 29 April 2021, when our specialist physiotherapist Phil Langridge gave a talk to our aspergillosis patient and carers support group on exercise. —–Contents of video—- —–Contents of video—- 00:00 Intro 04:38...
by | Apr 12, 2021 | Information and Learning, Lifestyle and Coping Skills
Indoor air quality is of significant importance to the health of occupants of a building, be it a home or a place of work. There are multiple potential reasons why the air in a building can become unhealthy and many possible sources of pollution, some of which can be...
by GAtherton | Feb 24, 2021 | COVID-19, Information and Learning, Latest research news
It is becoming clear that there are a small number of people in all walks of life who are hesitating before having a COVID vaccine – even if they have high-risk jobs! One common reason for this seems to be that they are concerned that the available vaccines have...
by | Oct 21, 2020 | General interest, Information and Learning
The British Medical Journal maintains a large collection of leaflets intended for patients on a huge range of medical subjects. If you are having medical problems the chances are they have a leaflet for it, and it will be up to date. BMJ Leaflets for...
by GAtherton | Oct 16, 2020 | General interest, Information and Learning, Latest research news
The news media have been extensively covering the publication of research papers over the summer that suggest that vulnerable people should all be taking vitamin D supplements as a precaution against being infected by COVID. If you have been reading these reports you...