Ageing Population & Impact On The NHS

Ageing Population & Impact On The NHS

Ageing Population “By 2032, the number of people aged over 65 is expected to grow by more than a third and the number of people aged over 85 is expected to double.’’ – Office for National Statistics Over the next years, the population will continue to age so as...
Writing And Publishing An Obituary 

Writing And Publishing An Obituary 

“How can the dead be truly dead when they still live in the souls of those who are left behind?” – Carson McCullers What is an Obituary?  Before you begin to write an obituary, let’s determine what an obituary is. ‘’An obituary is a news article that reports the...
Guardianship vs Custody

Guardianship vs Custody

Legal guardianship is a subject that all parents should consider. Naturally, this is not an easy topic to discuss and many parents would prefer not to address it but think about it as a way of keeping children happy, secure, and stable should the unthinkable happen. ...
How Doctors Choose To Die

How Doctors Choose To Die

When Einstein was dying, he refused surgery and said:  “I want to go when I want. It is tasteless to prolong life artificially. I have done my share, it is time to go. I will do it elegantly.” Doctors could have saved him by putting a stent in his heart,...
Couples Should Plan For Widowhood

Couples Should Plan For Widowhood

According to the World Health Organization women generally live longer than men – six to eight years on average. They also have lower remarriage rates than men. ‘Women increasingly outnumber men at older ages; among those aged over 65, 55% are women’. Bereaved...
How To Plan For Ageing

How To Plan For Ageing

Life expectancy in Britain was below 39 years in 1765, and over the course of the next two and a half centuries, it is expected to have increased by more than double, reaching 81.1 by 2020. Thanks to vaccination, better nutrition, advanced medical treatments, and...