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Guest Blog Archive · Page 4 of 8 · Independent Living

When The Time Comes 1 comment

When The Time Comes – Stories from the end of life Written by Dr Magnolia Cardona and Nurse Ebony Lewis Publisher: Hammersmith Books Ltd, 2021 (external link will open in [...]

Unexpected Complications 4 comments

The Unexpected Complications of Being Obliged to Become an Employer An article by Mo Stewart, a healthcare professional by training and the research lead for the Preventable Harm Project, which [...]

Winter health & wellness 1 comment

A guide to keeping healthy in chilly weather External links in this guest article will open in a new browser window Being healthy throughout winter is more challenging, and we [...]

A day in the life… 1 comment

A day in the life of an employer An article by Mo Stewart, a healthcare professional by training and the research lead for the Preventable Harm Project, which ran for [...]

Comparing broadband providers 3 comments

Tips for comparing and switching broadband providers (external links below will open in a new browser tab or window) Having access to a decent broadband connection makes life a lot [...]

Voice banking 2 comments

What is voice banking and how can you create a digital voice? This article about voice banking has been contributed by The Voice Keeper Motor neurone disease (MND), also known [...]

Pressure sores from the sharp end 2 comments

Pressure sores from the sharp end Award-winning Times columnist Melanie Reid has written this article for Independent Living about the ever-present risk of pressure sores for everyone with limited mobility. [...]

Why accessible toilets matter 1 comment

Advisory groups on Accessible Toilets Maggie Ellis, occupational therapist and past chairman of the British OT Association (now RCOT) and the European OT Committee, writes for us about the work [...]

TOO MANY PILLS 0 comments

Too Many Pills by James le Fanu Mary Farmer, our resident nutritional expert, spent considerable time professionally in care homes as an NHS dietitian. Long concerned by interactions between foods [...]