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Sam Yates: A love worth giving
Leave a commentApril 8, 2015 by sharonbrennan
A film producer recently got in touch with me – asking if I would help spread the word of a …
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Treasury intervention at Papworth prioritizes debt over saving lives
Leave a commentFebruary 20, 2014 by sharonbrennan
As a recent double-lung transplant patient I was shocked to read that Papworth hospital is under threat of closure from …
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Will new Government occupational health assessments result in benefit disqualification?
1February 11, 2014 by sharonbrennan
This week the Government announced the creation of a new Health and Work service. Once set-up, anyone off sick for …
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Are patients less deserving of good care if they don’t make a fuss?
Leave a commentJanuary 27, 2014 by sharonbrennan
Last week Professor David Haslam, the head of the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE), the body that …
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My first Christmas with my new lungs
1December 24, 2013 by sharonbrennan
Tomorrow will be my first Christmas with my new lungs. I’ve been feeling very emotional in the run-up because of …
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Citizen journalists are the main target behind the Tories’ archive deletion
1November 22, 2013 by sharonbrennan
This week the Daily Politics show discussed whether the 2015 election will be the year that internet campaigning comes into …
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There but for the grace of my donor go I…..
1November 13, 2013 by sharonbrennan
Today Emma Jane Kingston should be celebrating her 21st birthday but she died earlier this summer from Cystic Fibrosis (CF). …
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New rule will leave ESA appellants without ANY income indefinitely
14November 8, 2013 by sharonbrennan
I’ve been away for a long time – basically being very ill. I’ll update you all on my personal travails …
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ESA cancer concession signals popularity contest for disability benefits
5September 18, 2012 by sharonbrennan
The news that the Government is softening its harsh approach to cancer patients claiming sickness benefits is a welcome relief. …
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The myth of ‘overcoming’ will damage the legacy of the paralympics
1September 10, 2012 by sharonbrennan
Thanks to the Paralympics disability may suddenly have become mainstream, but while wider society may be openly talking about those …
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