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121’s, performance reviews or just a standard meeting. How do you get the most out of your interactions at work? In this article professional life consultant Oliver Martin gives some advice on how to draw out all the necessary dry facts of a meeting yet make it feel like a seamless interaction. SERIA OSCAR CALLING ALL UNITS It was called a G5. A routine call out for any uniformed police officer. Perhaps one every other set of shifts. The call...

When Lois Chepner started school her mum was upset that she would not receive a school meal - especially as she hadn't even given her a packed lunch

Philip, from Hertfordshire, lost his wife to early-onset frontotemporal dementia (FTD) – a relatively rare form of dementia that commonly affects younger people. She was diagnosed at the age of 53, and passed away five years later in 2016. The diagnosis followed five years of anguish for the family, as her symptoms first began to manifest themselves in her late 40s, when her twin sons were just 13. This is their story... Many people think of dementia as a condition that affects the elderly...

I have had Crohn's almost my whole life, I was diagnosed at 4 after having a fistula operation. Being ill has been normal to me, as I have never known any different, but this is what has led to me being who I am today. I always did everything within my power to do what I wanted regardless of how hard it was or how ill I felt. For example, when not bedridden and going through phases of being well enough...

Antonia Mitchell Glynn, 36, has spoken about her baby loss after the still birth of daughter Shoshana (Shosh) in 2015 while the couple were living in Australia. They moved back home to the UK that same year, and went on to have a son, Gabriel, in 2016. Her husband Simon Glynn, 37, tells his story… How did friends and family react to your baby loss? From a personal perspective, we were quite open from the start; we wanted to talk...

A survey undertaken by the Bone Cancer Research Trust (BCRT) has revealed a worrying delay in bone cancer patients receiving their diagnosis. The survey of 394 primary bone cancer patients, survivors and bereaved families showed that one in four patients (26%) had waited over seven months before receiving a diagnosis – with 13% waiting over a year. The data also revealed that a quarter of all patients (26%) made seven or more visits to their GP or other healthcare professional...

The UK’s biggest fertility research charity, Genesis Research Trust, warns the causes of baby loss are ‘under-researched’ with a ‘hidden psychological burden’ that’s not being adequately addressed. Professor Robert Winston, Chair and Founder of Genesis Research Trust said: “In over forty years of my professional life I have never felt more at a loss than when confronted by a grieving mother and father who have just seen their dead baby.  Their grief is unbearable when I have had to explain that...

A photography exhibition created in partnership with Mental Health UK At Regent's Place in London.

Launching a creative business and sustaining its success can be trickier than solving a Rubik’s Cube one-handed. From trying to secure funding from besuited bank managers who don’t believe in your artistic vision to finding the right partners to collaborate with and deciding whether to work remotely, it’s a bit of a brain scrambler. But whether you’re launching a new graphic novel or reimagining Ragga Jungle for Generation Z, don’t despair — here are three slick startup tips for cool...