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...working? Alarmingly, this is starting to happen. Many bacteria are becoming resistant to some antibiotics, and a few seem to be resistant to virtually all antibiotics. Although very small and apparently simple, bacteria have some powerful tools at their disposal and one is the ability to transfer genes for antibiotic resistance to other bacteria. So if one strain becomes...

...work and care continues to change as families, communities and society transform over time. Here the concept of home may take on new meanings in trying to maintain a sense of attachment, stability and refuge. Home has also embraced the technological and digital. For people in the UK, being able to stay in their own home in old age may involve the use of assistive...

...work in order to provide full-time care. In our project over 60% of family carers were not in paid employment. Our own research has shown that despite the various white papers from the UK Government supporting carers and the introduction of the Carer’s Assessment and Carer’s Allowance, many carers feel undervalued by society and looked down on by some people because...