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February 15th is Parinirvana or Nirvana day for Buddhists all around the world.

18/02/2022 / By

Facts about Parinirvana Day: The word ‘Nirvana’ means ‘to extinguish’, such as extinguishing the flame of a candle. It’s a traditional day for pilgrimmage. Pilgrims may visit a number of shrines or temples as part of their celebration. Nirvana is the ultimate aim for a Buddhist. Meditation on Parinirvana Day is often focused on reading …

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Covid vaccinations for children

13/09/2021 / By

Children aged 12 to 15 should be offered a COVID vaccine, the UK’s chief medical officers (CMOs) have decided. The medical officers said their recommendation to the government was made after considering “what effect this will have on transmission in schools and effects on education”. “It’s a useful tool to reduce the disruption,” they said. …

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CQC publishes second part of independent review into its regulation of Whorlton Hall

01/01/2021 / By

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has today published the second report of Professor Glynis Murphy’s independent review of its regulation of Whorlton Hall between 2015 and 2019. CQC commissioned Professor Murphy to conduct an independent review to look at whether the abuse of patients at Whorlton Hall could have been recognised earlier by the regulatory …

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NHS Test and Trace reaches record number of people as demand increases significantly

01/01/2021 / By

Everybody who needs a test is still able to get one, despite huge increase in demand Contact tracers are successfully contacting more people than ever before NHS Test and Trace is reaching significantly more people as cases continue to rise across the country. More than 550,000 cases and contacts were successfully reached and told to …

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