scholarly journals 11 Life’s hard and then you die: PhD exploring end of life priorities for people experiencing homelessness within the United Kingdom

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wendy A Webb ◽  
Theresa Mitchell ◽  
Paul Snelling ◽  
Brian Nyatanga
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
End Of Life ◽  
The United Kingdom

scholarly journals Resource and waste quantification scenarios for wind turbine decommissioning in the United Kingdom

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kiran Tota-Maharaj ◽  
Alexander McMahon
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Wind Turbine ◽  
End Of Life ◽  
Wind Turbines ◽  
Rapid Rise ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Management Procedures ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Over Time

AbstractWind power produces more electricity than any other form of renewable energy in the United Kingdom (UK) and plays a key role in decarbonisation of the grid. Although wind energy is seen as a sustainable alternative to fossil fuels, there are still several environmental impacts associated with all stages of the lifecycle of a wind farm. This study determined the material composition for wind turbines for various sizes and designs and the prevalence of such turbines over time, to accurately quantify waste generation following wind turbine decommissioning in the UK. The end of life stage is becoming increasingly important as a rapid rise in installation rates suggests an equally rapid rise in decommissioning rates can be expected as wind turbines reach the end of their 20–25-year operational lifetime. Waste data analytics were applied in this study for the UK in 5-year intervals, stemming from 2000 to 2039. Current practices for end of life waste management procedures have been analysed to create baseline scenarios. These scenarios have been used to explore potential waste management mitigation options for various materials and components such as reuse, remanufacture, recycling, and heat recovery from incineration. Six scenarios were then developed based on these waste management options, which have demonstrated the significant environmental benefits of such practices through quantification of waste reduction and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions savings. For the 2015–2019 time period, over 35 kilotonnes of waste are expected to be generated annually. Overall waste is expected to increase over time to more than 1200 kilotonnes annually by 2039. Concrete is expected to account for the majority of waste associated with wind turbine decommissioning initially due to foundations for onshore turbines accounting for approximately 80% of their total weight. By 2035–2039, steel waste is expected to account for almost 50% of overall waste due to the emergence of offshore turbines, the foundations of which are predominantly made of steel.

scholarly journals End-of-life decisions in the United Kingdom

2009 ◽  
Vol 23 (6) ◽  
pp. 565-566 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agnes van der Heide ◽  
B Onwuteaka-Philipsen ◽  
L Deliens ◽  
JJM van Delden ◽  
PJ van der Maas
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
End Of Life ◽  
End Of Life Decisions ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Life Decisions

scholarly journals Systematic Review of the Primary Research on Minority Ethnic Groups and End-of-Life Care From the United Kingdom

2012 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 261-286 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalie Evans ◽  
Arantza Meñaca ◽  
Erin V.W. Andrew ◽  
Jonathan Koffman ◽  
Richard Harding ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
End Of Life ◽  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
End Of Life Care ◽  
Life Care ◽  
Primary Research ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Minority Ethnic Groups ◽  
Minority Ethnic

Perspectives of law and culture on the end-of-life legislations in France, Germany, India, Italy and United Kingdom

2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
End Of Life ◽  
Legal System ◽  
Common Law ◽  
Cultural Backgrounds ◽  
Law System ◽  
Life Study ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Legal Problems ◽  
Legislative Changes

The interactions between law and culture in addressing the legal problems at the end of a life are currently being discussed in many countries. The discourse on this issue should be multidisciplinary, taking into account its legal, medical, ethical, philosophical and anthropological aspects. The concepts designed to manage the legal problems that occur when a life comes to an end are closely linked to the culture of each country. For this reason, countries with different cultural backgrounds have been selected for this comparative end-of-life study. In France, Germany and Italy, which have a continental legal system, the United Kingdom, which has a common law system, and India, the various religions and cultures exert an important influence on the modernisation of the legislation in this respect. The book deals with recent legislative changes and developments in the countries surveyed. With contributions by Soazick Kerneis, Guillaume Le Blanc, Jeanne Mesmin d’Estienne, Louis-Charles Viossat, Christophe Pacific, Volker Lipp, Christine Laquitaine, Philippe Poulain, Stephanie Rohlfing-Dijoux, Stefano Canestrari, Kartina A. Choong, Richard Law, Sabine Boussard, Prasannanshu Prasannanshu, Pierre Rosario Domingue, Arvin Halkhoree, Kerstin Peglow, Jörg Luther, Uwe Hellmann, Géraldine Demme, Sabir Kadel, Anja van Bernum, Marie Rossier, Victoria Roux, Charles Walleit, Berquis Bestvater

Communication in End-of-Life Cancer Care: A Comparison of Team Assessments in Three European Countries

2002 ◽  
Vol 20 (17) ◽  
pp. 3674-3682 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irene J. Higginson ◽  
Massimo Costantini
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
End Of Life ◽  
Multivariate Analyses ◽  
Symptom Control ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Care Staff ◽  
Breast Cancers ◽  
Severe Problem ◽  
Explanatory Variables ◽  
The United Kingdom

PURPOSE: To compare team assessments of end-of-life communication in three European countries, and to identify factors associated with problematic communication.PATIENTS AND METHODS: Three prospective cohort studies used similar standardized procedures, and included patients referred to palliative care services in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Italy. Palliative team care staff assessed three components of communication in the last week of the patient’s life—between the patient and family (or those close to them), between professionals and patient and family, and between professionals—using a validated measure. Univariate and multivariate analyses explored the data and tested for relationships between possible explanatory variables and communication.RESULTS: Data were collected on 1,326 patients, 416 in the United Kingdom, 411 in Ireland, and 499 in Italy. Mean age was 68 years (range, 19 to 95 years), 55% were male, and almost two thirds were married. Team members assessed that communication between patient and family was a moderate or severe problem in the last week of life for 30% to 40% of patients; 10% to 20% had moderate or severe problems recorded for the other two communication items. Problematic communication was associated with respiratory and breast cancers, a shorter time in care, and hospice death. It was also associated with greater spiritual need, need for care planning, and poorer patient and family insight (Spearman’s ρ > 0.4), but not especially with pain and symptom control, in both univariate and multivariate analyses, both within countries and for all data combined.CONCLUSION: Severe communication problems were reported by team assessments in up to 40% of patients at the end of life. A multiprofessional approach is needed to recognize and improve this.

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