29Feb/16

Announcement of Special Voluntary Disclosure Programme – Eversheds Press Office (press release)

Announcement of Special Voluntary Disclosure Programme
Eversheds Press Office (press release)
A Special Voluntary Disclosure Programme (“SVDP”) was announced in the 2016/2017 Budget Speech to give non-compliant taxpayers the opportunity to voluntarily disclose their offshore assets and income. This is in light of the new global standard for …

29Feb/16

Scott Kelly is returning from a year of experiments—and pranks—in space – Quartz


Quartz

Scott Kelly is returning from a year of experiments—and pranks—in space
Quartz
DuVernay and Coogler conceived the fundraiser as a way to both call out the Oscar’s appalling diversity problem, while also bringing attention to a pressing American tragedy directly related to the absence of people of color in positions of influence

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29Feb/16

Walsall mum speaks out about organ donation – ITV News


ITV News

Walsall mum speaks out about organ donation
ITV News
A Walsall mum has taken part in a new NHS campaign to raise greater awareness about the importance of organ donation. 39-year-old Dawn Smith’s son, Harry James, 15, died in a car crash in May. Dawn was interviewed about how Harry’s heart, liver, …
Bolton Wanderers back organ donation campaignThis Is Lancashire
Trust In Yellow announce new charity partnershipChampion Newspapers
Ellesmere Port man scores a century in blood donationsChesterChronicle.co.uk

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29Feb/16

Ellesmere Port man scores a century in blood donations – ChesterChronicle.co.uk


ChesterChronicle.co.uk

Ellesmere Port man scores a century in blood donations
ChesterChronicle.co.uk
An Ellesmere Port donor has parted with far more than comedian Tony Hancock’s famous ‘nearly an armful’ of blood. Dedicated blood donor Peter Ainsworth, 71, has been recognised by NHS Blood and Transplant for his loyalty and commitment.
Help NHS to keep the blood stocks topped up over EasterEastbourne Herald

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29Feb/16

Severing the Link: Trends in OIG Advisory Opinions on Independent Charitable Foundations – Lexology (registration)

Severing the Link: Trends in OIG Advisory Opinions on Independent Charitable Foundations
Lexology (registration)
Finally, the two newest OIG opinions continue to underscore the importance of minimal data flow from the foundation to the donors. OIG emphasized that donors would not receive from the foundation any data “related to the identity, amount, or nature of

29Feb/16

Following tragedy, ‘amazing’ choice will bring hope, says organ donor recipients – Medicine Hat News


Medicine Hat News

Following tragedy, ‘amazing’ choice will bring hope, says organ donor recipients
Medicine Hat News
Rick Padfield is another who knows all about the need for organ donation. In Feb. 2015, he received a kidney transplant, after being on dialysis for 10 years. “I think it’s absolutely amazing,” he said about the decisions. “It changes a lot of people’s

29Feb/16

Ogdensburg woman turns fund raiser into cancer awareness – WatertownDailyTimes.com

Ogdensburg woman turns fund raiser into cancer awareness
WatertownDailyTimes.com
OGDENSBURG — When Amy H. Ritchie learned that her friends were holding a fundraiser to help her battle with melanoma, she wanted to use it as an opportunity to raise awareness about the killer cancer. A “jamboree,”put … The jamboree — which

29Feb/16

Organ donor still touching lives two years after passing – fox4kc.com


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Organ donor still touching lives two years after passing
fox4kc.com
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A metro woman who was killed in an accident two years ago is still touching lives. Family said because 25-year-old Amanda Wilson was an organ donor, she has impacted 250 lives since she died. Wilson’s organs, tissue and bone …

29Feb/16

Health news and events around the valley, March 3-9, 2016 – Las Vegas Review-Journal


Las Vegas Review-Journal

Health news and events around the valley, March 3-9, 2016
Las Vegas Review-Journal
12, transplant recipients representing Nevada at the 2016 Donate Life Transplant Games signed the official Transplant Games flag at University Medical Center of Southern NevadaþÄôs Center for Transplantation. Team Nevada and Nevada Donor Network

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