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You and Yours: M&S profits, End-of-life care, Village vending

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20/05/2015

M&S profits, End-of-life care, Village vending

BBC Radio 4 - You and Yours, M&S profits, End-of-life care, Village vending

M&S report a turnaround in profits, plus a discussion on end-of-life care.

Consumer news. M&S report a turnaround in profits, discussion on end-of-life care needing urgent improvement, and a look at the increasing popularity of vending machines.

High street giant Marks and Spencer has reported its first rise in annual profits for four years. A dedicated M&S shopper gives her verdict on how the shop has changed over the years. 

A woman whose husband died in a hospital toilet tells Winifred Robinson how he was failed by the organisation that was supposed to be looking after him. The Health Ombudsman has criticised the hospital responsible, and said hundreds of thousands of patients in England are being let down by poor end-of-life care. 

Plus sales at vending machines are up. We visit the rural village of Clifton in Derbyshire, where an industrial sized vending machine is providing 24 hour convenience. 

Presented by Winifred Robinson
Produced by Natalie Donovan.

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