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Thefir s ts i gnsofs ummerhaveal waysbr oughtout BBQl ovi ngBr i t st ofir eupt hegr i l l wi t h68%s ayi ng t hatyoucan’ tbeatt hef eel i ngofenj oyi ngt i mear ound t heBBQwi t hf r i endsandf ami l yand55%agr eei ngi t ’ s t hebes tpar toft heBr i t i s hSummer .

Ther es ear chbySPARof1 , 000UKadul t sr eveal s30% ofpeopl es ai dt heypr ef eraBBQt ocooki ngi nt he ki t chen, enj oyi ngt hes oci alexper i enceofbei ngi nt he gar denand59%s ai dt heyt hi nkf oodt as t esbet t er wheni t ’ sbeencookedonaBBQ. Buti t ’ snotj us tt he s oci alexper i ence, ahar dcor e22%ofBBQf answi l lget gr i l l i ngeveni fi ti sj us tf ort hems el vesandi nt heNor t h Eas toverat hi r dofpeopl e( 35%)wi l lgoi tal one.

Wheni tcomest ot het ypeofBBQ, Br i t spr ef ert hepopul areas yt ous egasfir edBBQswi t hamas s i ve83% s ayi ngt heydi dn’ tt hi nkus i nggasBBQ’ swascheat i ng.

Overt hes ummermont hspeopl eal s omaket hemos tof anyoppor t uni t yt ofir ei tupwi t h70%oft hos equi z z ed s ayi ngt heyhadaBBQatl eas tonceamont h, evenr i s i ng t o79%i nt heSout hWes t , wi t hnear l yafif t h( 1 7 .

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Nots ur pr i s i ngl y, bur ger scomeoutast henat i on' sf avour i t e, wi t h56%ofpeopl es ayi ngi t ’ st hei rfir s tchoi ceona BBQ, cl os el yf ol l owedbys aus ages( 50%) .

Chi ckenand s t eakswer eal s oapopul archoi cebuti t ’ snotj us tmeat peopl eenj oy, 33%s ai dt hats al adi sacr uci alel ementt o agoodBBQand37%s ai dt hats aucesar eamus thave.

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Cul t ur alshi f t sandwor dof mout hchanges UKf uner all andscape Thef uner ali ndus t r yi nt heUKhadchanged l i t t l ei ndecades , yeti nj us tt hel as ts i xyear s di r ectcr emat i onhasf undament al l ychanged howwet hi nkaboutdeat h.

Thef uner als ect ori snow exper i enci ngt he s ameki ndofs hi f ts eenwi t hweddi ngs .

Peopl e ar el ooki ngf ors omet hi ngt hataut hent i cal l y expr es s esper s onal i t yandr el at i ons hi ps , r at her t hanaones i z efit s al lf or mat .

Tr adi t i onalf uner al st hatf ol l ow cent ur i es ol d cer emoni esar ebecomi ngl es spopul aras mour ner ss pur nf or mal i t y, s pendl es sont he t r appi ngst hatt heydon’ tval ueandf ocuson cel ebr at i ngt hel i f el i vedi nal es sf or mal manner .

Pur eCr emat i on, api oneeri ndi r ectcr emat i on, hasunder t akenr es ear cht hatr eveal show peopl e’ sf uner al wi s heshaveevol vedas s oci et yembr acesgr eat err es pectf or i ndi vi dual i t y.

Di r ectcr emat i oncompr i s esacr emat i on wi t houtaf uner als er vi ce, andus ual l ywi t hout mour ner spr es ent .

I ti sanaffor dabl e‘ nof us s ’ al t er nat i vet ot r adi t i onalf uner al sandal l ows mour ner st ohol daper s onal i s edcel ebr at i onof l i f es epar at el y–of t ens cat t er i ngas hesi na per s onalpl aceofs i gni ficance.

AYouGovs ur veyof1 1 , 000peopl eonbehal fof Pur ef oundawar enes sofdi r ectcr emat i onhas r i s enf r om 29%t o46%i nt hegener al popul at i on, r i s i ngt o58%amongt he55+age gr oup.

Ther es ear chal s ounvei l edt hatmor et han35% oft hepopul at i onar enow awar eoft hePur e Cr emat i onbr and, upf r om 1 6%i nt hes ame per i odl as tyear , whi l eawar enes samongt he over 55si snow at50%.

Cat her i nePowel l , Di r ect orof Cus t omer Exper i enceat Pur eCr emat i on, s ai d: “ The s i mpl i ci t yand flexi bi l i t yof di r ectcr emat i on i sr eal l yr es onat i ng wi t hBabyBoomergener at i ont hathasbeenat t hehear tofal lki ndsofs oci alchange–f r om f or ei gnhol i dayst oweddi ngs .

Thi sgener at i on haschal l engedhow t hei rpar ent sdi dt hi ngsi ns o manyar easandf uner al sar ej us tt hel as tt hi ng ont hel i s t ! ” “ Awar enes si sgr owi ngt hr oughwor dofmout has mor eandmor epeopl eexper i encet he affor dabi l i t yandflexi bi l i t yt hatdi r ectcr emat i on offer s .

Theyar efindi nggr eat ercomf or tchoos i ng t oemphas i s et heper s on’ sl i f er at hert hant hei r deat h. ” TheYouGovr es ear chal s or eveal edt hat bet ween2830%ofpeopl ewoul dchoos edi r ect cr emat i onf ort hems el ves , and1 821 %f oral oved one.

Ther eas onsf orwant i ngdi r ectcr emat i on i ncl udet hedes i r ef orani nf or malgat her i ng ( 64%)andwant i ngt os cat t eras hesi nabel oved l ocal e( 67%) .

Pur eCr emat i onwasf oundedi n201 5ast hefir s t UKs peci al i s ti ndi r ectcr emat i on.

Overt hepas t s i xyear s , t hecompanyhasgr ownexponent i al l y andi spr oudt ober es hapi ngt heUK’ sf uner al s ect orbyoffer i ngachoi cebeyondt het r adi t i onal f uner alf or mat .

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Car eer si nCar e Pl anf ordi gi t alheal t handsoci alcar e wi l lhel pal l evi at es t affingpr essur es acr osst heNHS TheAs s oci at i onofPr of es s i onalSt affing Compani es( APSCo)haswel comedt he pl anf ordi gi t alheal t hands oci alcar eannouncedt odaybyt heDepar t mentf or Heal t handSoci alCar e.

Thepl anout l i nes how t heGover nmentwi l laccel er at et he us eofdi gi t alt echnol ogyacr os st heNHS ands oci alcar et oi mpr oveeffici encyand f r eeupf r ont l i newor ker s ’ t i me.

I naddi t i ont ot hei nves t menti nt echnol ogy, t hepl anr ecogni s est heneedt obol s t ers ki l l sacr os st heheal t hcar ear ena, out l i ni ngpl anst o: Devel opaNat i onalDi gi t al Wor kf or ce St r at egyt obr i dget hes ki l l sgapand ens ur et heNHSr emai nsanat t r act i ve pl acet owor k Gr ow t hes peci al i s tdat aandt echnol ogy wor kf or ceneededt os uppor tdi gi t al heal t hands oci alt hr oughcr eat i nganaddi t i onal1 0, 500pos i t i onsf orgr aduat es , appr ent i cesandexper i encedhi r es Embeddi gi t als ki l l sdevel opmenti nt o uni ver s i t ycur r i cul umst os uppor tf ut ur e andi ncomi ngwor kf or ces Pr ovi deadi gi t all ear ni ngofferf oradul t s oci alcar es t aff, s uchasoffer i ngacces s i bl et r ai ni ngandonl i ner es our ces .

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“ Theheal t hcar es ect ori ss t i l lt r yi ngt o cat chupont hebackl ogt hatwascr eat eddur i ngt hepandemi c, s oanymovet o al l evi at es omeoft het i mepr es s ur eson al r eadyover s t r et chedwor ker si swel come.

Wi t ht heGover nment ’ sHeal t h andSoci alCar eCommi t t eecur r ent l y r unni ngi nqui r i esar ounddi gi t i s i ngt he NHSandbol s t er i ngs ki l l s , t hepl anf or di gi t alheal t hands oci alcar es et ss ol i d f oundat i onsf orchange. “ TheannouncedNat i onalDi gi t al Wor kf or ceSt r at egywi l lbekeyt onotonl y s uppor t i ngt heheal t hcar es ect ori n gener al , butwi l lal s omaxi mi s et hepot ent i aloft hei nt egr at edcar es ys t ems ( I CS) .

Thi sl at es tnewss houl dhel pi mpr oveacces st os ki l l edwor ker sand ens ur et heyar edepl oyedi nt her i ght car es et t i ngsatt her i ghtt i met ounbl ockpat i entdel i ver yi s s uescaus edby al ackofavai l abl er es our ces . “ Si mpl i ficat i onacr os shi r i ngf r amewor ks i nheal t hcar ei ss t i l lneeded, t hough.

I n f act , APSCol aunchedi t sdedi cat ed Compl i ance+accr edi t at i onf ort hecl i ni calandheal t hcar es ect ort hi sweeki na bi dt ocr eat eacons i s t entr ecr ui t ment s t andar dt hati sr ecogni s edandut i l i s ed acr os sal lf r amewor ks , i ns yner gywi t h NHSEmpl oyer s . ” Rel eas ef r om Bl ueSkyPR

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TheThi nki ngTr avel l erReveal saLi s tofCount r i eswi t ht heMos t Conf usi ngTi ppi ngCul t ur e Res ear chconduct edbyl uxur yt r avelcompanyTheThi nki ng Tr avel l er , r eveal edt hatt heUKt r avel l er sfindFr encht i ppi ngcul t ur et hemos tconf us i ngofal l .

Thet i ppi ngcul t ur ei nFr ancepuz z l edt r avel l er ss omucht hati t s cor ed1 8, 1 60s ear chesamont h.

Sur pr i s i ngl y, t heUKt i ppi ng cul t ur ewast hes econdmos ts ear chedbyBr i t i s hhol i daymaker s , gener at i ng1 , 690s ear chquer i es .

Spai nr oundedoutt het op t hr eemos ts ear chedf orcount r i eswi t h660s ear ches .

Bel owyoucans eet hef ul ll i s tofcount r i eswi t ht hemos tconf us i ngt i ppi ngcul t ur ef orBr i t s : 1 .

Fr ance— 1 8, 1 60s ear ches 2.

UK— 1 , 690s ear ches 3.

Spai n— 660s ear ches 4.

USA— 600s ear ches 5.

I t al y-370s ear ches 6.

Por t ugal— 300s ear ches 7 .

Gr eece— 260s ear ches 8.

Ger many— 1 90s ear ches 9.

Rus s i a— 1 40s ear ches 1 0.

Chi na— 1 00s ear ches Thes t udyal s or eveal edt hatFr ancet oppedt hes ear chesf ort i ppi nget i quet t ewor l dwi dewi t hani mmens e270, 570s ear chquer i es .

Chi nacames econdwi t h60, 51 0s ear chesf ol l owedby Kenyawi t h1 8, 1 50s ear ches .

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Bel ow ar et het op1 0count r i est hatar es ear chedf ort hemos tgl obal l ywheni tcomest ot i ppi nget i quet t e: 1 .

Fr ance— 270, 570s ear ches 2.

Chi na— 60, 51 0s ear ches 3.

Kenya— 1 8, 1 50s ear ches 4.

Spai n— 1 0, 330s ear ches 5.

I t al y— 5, 950s ear ches 6.

UK-3, 990s ear ches 7 .

USA-3, 71 0s ear ches 8.

Gr eece-3, 390s ear ches 9.

Ger many-3, 230s ear ches 1 0.

Por t ugal-3, 41 0s ear ches Tocomeupwi t ht hes el i s t s , TheThi nki ngTr avel l ers t udi edmul t i pl e r el evants ear chphr as esus i ngGoogl eKeywor dPl anner— i ncl udi ng phr as ess uchashow mucht ot i pi n[ count r y] , i si tcus t omar yt ot i pi n [ count r y]andt i ppi ngi n[ count r y]— t odi s covert het opl ocat i ons peopl ear emos tcur i ousaboutwheni tcomest ot i ppi nget i quet t e.

Ther es ear chal s of eat ur esahandygui det obas i ct r avelt i ppi nget i quet t ei nr es t aur ant s , t r ans por t , s pas , bar s , ont our sandwheni t comest of ooddel i ver yi nFr ance, Spai n, I t al y, Gr eece, t heUKand USA. Ant oi neLevy, Sal es&Mar ket i ngDi r ect or , atTheThi nki ngTr avel l er , s ai d: ‘ ’ Ti ppi nget i quet t evar i eswi del yf r om count r yt ocount r y.

Wewant ed t ofindoutwhatcount r i est r avel l er sfindt hemos tconf us i ngwheni t comest ot i ppi ngcul t ur eandputt oget herar es our cef ulgui det ohel p peopl eavoi dawkwar ds i t uat i onswhent heyar eabr oad. ’ ’