Alzheimer’s disease Aortic surgery Aplastic anaemia Bacterial meningitis Benign brain tumour Blindness Cancer (life-threatening) Coma Coronary artery- bypass surgery Deafness Heart attack Heart valve replacement Kidney failure Loss of independent existence Loss of limbs Loss of speech Major organ transplant Major organ failure on waiting list Motor neuron disease Multiple sclerosis Occupational HIV infection Paralysis Parkinson’s disease Severe burns Stroke (Cerebrovascular accident)