The standards for certification for audiology and speech-language pathology are established by audiologists and speech-language pathologists, respectively, who are members of ASHA's Council for Clinical Certification in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CFCC) .
The NHS scheme provides benefits to your dependents in the event of your death following retirement. The benefits payable depend on your circumstances at the time of your death and on your service in the scheme.
Links to the headlines. NHS hospital death rates among worst, new study finds. Channel 4 News, September 11 2013. NHS death rate is one of worst in the West: Patients 50% more likely to die of neglect than in US, says study.Daily Mail, September 12 2013. NHS hospital death rates 45% HIGHER than in America, according to new figures. Mirror, September 12 2013. NHS mortality rate higher than in US. Almost 10 years ago, in 2004, there were 22.5% more deaths in English NHS hospitals than would have been expected, giving England the highest hospital death rate of the seven countries examined. 2  HSMRs in the NHS were 58% higher than the best country, the US.