This isolation from close family members was stated as being the most difficult part of their treatment programme to deal with on a day-to-day basis.
Indigenous families were identified as the most difficult to engage in these programmes and this remained the case even when services were designed to specifically target these families (Cortis, Katz, & Patulny, 2009).
Presenter and producer Stephen Watson described the programme as "the most difficult logistical project I have ever been involved in".
The learning of biosciences is well-documented to be problematic as students find the subjects amongst the most difficult and anxiety-provoking of their pre-registration programme.
Domiciliary care is one of the most difficult areas to monitor, and we have carried out a pilot programme involving 30 services to trial different ways of hearing the views of service users and their families.
Chief executive Marc Bolland told the BBC's Today Programme that the improved results came despite the most difficult retail market in 15 years.
He says: The programme gives cities like Sheffield the opportunity to tackle some of the most difficult and important issues we face, by coming up with new ideas that benefit Sheffield and other major cities around the world.
Earlier, Labour's pensions spokesman, Gregg McClymont, told BBC Radio Scotland's Good Morning Scotland programme that "vague promises" had been made about the future, but the most difficult realities of an ageing Scottish society had not been faced.
"Sincerely, my only intention was to salute the incredible bravery and courage of the men and women who work so tirelessly for UNICEF UK, Doctors Without Borders/ Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), and World Food Programme, and the children of South Sudan, who continue to find hope and joy in the most difficult conditions.
The most difficult decision.
