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Health, Sports & Psychology
The story of infection
How have infectious diseases, both their response to us and our response to them, evolved over the centuries?
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Astudio meddygaeth yn ddwyieithog
A oes gennych ddiddordeb mewn astudio meddygaeth yn y brifysgol? Os felly, mae’r uned hon i chi. Mae’n cyflwyno nifer o ffactorau yr ydych angen eu hystyried wrth wneud cais i astudio meddygaeth, ac yn amlinellu rhai o’r manteision o astudio meddygaeth yn ddwyieithog yn y brifysgol.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Studying medicine bilingually
Are you interested in studying medicine at university? Then if so, this unit is for you. It introduces a number of the factors that you need to think about when applying to study medicine, and outlines some of the particular advantages of studying medicine bilingually at university.
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Difficult healthcare decisions: What will you choose?
Try our interactive quiz on some high-profile medical cases to see whether you agree with the establishment or individual while learning more about medical ethics.
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Cultural differences in mental health?
The OU's Jonathan Leach asks: Are mental health problems the same across the globe?
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Why is childbirth a medical procedure?
Sarah Earle examines the developing degree of medical intervention in birth
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The importance of person-centred approaches to nursing care
Getting to know the person behind the patient is focal to person-centred nursing care, Professor Jan Draper and Dr Josie Tetley explain more in this article...
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Brexit and health care professionals
With the uncertainty of Brexit, Dr Marc Cornock, looks at four key areas of health care which needs consideration.
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An introduction to death, dying and grief
Explore interesting and challenging ideas around death, dying and grief. This free course, An introduction to death, dying and grief, invites you to think more deeply about death and dying and encourages you to think about it in different ways. This course will introduce you to different perspectives on death; ethical issues related to dying and...
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Can the NHS solve its bullying problem?
The NHS has a serious problem with bullying at work. What can be done to solve it? (The advice could work in other workplaces, too...)
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Society, Politics & Law
International health service: How the NHS has always relied on overseas labour
Potential NHS staff from outside of European Economic Area (EEA) will shortly find it easier to secure permission to work in the UK. Yet doctors and nurses from the EEA may no longer have the right to do so. Dr Parvati Raghuram looks at how the NHS has depended on foreign workers since its creation.
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The language used during end of life care matters
The language we use to talk about end of life care matters because it conveys the values we attribute to life and death says lecturer at The Open University, Dr Erica Borgstrom.