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Health, Sports & Psychology
Hospital: Preparing for surgery
The Hospital team meet patients, staff and carers preparing for surgery, in these clips from the BBC/OU co-produced series.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Why is Mongolia a good place to die?
A campaigning doctor has helped make Mongolia a better place to die than many much wealthier nations. Andrew North met her to find out how.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
What is it like for a doctor to pronounce a patient dead?
First year resident Shara Yurkiewicz shares her experience of performing the last task for a patient.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
What are bed blockers - and are they signs of a failing NHS?
Instead of 'bed blockers' and statistics, it's important to remember that we're talking about people - and their care needs.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Meet the OU experts behind 'Hospital'
The Open University's academics Julie Messenger and Dr Rajvinder Samra advised on our co-production 'Hospital'; here's what they think of the series...
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Understanding service improvement in healthcare
This free course, Understanding service improvement in healthcare, will help you to understand what people mean by the terms ‘service’ and ‘improvement’ in relation to healthcare. The course will help you to think about how those involved in healthcare, whether as practitioners or service users, can monitor the progress of any initiative to ...
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Why are maggots making a comeback in hospitals?
The use of maggots to clean a wound is being given a second look by some doctors. An ancient treatment with strong 21st century applications is investigated by Carrie Arnold.
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History & The Arts
Do we have a right to die?
Do we have a right to die? What are the moral and ethical implications of assisted suicide?
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History & The Arts
Lazarus: David Bowie's bio-obituary
What does David Bowie's last single tell us about his attitude to a death he almost certainly was expecting?
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Will more money for the NHS deliver for midwife services?
In pre-announcements before the Autumn Statement, new money for the NHS was being promised. But will it help solve the crisis in midwifery services in the NHS? Writing for OpenDemocracy, The Royal College of Midwives' Sean O'Sullivan is sceptical.