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What is economics?
Society, Politics & Law

What is economics?

...Health Service that’s free at the point of use to the price of a can of beans – economic models help people understand why things are the way they are and why changes happen. It’s about how money is made and lost, used and misused. From private funding for new schools and hospitals to the level of house prices in your town, the success of large corporates involved...
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What is it like to research death and loss?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What is it like to research death and loss?

...and Health. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-89396-9_5 [Free-to-access version: https://oro.open.ac.uk/52288/1/E%20Borgstrom_ethno%20chapter_2017.11.10_ORO%20copy.pdf] • Borgstrom, E., & Ellis, J. (2017). Introduction: researching death, dying and bereavement. Mortality, 22(2), 93–104. https://doi.org/10.1080/13576275.2017.1291600...
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Community Social Care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Community Social Care

...of fuel poverty and the various government schemes developed to combat the issues raised Bedfordshire MENCAP A detailed history of the Bedfordshire branch of MENCAP Degree in Learning Disabilities The shifting boundaries between health and social care inspired the University of Hertfordshire to create a joint degree in learning disabilities for nurses and social workers...
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The Open University Worldwide
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The Open University Worldwide

...health diagnosis and volcano prediction. Educational Technology at the Open University How can technology help students overcome barriers to their learning, such as lack of time? The Open University offers resources such as an online virtual learning environment, videoconferencing, discussion forums, an online library and the Virtual Microscope. Teaching Quality at the...
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Is the 2020 New Deal a Green New Deal?
Nature & Environment

Is the 2020 New Deal a Green New Deal?

...health, but it wasn’t long before the economic impacts of the imposed lockdowns entered minds. The lockdown measures limited the production of goods, their transportation across the world and consumers' demand for these goods. This was seen across the UK, just like elsewhere across the globe. As the UK government announcements began to focus on steadily falling...
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Constitutional Conversations: what Good Friday Agreement was for women
Society, Politics & Law

Constitutional Conversations: what Good Friday Agreement was for women

...health care are faced by under-resourced women’s groups. These experiences are shared by women in loyalist and republican districts. Some see constitutional conversations as an opportunity to press for intersectional gender justice. A unity referendum is not a magic wand to fix these conditions. However, in the year of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Good Friday...
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How do you spot a stroke - and what should you do?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How do you spot a stroke - and what should you do?

...health care setting, and support individuals to make informed treatment decisions in partnership with their doctor. Early assessment will likely include a number of diagnostic tests and scans. The purpose of these tests is to establish a diagnosis of stroke and which type, and tailor treatment based on this. Other tests are important to establish a possible cause of the...
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Is public spending a drain on the economy or the mark of a civilised society?
Society, Politics & Law

Is public spending a drain on the economy or the mark of a civilised society?

...health. Government spending on welfare and public services, such as health and education, are means by which inequality can be reduced and deliver benefits to the whole of society. This is not to deny that government debt needs to be reduced, but there are two sides to a government budget: expenditure and taxation. There is a strong case for public expenditure when it is...
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