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The impact of walking and socialising through 5 Ways Café on people living with dementia and their carers: A volunteer’s perspective
Health, Sports & Psychology

The impact of walking and socialising through 5 Ways Café on people living with dementia and their carers: A volunteer’s perspective

...families and carers. You can see more about the study here. As we are aware spending time outdoors, walking, being present and mindful is crucially important for our physical and mental health and wellbeing (see more OpenLearn related resources below). A crucial area for this study has been the 5 Ways Dementia Friendly Café in Milton Keynes. Running since 2019, the Café...
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How to make the most out of our visit to the Great Outdoors: walking with The Parks Trust and staying mindful
Health, Sports & Psychology

How to make the most out of our visit to the Great Outdoors: walking with The Parks Trust and staying mindful

...family carers’ health, reduce carers’ burden and use of care services. Physical activity is also reported to reduce anxiety and depression, both of which carers are also often reported to suffer from. To do this, The Parks Trust have worked with the Open University to develop a dementia-friendly Spotter Sheet for use at Great Linford Manor Park in Milton Keynes. The...
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Seeing the internet
Digital & Computing

Seeing the internet

...family and colleagues using email and/or social media. You might be using the internet to undertake household tasks like shopping or banking or arranging for your central heating to be serviced. You might stream music or a movie, or watch catch-up TV. And of course, if you’re an OU student you'll be using the internet for your studies! But even in the case of people who...
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Taking a Fresh Look at Managing Employee Engagement and Wellbeing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Taking a Fresh Look at Managing Employee Engagement and Wellbeing

...family wellbeing? Do managers have the skills and training to recognise that high engagement may mask poor wellbeing and possible burnout? Do employees feel they have the same or greater participation in, and engagement with, organisational values and goals? References Bailey, C., Madden, A., Alfes, K. and Fletcher, L. (2017) ‘The Meaning, Antecedents and Outcomes of...
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Stress and anxiety in the digital age: the dark side of technology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Stress and anxiety in the digital age: the dark side of technology

...family if they’ve ever considered coming off social media. Like us, they probably have… but the majority probably decide not to, because of FOMO. Ironically, the more connected we are, the more likely we may be to experience FOMO, because it is often caused by the posts we see on social media sites like Facebook leading us to believe our friends and acquaintances are...
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Butetown Carnival: past, present, and future
History & The Arts

Butetown Carnival: past, present, and future

...family – that’s bound to bring community together anywhere in the world. Butetown Carnival is about celebrating the different cultures of our community, but, at the same time, we’re fighting against the siloes that have been created around us – and it’s working. Carnival has this fire, and you can’t take that away from us. Bringing Butetown together We keep...
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Diary of a new Life Peer
Society, Politics & Law

Diary of a new Life Peer

...family and friends, who sat in the public gallery above the Chamber, I was introduced formally to the House of Lords through the traditional introduction ceremony. The ceremony involves one of the clerks reading out my Letters Patent, me making the Affirmation that is required by law, and signing the code of conduct. 25 March 2024 My first full sitting day as a member of...
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Impossible Peace 2: Tea for two
OpenLearn Ireland

Impossible Peace 2: Tea for two

...families and the wider republican base. We reiterate our view that the armed struggle was entirely legitimate. We are conscious that many people suffered in the conflict. There is a compelling imperative on all sides to build a just and lasting peace. The issue of the defence of nationalist and republican communities has been raised with us. There is a responsibility on...
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