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Why is Mongolia a good place to die?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why is Mongolia a good place to die?

...care, the branch of medicine that supports people with terminal or complex illnesses. Palliative care takes a magpie approach, borrowing from other medical disciplines and addressing a whole range of issues at once, ranging from pain and other symptoms to spiritual, social and psychological support. In a 2015 survey of global palliative care, the UK comes top, Australia...
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Article 15 mins
Young children, the outdoors and nature Badge icon
Education & Development

Young children, the outdoors and nature

...adults teach, care for and work with young children. The timeline at the link below sets out key voices of the past who had something important to say about young children, the outdoors and nature. Open the following link in a new tab or window so you can easily find your way back to the course: Timeline of key thinkers The voice most important to this course is Friedrich...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
Reading: re-asserting the potency of the personal
Education & Development

Reading: re-asserting the potency of the personal

...care, concern, sympathy, sadness, excitement, exhilaration, fear, boredom, anger and indifference, to name but a few. Our responses motivate us as readers to persevere and to read on, or to exercise our rights as readers and step away. Either way our responses often prompt us to talk to others about our reading, whether it’s a worrying news item, an amusing text...
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Article 10 mins
Proud of nursing associates: who they are and why they are important
Health, Sports & Psychology

Proud of nursing associates: who they are and why they are important

...care teams they work in? Gemma Ryan-Blackwell explains...This content is associated with The Open University's Nursing and Healthcare courses and qualifications. Who are nursing associates? Firstly, and most importantly, nursing associates (NAs) should not be viewed as a ‘cheap nurse’ – they bring essential knowledge and skills to a healthcare team. When valued and...
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Article 5 mins
Why is the UK government proposing to bring 1950s values to online pornography?
Society, Politics & Law

Why is the UK government proposing to bring 1950s values to online pornography?

...adults from viewing sexual acts that are otherwise legal to engage in. The BBFC’s current pornographic R18 category is reserved for explicit works that contain consensual sex or more extreme fetish material involving adults. This sounds broad but the body’s list of unacceptable content includes material where adults role-play as non-adults, acts that could cause pain...
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Article 5 mins
Improving the everyday lives of carers
Health, Sports & Psychology

Improving the everyday lives of carers

...Care courses and qualifications. [Image of a young carer and an older person talking] Over a 100 million people in Europe care for a family member or friend. Many of them are caring for an older person and indeed many are older people themselves - caring for a spouse, sibling or parent who has reached great age. As the populations in Europe increasingly age, pressure on...
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Article 10 mins
Addressing ethical issues in your research proposal
Education & Development

Addressing ethical issues in your research proposal

...care authorities, academic publications, Research Ethics Committees and research organisations provide a range of ethical guidance and resources. International codes such as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights underpin ethical frameworks (United Nations, 1948). You may be aware of key legislation in your own country or the country where you plan to undertake the...
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Article 5 mins
Exploring learning disabilities: supporting belonging Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring learning disabilities: supporting belonging

...adult social care workforce were British, 8% (104,000 jobs) had an EU nationality and 10% (130,000 jobs) were of a non-EU nationality. (Source: Skills for Care, 2018) Activity 9 The view of a support worker Timing: Allow about 10 minutes Kelly Edwards has worked with people with learning disabilities for over 30 years. She is employed as a support worker for a...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs