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Can engineering help improve patient safety?
Science, Maths & Technology

Can engineering help improve patient safety?

...The checklists have become the most widely used patient safety intervention in the world and are recommended by the World Health Organization. Yet, the evidence shows that checklists may have little impact, and her research found that in some situations – particularly in low-income countries – they might even make things worse. “The checklists sometimes introduced new risks. Nurses would use the lists ......
OpenLearn's response to the pandemic
Education & Development

OpenLearn's response to the pandemic

...World of Work in Scotland; Working Wales in Wales; and NIDirect in Northern Ireland. Over 206,000 have accessed OpenLearn via these schemes. I have lost my job as a result of the pandemic and therefore can't afford to pay for another course at this present moment. The free course has helped me improve my knowledge, it has enhanced my employability skills and given me...
The Psychological Risks in Reality TV and How Aftercare Should be Done
Health, Sports & Psychology

The Psychological Risks in Reality TV and How Aftercare Should be Done

...world in television and to hopefully find ways and means to encourage and perhaps enforce better standards of practice across the broadcast media industry. Heading off harm There is a wide range of potential harms of participating in broadcast productions, especially for people other than professional actors and celebrities (who may be more versed in tackling the...
A changing uniqueness – The changing ‘place’ of the West
OpenLearn Ireland

A changing uniqueness – The changing ‘place’ of the West

...world. Explore the articles in this collection . References for this series E. Estyn Evans, (1957) Irish Folk Ways, p 268, London, Routledge and Kegan Paul. Irish Times (1943) 'RUNDALE IN COUNTY MAYO: 25 years' struggle ends', The Irish Times, Jan 12, 1943. [Online]
Explore the baking and culture of Europe: France
Languages

Explore the baking and culture of Europe: France

...world today. The standard French baguette weighs 250 g and is just one of many long white loaves freshly baked every day by French bakers. Typically, a baguette is about 5-6 cm in diameter and 60 cm long, although they can be as long as a metre. People buy their baguettes every day, sometimes in the morning and again in the afternoon, so they’re deliciously fresh to...
iSpot: Your place to share nature
Nature & Environment

iSpot: Your place to share nature

...World Environment Day) #GenerationRestoration was launched: a ten year global challenge for the recovery of ecosystems that have been degraded or destroyed, and conserve ecosystems that are still intact. How can we Reimagine. Recreate. Restore ecosystems? We want you to help record and identify biodiversity as part of iSpot’s response and demonstrating iSpot’s...
Why are people superstitious?
History & The Arts

Why are people superstitious?

...world, like drinking cow wee in India, or warding off evil by displaying disembowelled monkeys in Cambodia. In the UK, conspiracy theories circulated about mobile phone 5G coverage. At least 70 arson attacks were recorded against phone masts. While bizarre and outlandish, such beliefs and practises relate to a fundamentally human need to feel a sense of control over...
Concussion in football: Is it time to get ahead of the game?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Concussion in football: Is it time to get ahead of the game?

...World Cup Qatar 2022 coming-up, it's likely to be in the spotlight once again...Why is concussion a serious issue? Media reports have raised awareness of key issues such as the higher risk of concussion in female youth footballers, the need for more effective concussion guidelines, and the link between heading the ball and degenerative brain disease. The latter has been...