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Why the size of your plate might be making you overweight
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why the size of your plate might be making you overweight

...adults or 29% among US adults. [Woman drinking from a double-sized cup] The Double-Sized Big Gulp cup was a marketing gimmick - but could large-sized cups, plates and packages be encouraging us to over-eat? Overeating increases the risks of heart disease, diabetes, and many cancers, which are among the leading causes of ill health and premature death. However, the extent...
Drugs and the law: Legal highs
Society, Politics & Law

Drugs and the law: Legal highs

...adults between the ages of 16 and 59 took an illicit drug in the last year. They also show that 2.6 per cent of adults aged 16–59 had taken a class A drug in the last year, which equates to approximately 850,000 people. Cannabis was the most commonly used drug, with 6.4 per cent of adults using it over the previous year. However there has been a long standing...
How to support neurodivergent mothers during pregnancy and birth
Health, Sports & Psychology

How to support neurodivergent mothers during pregnancy and birth

...care through the mother’s eyes can be of great value. Here are some strategies that midwives, practitioners, and others in the mother’s network may offer support along the pregnancy journey: Communication: Hearing the mother’s voice and wishes is key. Neurodiversity is a spectrum, and each mother’s needs will vary. Where possible, any information relayed to the...
One minute methods - sampling
Health, Sports & Psychology

One minute methods - sampling

Like the babies in Laura Schultz’s experiments, discover why researchers take care over the generalisations they make. ...Transcript.
Introducing professional practice
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing professional practice

...Care Assistant A Ann, a Health Care Assistant, describes a typical day for her A day in the life of a hospital ward: Working in Teams The staff of Ward 29 discuss the importance of working as a team to ensure good patient care and sound medical practice A day in the life of a hospital ward: working with patients The staff on ward 29 talk about their involvement with...
Social work: Effective practice with substance abusing parents
Health, Sports & Psychology

Social work: Effective practice with substance abusing parents

...adult needs - however valid in terms of their disadvantaged lifestyles and economic circumstances and, as a consequence, lose sight of the child. In making an assessment, the key elements to consider are gaining an understanding of the child’s need and wishes, inter-agency information sharing, and working together to monitor and assess the changing nature of risk. It is...
From dreams to reality: becoming a nurse and educator
Health, Sports & Psychology

From dreams to reality: becoming a nurse and educator

...Care, which was equivalent to two GCSEs, alongside my maths and English. This was a pivotal stage in my life as I was finally diagnosed with dyslexia and given the support and resources to get my thoughts down onto paper. It was a huge light bulb moment and suddenly all the dots were joined together. At this point, I was awarded the ‘Student of the Year’. This was the...
How can the arts improve health and wellbeing?
History & The Arts

How can the arts improve health and wellbeing?

...adults with physical and mental health conditions, to people with age-related reduced mobility and dementia. [Art therapy lesson between young student with Downs Syndrome and a teacher] A wealth of research has investigated the ways in which the brain, and other parts of the body, respond to the arts. Many art forms trigger both intellectual and multi-sensory responses,...