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The social work phone-in: have your say
Health, Sports & Psychology

The social work phone-in: have your say

Can you decide who should be primarily responsible for care?...Find out more about The Open University's Social Work courses and qualifications. In this interactive, you can share your views and see what the experts think about each dilemma. [Social worker phone-in: share your views] Select the image above to start your journey.
D-Day, the Battle of Normandy, and the British Military Nursing Services
Health, Sports & Psychology

D-Day, the Battle of Normandy, and the British Military Nursing Services

...cared for casualties during the two and a half hour crossing. [D-Day - Commandos of 47 (RM) Commando coming ashore from Landing Craft Assault on Jig Green beach, Gold area, 6 June 1944. ] The first British nurses to land on the Normandy beaches were Sister Iris ‘Fluffy’ Ogilvie and Sister Mary Gillies of the Princess Mary’s Royal Air Force Nursing Service. They...
Understanding Female Genital Mutilation and its impact across the lifespan podcast
Health, Sports & Psychology

Understanding Female Genital Mutilation and its impact across the lifespan podcast

...care and education...Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is a complex, abusive, cultural, and ritualistic harmful practice performed on millions of women and girls worldwide with many more at risk. It is a major source of concern globally, nationally and regionally, in terms of social justice, human rights, gender inequality, health and well-being and health inequalities. FGM...
Dive into World Ocean Day with OpenLearn
Science, Maths & Technology

Dive into World Ocean Day with OpenLearn

...our collection of free educational resources about Earth’s oceans - and oceans beyond...Discover the wonders of our oceans - on Earth and beyond. From interactive games like Ocean Explorer to free courses and thought-provoking articles (including oceans in space!), this collection brings together a wealth of learning to inspire curiosity and care for our marine world....
Dolly The Sheep: What happened next?
Science, Maths & Technology

Dolly The Sheep: What happened next?

...adult body cell. What was special about Dolly is that her “parents” were actually a single cell originating from mammary tissue of an adult ewe. Dolly was an exact genetic copy of that sheep – a clone. Dolly captured people’s imaginations, but those of us in the field had seen her coming through previous research. I’ve been working with mammalian embryos for...
Promoting the effective management of children’s pain
Health, Sports & Psychology

Promoting the effective management of children’s pain

...care professionals to be supported with relevant practice guidance on pain management understand the value of adopting an individual approach to a child and their family see the benefit of empowering parents to be effectively involved in the management of their child’s pain...Promoting the effective management of children’s pain: 1 Why pain matters - In this section,...
‘A little bit of kindness’: migrant nurses in the Scottish NHS
Society, Politics & Law

‘A little bit of kindness’: migrant nurses in the Scottish NHS

...care assistants in private nursing homes, who offered the adaptation course required by the NMC. The agencies also assisted them to find accommodation, offered loans to cover the cost of the first month’s rent and an advance on their first month’s wage. For many the loans and the pay advances were a necessity, as they had used their savings to cover the cost...
Rheumatoid arthritis - a long term condition
Health, Sports & Psychology

Rheumatoid arthritis - a long term condition

...adults of working age and is three times more common in women. 56 year old Liz noticed her first symptoms in 1996, when her son was just 2 years old. In this collection, she shares her experiences of living with RA, from early symptoms to drug-controlled remission... Rheumatoid arthritis: Liz's story Liz, who was diagnosed with RA in 1996, talks about living with this...