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Why are maggots making a comeback in hospitals?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why are maggots making a comeback in hospitals?

...care specialist on Oahu, Hawaii, had seen many patients like James before and decided that he, like over 70,000 other people with diabetes in the US each year, needed to have his foot amputated in order to save his life. Seeing his father’s distress at the looming procedure, James’s son proposed a different solution: maggots. The larvae of the greenbottle blowfly...
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Studying mammals: The social climbers
Nature & Environment

Studying mammals: The social climbers

...adult vervets in response to various birds. Look at the data for infants at the top of the figure. Infant monkeys were observed calling in response to a bird on 24 separate occasions. The number of calls made in response to each of the species of bird shown were assigned to categories, shown by lines of different colours that are identified in the key at the bottom of the...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Understanding service improvement in healthcare
Health, Sports & Psychology

Understanding service improvement in healthcare

...care, and how they can make sure that any change is sustained...This free course, Understanding service improvement in healthcare, will help you to understand what people mean by the terms ‘service’ and ‘improvement’ in relation to healthcare. The course will help you to think about how those involved in healthcare, whether as practitioners or service users, can...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
The awarding gap at The Open University
Education & Development

The awarding gap at The Open University

...adults who identify as BME are more likely to be unemployed in comparison to White people at 1 in 25 (Race Disparity Audit, 2017). Within the Higher Education (HE) sector, racial inequality is becoming more widely recognised as an issue (NUS, UUK, 2019), apparent by inequitable outcomes for BME students, as they are less likely to obtain a good degree (a First or Higher...
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Supporting children’s learning in primary education today
Education & Development

Supporting children’s learning in primary education today

...adult engages in new learning, they rarely, if indeed ever, start from a ‘blank sheet’, but instead draw on their previous knowledge, understanding and life experiences. A learner’s previous knowledge and understanding are developed through their daily lived experiences, active participation and social interaction within their households and communities over their...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Can engineering help improve patient safety?
Science, Maths & Technology

Can engineering help improve patient safety?

...care unit typically generates 160 alarms per day, caused by machinery that is not integrated. “You have to assemble all the kit around an intensive care bed manually,” she explains. “It doesn’t come built as one like an aircraft cockpit. This is not a problem a hospital can solve alone. It needs to be solved at the sector level.” Dixon-Woods has turned to...
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The fight for equal pay: Glasgow City Council, 2018
Society, Politics & Law

The fight for equal pay: Glasgow City Council, 2018

...care for loved ones. The disruption this strike caused to lives in Glasgow did not lead to a backlash against the strikers, quite the opposite. The well-organised public campaigning of these women ensured they had the support of Glaswegians across the city. Before the two days were finished the council agreed to settle the equal pay claims and to implementing a new JES to...
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Perspectives on social work: individual stories
Health, Sports & Psychology

Perspectives on social work: individual stories

...care permanently. She's very happy there. The reason she's happy there is because there's a day centre in Ammanford. Every day, after the carers have been in to look after her, she would go down to the day centre. She's got to know the staff and the other people who go there,she does the same thing now, the only difference is that she doesn't sleep at home. She goes to...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs