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A gift of life at the end of life
Health, Sports & Psychology

A gift of life at the end of life

...Health and Social Care courses. There are currently around 7,000 people on the UK transplant waiting lists and over 420 people died waiting for a transplant last year (2021). The Organ donation law in parts of the UK has recently changed to an ‘opt out’ system. This should increase the numbers of potential organs available for transplant and help save the lives of...
Three solutions for the nursing staffing crisis in the NHS
Health, Sports & Psychology

Three solutions for the nursing staffing crisis in the NHS

...health and social care sector. Julie Messenger, Senior Lecturer and Nursing Lead at The Open University, is a nurse with more than forty years NHS and educational experiences linked to the education of nurses, looks at the staffing challenges facing the NHS, and some of the solutions...It's no secret that our hospitals are short of staff and do not have enough equipment...
Black History Month 2022 talks
Education & Development

Black History Month 2022 talks

...health: Black students and mental health declarations Rehana Awan shares findings from a project she worked on with colleagues at The Open University looking at mental health declarations for Black students. Transcript How we can teach children about race and why it’s important that we do Mel Green’s presentation explores how children and young people learn about...
Scottish nurses striking out
Society, Politics & Law

Scottish nurses striking out

...Health Service. It has also reflected a societal change toward equally valuing what has traditionally been viewed as ‘women’s work’, and at the same time brought nurses more and more into the collegiate world of trade unionism. At the time of writing in October 2022, we wait to see whether such a direction of travel towards direct action will be reinvigorated or...
Journeying through Wellbeing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Journeying through Wellbeing

...health, can all impact on our mental health and wellbeing. ...Start your journey Life can be a series of ups and downs. And we all want to live the best life possible. But do we understand what it means to have good mental health and wellbeing? Do we know how it is shaped by the things that happen to us? And how might we protect ourselves from becoming mentally unwell?...
War Memorials
History & The Arts

War Memorials

...public subscription, though there are also memorials created by companies or civic societies: look, for example, for plaques at major railway stations. The public commemoration of war is, however, rather older than 1918. In Glasgow and Salford there are notable – if rare – monuments remembering the Crimean War; there are also memorials, albeit often small, private,...
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Medical uses of genetic testing
Science, Maths & Technology

Medical uses of genetic testing

...health risks, and assess the likelihood of passing conditions to offspring. This helps people make informed health decisions and offers the chance for early screening and interventions...Transcript Have you ever wondered what genetic testing can tell us about our health? In this video, we look at some types of genetic testing used specifically for medical purposes....
Tips for using a large language model
Digital & Computing

Tips for using a large language model

...health and medical queries; to obtain legal advice and other topics where your own or other peoples’ wellbeing might be at stake. At times like this you must be able to guarantee you are receiving the correct information. 3: LLMs make stuff up [False and true written on pavement with feet wither side] If you are using them for your work, use other, authoritative...