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What is the national learning hub for volunteers?
Education & Development

What is the national learning hub for volunteers?

...health and care. The national learning hub for volunteeers' two collections made in partnership with OpenLearn from The Open University provide a comprehensive range of FREE courses across a variety of subjects to help you as a volunteer or someone who works with volunteers. Find out how to get started below... [Helpforce I am a volunteer] I am a volunteer Do you want to...
Why do women need abortions?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why do women need abortions?

...health of the pregnant woman, or any existing children of her family, than if the pregnancy was ended. After 24 weeks an abortion is permitted in very limited circumstances concerning the health of the pregnant woman or her child if the pregnancy proceeds. A new Campaign, Time to Act, believes that abortion should be removed from the criminal law completely. Prior to 22nd...
World Environment Day 2016: Local engagement, global celebration
Nature & Environment

World Environment Day 2016: Local engagement, global celebration

...health of its inhabitants. This report links strongly to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development outlined by the UN, noting the critical links between development, the environment, human well-being and the full enjoyment of a wide range of human rights, including the rights to life, health, food, water and sanitation. This nexus is being recently well investigated for...
Five surprising facts about sex and the pandemic
Society, Politics & Law

Five surprising facts about sex and the pandemic

...Quasi-Representative Survey (Natsal-COVID), Lancet https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3862586 Arafat SMY, Kar SK. Sex During Pandemic: Panic Buying of Sex Toys During COVID-19 Lockdown. Journal of Psychosexual Health. 2021;3(2):175-177. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/352192866_Sex_During_Pandemic_Panic_Buying_of_Sex_Toys_During_COVID-19_Lockdown...
Enabling parents to improve children’s services: Walking the Walk in Evelina London Children’s Hospital
Health, Sports & Psychology

Enabling parents to improve children’s services: Walking the Walk in Evelina London Children’s Hospital

...Health and Social Care courses and qualifications. Walking the Walk is an experienced-based approach to quality improvement. It has previously been successfully utilised in acute hospitals, care homes, and GP surgeries. It draws on people’s lived experiences to provide settings with feedback and recommendations about the care environment. It involves three stages: scene...
Depression, mood and exercise
Health, Sports & Psychology

Depression, mood and exercise

...health issues. Depression is a common mental health disorder, characterized by persistent sadness and a loss of interest in activities that you normally enjoy, accompanied by an inability to carry out daily activities, for at least two weeks. During the time that we suffer a depressive attack we can’t see a reason (can’t find strength) to do anything. Anything…...
Strategies to reduce the prison population
Society, Politics & Law

Strategies to reduce the prison population

...health, drug-taking and the release of prisoners being kept indeterminately for “public protection” that could be progressive, but only if interventions operate outside from the criminal law. The age of criminal responsibility should be raised as soon as possible from 10 to 16 years and diversion schemes introduced which keep young people out of the criminal process....
Care before profit: working as a cleaner in a care home during the Covid-19 pandemic
Society, Politics & Law

Care before profit: working as a cleaner in a care home during the Covid-19 pandemic

...public and private, were at the forefront in the fight against COVID-19 following the outbreak across Scotland in early 2020. Jacky Yuill was part of that fight and shares her story...Find out more about The Open University's Social Sciences courses Background[GMB scotland banner stating fair pay for covid heroes]Working in already incredibly difficult circumstances, the...