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Abortion stigma and the workplace
Health, Sports & Psychology

Abortion stigma and the workplace

...health). Abortions are extremely common: some 73 million take place worldwide annually (Bearak et al., 2020) and, in 2021, there were 214,256 abortions in England and Wales (Office of Health Improvement and Disparities, 2023). Except for the work done by Fiona Bloomer and colleagues (2017, 2023), in the Northern Irish context, little is known about abortion in UK...
The impact of online media reporting of family crimes on children
Health, Sports & Psychology

The impact of online media reporting of family crimes on children

...public understand and perceive crimes, criminals and families of criminals. Research (Mercadal, 2023) highlights how the media serves as a primary source of information about crimes which can influence societal perceptions and influence attitudes and fears regarding safety and justice. Media representations of crimes are often selective, sensationalised and in some cases...
‘Where do you really come from?’ How this enquiry can add insult to injury
Education & Development

‘Where do you really come from?’ How this enquiry can add insult to injury

...public slated her for trying to bring down the British monarchy, criticised her for taking an African name over her birth name Marlene Headley and accused her of racism for working specifically with Black women. Ngozi’s critics were Black as well as White, which counters the argument that this was something that White people just didn’t understand. Nana Akua, a Black...
Introducing social care and social work
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing social care and social work

...public authority (which includes local authorities, health authorities and the police) to act in a way that is incompatible with the rights set out in the ECHR. The HRA 1998 gives effect to the rights contained in the ECHR by: making it unlawful for any public authority to act, or fail to act, in any way that is incompatible with the rights contained in the ECHR; the term...
WhatDoTheyKnow
Society, Politics & Law

WhatDoTheyKnow

...public sector...[http://hackforchange.org/] “[In the UK] [Y]ou have the right to request information from any publicly-funded body, and get answers. WhatDoTheyKnow helps you make a Freedom of Information request. It also publishes all requests online." It was initiated by non-governmental organisation/charity and encourages people to participate through an online...
Stress Awareness Collection
Health, Sports & Psychology

Stress Awareness Collection

...public awareness about both the causes and cures for stress. And National Stress Awareness Day is the first Wednesday of November. We've put together some of our top FREE related wellbeing tips, courses and and other learning resources to support and help any time you need them...April is National Stress Awareness Month in the UK so we've curated some of our top content...
COVID-19 nursing and healthcare: learning to help you in practice
Health, Sports & Psychology

COVID-19 nursing and healthcare: learning to help you in practice

...NHS Wales or Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland, OpenLearn has a range of free courses available for you to refresh your knowledge and skills...All of our courses are free and you can start them when you want to, studying at your own pace. Some of the courses are badged, so you can print a certificate of completion and include the course on your LinkedIn profile....
Stakeholders in marketing and finance
Money & Business

Stakeholders in marketing and finance

...public and not-for-profit services. Before then, these recipients were called passengers, patients, students and so on. These more traditional terms had the advantage of indicating to service providers the needs and expectations of these service recipients. It is argued that calling everybody a customer reduces every service to a commercial transaction – and many people...