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New flexible learning route to becoming a Nursing Associate with Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
London residents can now take advantage of a new route into healthcare thanks to a partnership between The Open University and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust – one of the country’s largest NHS Trusts. The London-based trust, together with the OU, is offering a Foundation Degree in Nursing Associate Practice, which is part-sponsored (the Trust […]
International Nurses Day – Sian’s story
To mark this year’s International Nurses Day, we spoke to a number of The Open University’s (OU) nursing students to hear first-hand about their experience working and studying on the COVID-19 frontline. Sian is in her second year of studying for the OU’s BSc (Honours) in Nursing. She lives in Denbigh, Wales and has worked […]
Has COVID-19 changed the public perception of nursing?
During the midst of the pandemic, nurses and other frontline staff were the subject of praise from the government and public with the weekly NHS clap, dedicated shopping hours and shared gratitude for their lifesaving work. But, with restrictions beginning to ease and the public eager to return to normality, how long will nurses remain […]
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Truth about surrogacy explored in new series
The first episode of a new series exploring the reality of surrogacy starts tonight (17 March) on BBC One at 10:45pm. Co-produced by the BBC and The Open University’s (OU) Broadcast and Partnerships team, Surrogates is a three-part documentary, which follows the experiences of five young British women, all embarking on a complex journey to […]
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Wellbeing advice from one student to another
As we mark University Mental Health Day, it’s important that we all look after our wellbeing. OU graduate Liz Burnett champions mental health awareness in her blog and her cake business, following her own experience of a breakdown in 2014. Here, she shares some invaluable advice, to fellow students… Whether you deferred this academic year, […]
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NHS award for Open University nursing apprenticeships
A partnership between The Open University , Leeds Beckett University and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has won the 2020 North East and Yorkshire NHS Parliamentary Award for Wellbeing at Work. The Future You Partnership was launched in September this year, providing an apprenticeship route for both experienced and aspiring healthcare workers in Leeds to […]
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Hospital returns to our screens with a first-hand experience of the pandemic
Tonight, sees the return of the award-winning Hospital, the eye-opening, fly-on-the-wall series that follows the heroic men and women on the COVID-19 pandemic frontline. Co-produced by the BBC and The Open University’s Broadcast and Partnerships team, the five-week series airs at 9pm on BBC Two and focuses on London’s Royal Free Trust, a world-leader in the […]
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Actions recommended to improve sexual health of young people
The Open University and young people’s sexual health and wellbeing charity, Brook have published findings from research into the role of Local Authorities in supporting young people’s sexual health. The report makes recommendations about what needs to happen to ensure young people can access the education and services they need to stay sexually healthy. The report […]
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NMC approval for new blended nursing degree partnership
The latest addition to The Open University’s selection of nursing programmes has received approval from the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC). The new BSc (Hons) Nursing (Adult); (in partnership with Middlesex University and the University of the West of England) was successfully approved with no conditions or recommendations on Tuesday 27th October 2020. Developed in […]
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OU joins forces to launch hub to collate stories of people with learning disabilities through the pandemic
The Open University has partnered with Three Ways School, learning disability charity, Generate and independent consultant and researcher, Dr Nicola Grove to launch a project to collect and archive the stories of people with learning disabilities through the pandemic. Surviving Through Story content hub will gather stories, artwork, video, photos and tributes to better reflect […]
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