Health & Social Care
Health and social care is a vast service sector undergoing rapid change, with new government initiatives giving it a higher profile than ever. Priorities on the healthcare agenda include being more responsive to patient needs, and preventing illness by promoting a healthy lifestyle. The focus in frontline health and social care is on giving service-users more independence, choice and control. These developments mean there’s greater demand for well-trained and multi-skilled people across a range of rewarding employment opportunities.
Providing help and care for those in need or who are vulnerable offers a unique sense of personal and career fulfilment.
Our wide-ranging materials cover today’s topical and most important issues, and are expertly designed to inspire and challenge you. Some offer a broad-based background exploring principles and approaches to caring across the health and social care sector, while others cover specific policies and practices or focus on a particular aspect of provision, such as caring for those with mental health problems, palliative care or examining the role of complementary and alternative medicine. All draw on the latest research and the experience of practising professionals, to provide you with valuable insight and real-world skills and knowledge.
Course Materials: Learning resources from Open University undergraduate and business courses, including print, video, DVD and software. Please note that if you enrol as an Open University student, these resources are included in your student mailings.
Other Resources: Study guides, teaching guides, videos and DVDs not specifically related to Open University courses and Open University Gift Vouchers
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