Please share PEOLC member Polly Maxwell's survey on LGBTQ family which is part of a study collecting knowledge on LGBTQ families and the care they provide, including towards the end of life app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk…@Lucy_Selman
Maternal and neonatal deaths 'rising for the first time in a decade' - the latest Patient Safety Watch report confirms. Black mothers are still 3x more likely to die during pregnancy or shortly after than white women.
Behind this data are real women, lives and families. Just yesterday, I spoke with someone still struggling with the aftermath of losing their baby due to negligence and lack of safety. Fear shouldn't be part of any mother's journey, yet Black women consistently express the most concern about maternity safety.
This isn't just about numbers or reports. This is an obvious human rights issue.
@WatchPatient@MotherhoodGroup#BlackMaternalHealth#MaternityInequality#TheMotherhoodGroup#PatientSafety
What's your favourite Christmas themed word?
If you like festive curiosities The OU’s Christmas Hub on OpenLearn is packed with fascinating articles and free courses to keep you learning this season.
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Please share this post and info with your networks, consider taking part yourself or share with friends, colleagues and family, or make introductions to organisations who may want us to host a UK workshop for them/you in early 2025.
📣 Funded Visiting Fellowships for scholars from the Global South
Our partners for Fellowships in 2026 are @CambridgeHPS, and we are looking for scholars whose research combines science, politics, and justice
Learn more and apply by 24 Feb 2024
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I'm genuinely excited about the range of speakers and topics we're covering at this conference. We've also tried to keep the ticket price down!
Find out more and book a place here:
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Are you interested in improving experience of caring, dying and grieving in Scotland?
Join us at our conference - Demystifying Death: Making Change Happen.
Meet like-minded people and hear from a range of speakers working in this area.
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Bookings open!
The Clair Fisher Research Impact award is a great chance to nomination your own or another project that has had particular impact in #PEOLC. Nominations close 10th January and a prize of up to £1,000 available for further impact work or professional development!!!
Conference Prizes
💡 Are you aware of research that has had impressive impact or public and patient involvement? Our Clair Fisher Research Impact Award and Tammy Prescott Patient and Public Involvement Award are open for nominations - click on each of the links find out more and nominate!
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We are excited @uvic to welcome you to our beautiful campus to engage in important conversations about public health and palliative care. Registration and Abstract submissions are open. 👇👇👇 Featuring talks by @libby_sallnow@Lucy_Selman@BarbPesut @Princess_HMP more!
The Tammy Prescott Patient and Public Involvement Award is a great opportunity to celebrate where involvement has been meaningful. Please consider nominating yourself, a PPI member /group, or researcher /research team by the 10th of Jan for a chance to win this prestigious prize
Conference Prizes
💡 Are you aware of research that has had impressive impact or public and patient involvement? Our Clair Fisher Research Impact Award and Tammy Prescott Patient and Public Involvement Award are open for nominations - click on each of the links find out more and nominate!
mariecurie.org.uk/research/a…mariecurie.org.uk/research/a…
Thinking of studying with the OU, or know someone who is?
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Give your CV the edge employers are looking for.
OU student Colm says studying has given him the skills and knowledge to secure a promotion – where could your dream take you?
Register by 9 January for courses starting in February:
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The @BigGive#ChristmasChallenge24 is here! For the next 7 days, donations to the Disabled Veterans’ Scholarships Fund will be DOUBLED. Double the donation, double the impact. Donate and share today.
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Did you miss the OU-BBC short films for Scam Safe Season on Morning Live last week?
Fear not! You can rewatch all six films on OU Connect now 📺
While you're there, try our interactives to help safeguard against scammers.
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ALT Colourful graphic to promote a series of OU-BBC short films for Scam Safe Week. It features a scammer in a black mask trying to steal someone's identity.
@EricaBorgstrom discussing whether people don't know about death/bereavement or whether we haven't found the right way to connect people with what they know.
Check out this video opening up discussion on after death practices.
#bereavementconnect.open.ac.uk/society-p…#bereavement