Impact

A key part of the Open University mission is ‘to enhance our societal impact through research, enterprise and skills development’. The Open Societal Challenges programme supports collaborations with people from all walks of life, organisations, charities and policymakers on research that transforms lives. The Open Nursing and Allied Health Professions Group contributes to the 'Living Well' and ‘Tackling Inequalities’  themes in the Open Societal Challenges programme. Explore our projects below to see how our research is making a difference,

• Embedding shared decision-making (SDM) in patient pathways
• Improving health professional -patient communication and shared decision-making in international cardiology services
• Improving how the public engage with health and care professional regulation fitness to practice proceedings
• Improving the cancer journey for teenagers and young adults diagnosed with melanoma
• Improving the recruitment, retention, and levels of support for nurses requiring reasonable adjustments for learning in clinical practice settings