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Nursing

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The Nursing Department is home to all our developments in nursing, including: education and training for frontline and support staff such as Healthcare Assistants (HCAs); a unique open learning route to qualifying as a nurse; a top-up degree in nursing practice; continuing professional development for nurses; and a Masters' programme.

Listen to Professor Jan Draper, Head of our Nursing Department, introduce the OU's unique, national role in nurse education and find out more about development and study in nursing.