Living with MS: Veronica's story
A day in the life of Veronica Sinclair and her husband. They talk about how Veronica;s progressive MS has affected them, and how an assited living gra...
An introduction to health and social care
Professor Joanna Bornat of the K101 course team gives an overview of The Open University course.
Living with MS: the battle for funding
The long process of assessing, awarding and allocating funds for necessary specialised accomodation.
Housing journeys: Lyn's story
A lifetime's personal experience of residential care and sheltered accommodation.
Living with HIV: illness and Identity
Personal recollections of coming to terms with incurable illness - first haemophilia, then HIV - and the effect on relationships with others.
Living with HIV: identity and support groups
The benefits of sharing information and experiences with fellow sufferers, and overcoming initial misconceptions.
Living with HIV: academic perspective
Professor Joanna Bornat of the K101 course team explains why the case study was chosen and explores some of the issues that emerge.
Living with diabetes
Professor David Mathhews on the history of research into the treatment of diabetes and how patients can manage the condition by modifying their behavi...
Care at home - Ann's story Scene 1
Ann, her husband and daughter live with her father Angus, who has Parkinson's Disease. Caring for him is taking up an increasing amount of her time an...