Success stories: Health

See how The Open University, NHS trusts, and private sector partners use flexible nursing apprenticeships and digital training to solve global healthcare talent gaps.


Tackling a nursing shortage with flexible learning

Discover how flexible learning helped Torbay and South Devon NHS Trust tackle nursing shortages, reduce recruitment pressures and strengthen workforce resilience.

19th February 2026

Nursing apprenticeships help to tackle skills shortages

Risedale Estates partnered with The Open University to deliver nursing degree apprenticeships, tackling skills shortages and building a loyal local workforce.

19th February 2026

Flexible education programme tackles NHS nursing shortages

Isle of Wight NHS Trust worked with The Open University to deliver flexible nursing apprenticeships, boosting local recruitment and tackling shortages.

19th February 2026

OpenLearn Create opens up training to the world for DAFNE

See how the OU’s OpenLearn Create helped DAFNE transition to online training, empowering global healthcare teams to improve the lives of people living with Type 1 diabetes.

19th February 2026

Developing the next generation of nurses

Discover how Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS FT and the OU use nursing apprenticeships to beat rural talent shortages and "grow their own" skilled, local healthcare teams.

19th February 2026
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