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The Council of Deans of Health Scotland has welcomed the Integrated Health and Social Care Workforce Plan published by Scottish government. The plan commits to increasing the student nursing and midwifery intake by 5%... Read More »

Fleur Nielsen, Head of Policy The Council has welcomed the announcement of new financial support for healthcare students. As Head of Policy at the Council over the last four years, this intervention feels like it has ... Read More »

On 18 December 2019, the Government announced new student support arrangements for most undergraduate and postgraduate healthcare students. Further details were announced on 19 January 2020, outlining which profession... Read More »

The Council of Deans of Health has greeted the announcement of non-repayable grants for healthcare students as a positive move to attract more students to these professions and reduce workforce shortages. The Council,... Read More »

Blog by Ann Gates BPharm (Hons) MRPharmS, Honorary Associate Professor The University of Nottingham, Honorary Visiting Professor Plymouth Marjon University. November 2019 marks five years of curating, authoring, editi... Read More »