Policy

The Council’s policy work is focused on specific areas including research, regulation, sector sustainability, innovation and pedagogy, and equality, diversity and inclusion.

The Council also works on sustainable funding, public affairs and data.

CoDH response to NMC consultation on post-registration standards

3 Aug 2021 in Policy, Regulation

The Council has responded to the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s (NMC) consultation on post-registration standards for community and public health nursing. This includes specialist community public health nursin... Read More »

CoDH statement: ‘Nurse’ as a protected title

28 Jul 2021 in News & blogs, Regulation

The Council of Deans of Health supports a change in legislation for the word ‘nurse’ to become a protected title. The current situation whereby nurses on the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s (NMC) register are called ‘... Read More »

CoDHcast – SIHED Challenge Fund projects | Sheffield Hallam University

16 Jul 2021 in CoDHcast, SIHED

Robyn Cooke speaks to Jo McNamara and Professor Julie Nightingale from Sheffield Hallam University about their experiences in running one of the SIHED Challenge Fund projects. Their project was focussed around researc... Read More »

Insights from the SIHED project

14 Jul 2021 in Blogs, News & blogs, SIHED

A guest blog by Dr Beverley Durrant, University of Salford. This blog forms part of our Strategic Interventions in Health Education Disciplines (SIHED) legacy work.  I have been running a project about student placeme... Read More »

CoDH response to DHSC consultation on Regulating healthcare professionals, protecting the public

5 Jul 2021 in Policy, Regulation

The Council has responded to the Department of Health and Social Care’s (DHSC) consultation on Regulating healthcare professionals, protecting the public. The Council highlighted the importance of ‘right t... Read More »