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.

Race Equity Month – The “Diverse Dermatology” Learning Programme for Healthcare Students & Professionals

8 Nov 2024 in Anti-Racism, Anti-Racism in Academia, Blogs, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, News & blogs

Danny Clegg, is an Associate Professor of Digital Pedagogy and Inclusive Practice, in the Institute of Health & Social Care (HSC), London South Bank University (LSBU). This blog presents a summary of the author’s ... Read More »

Race Equity Month – Neurodiversity and Its Intersectionality with Race in Health and Social Care Education and Practice

6 Nov 2024 in Anti-Racism, Blogs, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, News & blogs, News Releases, Policy

A guest blog by Raluca Oaten, ICU Nurse; Research and Policy Associate, Florence Nightingale Foundation; Trustee, Council of Deans of Health. Awareness of neurodiversity, and its intersectionality with race, varies wi... Read More »

Race Equity Month – EDI as a golden thread: The work of our Strategic Policy Groups

4 Nov 2024 in Anti-Racism, Anti-Racism in Academia, Blogs, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, News & blogs, News Releases

by Namita Srivastava, Policy Officer The Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) agenda is more pressing than ever in healthcare education, aimed at fostering fair representation, accessibility, and justice for all me... Read More »

How the Workforce Strategy can help us attract more regulated professionals

27 Sep 2024 in Blogs, News & blogs, Workforce

This blog was originally written for, and published on, the Skills for Care website, and has been reproduced with the permission of Skills for Care. In this article, Professor John Unsworth, Deputy Pro Vice-Chancellor... Read More »

Council response to A-level results day 2024

15 Aug 2024 in Data, News & blogs, News Releases, Policy, Press Release

The University and College Admissions Service (UCAS) has published data following A-level results day 2024 for acceptances to UK undergraduate courses. For undergraduate nursing courses across the UK, it shows a 1% de... Read More »