I FIRST applied to Cardiff Met in the hope of gaining a place on the BSc
Healthcare Science programme.
Doctor Smart is backed by a team with years of experience in medical practice,
healthcare science, and IT project management.
Although the gender imbalance is not too pronounced in this sector, women in
healthcare science are underrepresented in leadership roles.
BEN LOCWIN is president of
Healthcare Science Advisors and an author of a wide variety of scientific articles for books and magazines, as well as an acclaimed speaker.
The 'Northern Futures' college, which will open in 2017 and take up to 600 students a year, will train young people as IT and
healthcare science experts.
Her many years of experience in the NHS and Social Enterprise have provided her with the opportunity to deal with varying issues relating to different professions, including nursing, health visiting, speech and language therapy and
healthcare science. She has also been involved with defending and negotiating members' rights, providing training and developing standards, procedures, policies and legal issues.
Derek Middleton, consultant clinical scientist at the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospital, won the Excellence in Research Award at the recent 2012
Healthcare Science Awards.
Howl and Jones are affiliated with the Research Institute in
Healthcare Science at the University of Wolverhampton, UK.
As well as careers in nursing, midwifery and
healthcare science, there will be opportunities for managers, IT and finance specialists, caterers, plumbers, electricians and joiners.
Overall, nursing and midwifery were the most popular careers asked about, followed by allied health professions and
healthcare science.