Modernising Scientific Careers
New national career framework introduced for healthcare scientists
A new national career framework will give healthcare scientists clearer roles and career pathways, Health Minister Ann Keen announced today.
Modernising Scientific Careers: The UK Way Forward
The document informs key stakeholders of the strategy for the development of Healthcare science workforce and their education and training as initially outlined in A High Quality Workforce.
Healthcare Science Week 2010
Healthcare Science Week 2010
Healthcare Science Week 2010 will take place during National Science and Engineering week 12th -21st March 2010. All Healthcare Scientists are encouraged to get involved in Healthcare Science Week in their organisations so they can raise their profile to patients and other healthcare professionals.
Healthcare science ambassadors are urgently wanted!
Those of us who already work in healthcare science know it’s an exciting and rewarding NHS career, but we need to spread the word and inspire the healthcare scientists of the future. This is where you come in.
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HTA statement: interment of retained organs, foetuses and tissue samplesMedia Fellowships for scientists
Big Bang Fair
The NHS is now a corporate sponsor of the national science event The Big Bang Fair which will take place on 11-13 March 2010 in Manchester and will attract an expected 20000 visitors. The NHS stand will need Healthcare Science Ambassadors to talk to the public and schools about the amazing work Healthcare Scientists do so if you feel you can help please get in touch at diagnoseit@dh.gsi.gov.uk.
Healthcare Science Week 2010 launched at Chief Scientific Officers conference
Healthcare Science week 2010 has been launched at the Chief Scientific Officers (CSO) conference. It will take place on 12-21 March 2010.
NHS NorthWest Healthcare Science Network
For the latest news on continuing professional development,
clinical leadership opportunities and other issues affecting
healthcare scientists in the North West,
http://www.nwhcs.nhs.uk/
NHS Constitution: a consultation on new patient rights
This consultation document seeks views on the government’s proposals for creating new patient rights and including those rights within the NHS Constitution.
Making Sense of Screening
A new public information leaflet entitled Making Sense of Screening has been published today.
Healthcare Science
Ambassadors
The CSO has asked the Federation
for Healthcare Science to work
in partnership with STEMNET
and the CSO Office to ‘Find 60
healthcare scientists for NHS 60’.
STEMNET’s flagship Science
and Engineering Ambassadors
Programme aims to increase
schools’ access to science
professionals.
Ambassadors are
people from science, technology,
engineering and maths (STEM)
backgrounds, from across
the UK, who offer their time,
enthusiasm and expertise to help
schools inspire young people
to consider science as both a
study option and as a career.
Modernising Scientific Careers
The future of the healthcare science workforce. Modernising scientific careers, the next steps: a consultation
Federation for Healthcare Science: position statement on Modernising Scientific Careers
Modernising Scientific Careers, led by the Chief Scientific Officer, is a key work programme within the Department of Health designed to ensure flexibility, sustainability and modern career pathways for healthcare scientists, fit to address the needs of future NHS. |
