Scottish Forum for Healthcare Science statement regarding Modernising Scientific Careers
The forum welcomes the publication of Modernising Scientific Careers. The UK way forward.

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. (August 2008)

Federation for Healthcare Science: statement on associate practitioners
The NHS Career Framework is being used to guide the development of education and training, and to help introduce new roles including associate roles. The purpose of this statement is to identify some of the key issues that will help professional staff and employers develop effective healthcare scientist roles at Associate level. The content was developed from a workshop held by the Federation for Healthcare Science in 2007 which was attended by a wide range of healthcare science professionals.

FHCS statement: Registration doesn’t guarantee competence
Most employers are, by now, aware of the requirement for clinical scientists and biomedical scientists to be registered with the Health Professions Council (HPC). Other groups are lining up to become registered. more...

Healthcare Scientists Career Pathway launched
The Department of Health has formally launched the healthcare scientists career pathway. The new career pathway will have a profound effect on the professional lives of all healthcare scientists by supporting the workforce in fulfilling their potential and establishing clearly defined, nationally consistent progression pathways.

A career framework for healthcare scientists in the NHS
Links includes Career framework for healthcare scientists in the NHS: A functional guide (A3 Poster) (PDF, 58K).
Healthcare scientists career framework: Supporting agenda for change documentation

Regulator register check of UK health professionals
http://www.hpcheck.org

Major project on healthcare science education and training under Skills for Health
Skills for Health are the body charged with developing and maintaining qualifications for the NHS. Following development of National Occupational Standards. A project has been set up to look at the awards and qualifications framework for healthcare scientists, and at how the National Occupational Standards can be built into existing and new roles.

The Federation has representation on the Project Steering Board, which is jointly chaired by Sue Hill, Chief Scientific Officer, and Nic Greenfield, Deputy HR Director at the Department of Health.

To find out more about the work of Skills for Health, go to the Skills for Health website http://www.skillsforhealth.org.uk, which also references all the National Occupational Standards.
Click for a short summary of the project.

Government policy and strategy

Agenda for Change

Changing workforce programme

Improving working lives for the allied health professions and healthcare scientists

Return to Practice Scheme

Making the Change: Strategy for the Professions in Healthcare Science

NHS Childcare Strategy/Return to Practice for Nurses and Allied Health Professionals

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