What is a healthcare scientist (HCS)?
What is a healthcare scientist (HCS)? Healthcare scientists are qualified and regulated health professionals – who are a highly diverse scientific workforce improving health and wellbeing of pat...
What is a healthcare scientist (HCS)? Healthcare scientists are qualified and regulated health professionals – who are a highly diverse scientific workforce improving health and wellbeing of pat...
What is a paramedic? Paramedics are qualified and regulated health professionals – who specialise in emergency treatment. They are one of the key Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) in the NHS. They e...
What is a physiotherapist? Physiotherapists (‘physios’) are qualified and regulated health professionals – who treat people to restore, maintain (and make the most of) mobility, func...
What is an occupational therapist (OT)? Occupational therapists (‘OTs’) are qualified and regulated health professionals – who enable people of all ages to participate in daily livi...
What is a AHP (allied health professional)? AHPs are the third largest workforce in the NHS – working alongside doctors and nurses in most areas of the NHS. They work in a range of surroundings includ...
What is a health visitor? Health visitors are qualified nurses or midwives who have undergone extra training. They work with families with children under five years old, to support and advise on child...
What is a pharmacist? Pharmacists are qualified and regulated health professionals – specialise in the preparation, dispensing, and management of medications. They are also trained in managing m...
What is a ward clerk? If you are in hospital, get to know the ward clerk. Why They are important as they do the admin on the ward and make things happen. They often are a mine of useful information, a...
What is a community midwife? A community midwife is a midwife who is based in a GP surgery or clinic and sees pregnant women and women and baby’s up to six weeks after the birth. Once you have found o...
What is an Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP)? Advanced clinical practitioners are medically trained professionals who work alongside doctors and nurses, and other AHPs – to diagnose and treat patie...
