Aims

Our purpose

The Council of Deans of Health is the representative voice of UK university health faculties providing education and research for healthcare professionals.

The Council plays an influential leadership role in improving health outcomes through its integral role in developing an expert health professional workforce and utilises its collective expertise to inform innovative educational practice and translational research.

Core aims

As the representative body of UK university faculties providing education and research for healthcare professionals, our core strategic aims are to:

1. Lead and inform health, higher education and research policies that impact on the development of an expert healthcare professional workforce and improved health outcomes across the UK and globally.

2. Embed and enhance the contribution and influence of universities to higher education and translational research agendas in health and build strategic partnerships with key partners and opinion formers.

3. Develop, support and provide tailored services to our membership that are responsive to change in higher education and health sector.