Policy

The Council’s policy work is focused on specific areas including research, regulation, sector sustainability, innovation and pedagogy, and equality, diversity and inclusion.

The Council also works on sustainable funding, public affairs and data.

New report: The academic workforce in health faculties – Analysis of the Council’s academic staffing census 2019

21 Jan 2020 in Policy, Reports & Briefings, Workforce

This report draws on the data collected in 2019 from the Council’s members about the profile of the academic healthcare workforce as well as recruitment and retention issues. The analysis provides noteworthy dif... Read More »

New report showcases approaches to integrating research in pre-registration healthcare curricula

15 May 2019 in Policy, Research

A new report by the Council of Deans of Health highlights how universities are developing research skills in pre-registration healthcare students in order to ensure they are able to deliver safe, effective and person-... Read More »

Report: Becoming research confident – Research in pre-registration curricula for nursing, midwifery and allied health programmes in the UK

15 May 2019 in Policy, Reports & Briefings, Research

This report showcases a variety of approaches and examples of how our members have integrated research into pre-registration nursing, midwifery and allied health curricula. Based on a members’ survey scoping the curre... Read More »

Report: Nursing, midwifery and allied health clinical academic research careers in the UK

8 Aug 2018 in Policy, Reports & Briefings, Research

This paper summarises the development of clinical academic research careers for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals (NMAHPs) in Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and England. Key challenges and opportunit... Read More »