Our partnerships
The Council of Deans of Health collaborates with education providers, charities, government organisations and arms-length bodies, healthcare providers, and professional bodies to enhance healthcare education and workforce development.
Through the sharing of best practices and resources, they co-create innovative projects aimed at addressing healthcare challenges.
Joint initiatives such as research funding and curriculum development ensure that health education aligns with the evolving needs of the sector, ultimately improving health outcomes and fostering a strong community of skilled professionals.
With the help of these partners, the Council is pushing exciting new ideas that increase educational quality and prepare healthcare professionals to tackle the ever-changing needs of their field. Through these valuable partnerships, the Council is making a significant impact on the future of healthcare education and practice.
Contact Nadia Butt, Programmes and Events Manager, for further information on our partnership work and opportunities for future partnership work, including event sponsorship.
Current project sponsors
Student Leadership Programme
The Student Leadership Programme aims to promote and develop leadership skills among the future nursing, midwifery and AHP workforce by working with pre-registration students. The Programme is currently in its final cohort and will then be moving to evaluate the successes and impact of the Student Leadership Programme over the past eight years.
Project ongoing
Previous project sponsors
Promoting the All Our Health initiative
The Council has worked with the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities to raise the profile of the All Our Health programme and increase take-up of All Our Health e-learning resources by promoting it to the Council’s members and networks. This work included promoting resources in our bulletin, conferences, and on social media, engaging member faculties in our All Our Health webinar, and targeting relevant resources to our specific Strategic Policy Groups and to our Student Leadership Programme (SLP) cohort.
Project completed
Advanced practice
In March 2018 the Council of Deans of Health was commissioned by Health Education England (HEE) to lead a project on the development of advanced practice in England, focusing on the interface with higher education providers (HEIs). This project was part of HEE’s development and implementation of the 2017 Multi-professional framework for advanced clinical practice in England and coincided with the introduction of an apprenticeship for advanced practice in England.
Project completed
Various projects
NHS Health Education England commissioned a number of new projects as well as supporting AHP students on the Student Leadership Programme and AHP Fellows as part of our Fellowship Scheme.
Included as part of this funding included the development of an best practice guide on equality, diversity, and inclusion in the sector focusing on four areas of the learner journey: recruitment and admissions, the student experience, inclusive curricula and practice learning, and the transition to employment.
The Council also supported the development and dissemination of a new AHP educator career framework with supporting video case studies. The AHP educator career framework was designed for all AHPs at all career stages and aimed to support a sustainable and high-quality educator workforce both in practice and in academic settings.
Project completed
I See The Difference (Strategic Interventions in Health Education Disciplines)
The strategic interventions in health education disciplines (SIHED) programme aimed to increase awareness of allied health disciplines, and also increase understanding of, and demand for, higher education courses in smaller allied health disciplines.
The Council was involved with the SIHED programme from the outset but was asked to take on significant work for the project between January 2022-March 2023. This included running and promoting the I See The Difference website and promoting the SIHED Challenge Fund projects – innovative projects that would support the recruitment or delivery of healthcare disciplines.
Project completed
Partner networks
Clinical Academic Roles Implementation Network (CARIN)
The Healthcare Professionals Clinical Academic Roles and Career Pathways Implementation Network (CARIN) was established to advise, support and share innovation and best practice of activity that promotes, engages and evaluates the development and implementation of joint clinical academic roles for healthcare professionals (excluding doctors and dentists).
UK Network of Professors in Midwifery and Maternal and Newborn Health
A UK network of senior academics in midwifery and maternal and newborn health, the network was established to:
- inform and make an impact on evidence-based strategy and policy in health, health services, education, regulation, and research related to midwifery and maternity services and to the health and well-being of women, babies, and families in the UK and globally
- advocate for and enable the growth of UK research capacity and capability in midwifery and to advise the Council of Deans of Health on midwifery and related areas
Australian Council of Deans of Health Sciences, Council of Deans of Nursing and Midwifery (Australia and New Zealand) & Universities Australia
The Council will be formally launching its partnership with the Australian Council of Deans of Health Sciences; Council of Deans of Nursing and Midwifery (Australia and New Zealand); Universities Australia. The partnership is designed for collaboration and support with each other in the field of healthcare education and research.