Council of Deans of Health England Group
Council of Deans of Health England provides a forum for representatives from England’s regions to discuss operational and policy matters pertaining to England, to share local experiences and provide advice to the Council, particularly on matters relating to workforce policy and planning.
Each region is represented by its chair or representative as nominated by the regional deans groups.

We also work with
- Government
- Office for Students (OfS)
- Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
- Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
Convenor

Professor Jackie Kelly
Anglia Ruskin University
Pro Vice Chancellor & Dean Faculty of Health, Medicine, and Social Care
Convenor of Council of Deans of Health England
Vice convenor

Dr Anne Coufopoulos
Leeds Trinity University
Head of School of Health and Life Sciences
Vice Convenor of Council of Deans of Health England
Group contact

Emma Shone-Bell
Policy Officer
Emma joined the Council in September 2024. Before moving to London, she worked in New Zealand as a Senior Advisor for the Tertiary Education Commission and Te Whatu Ora/Health New Zealand. She holds a Postgraduate Certificate in Health Policy, Planning and Service Delivery from Victoria University of Wellington and a Bachelor of Nursing from Te Pūkenga Canterbury.
Meetings
Resources produced by the group
Regional Deans Groups
The Council works with its members in England at a regional level
East Midlands
De Montfort University
Nottingham Trent University
University of Derby
University of Leicester
University of Lincoln
University of Northampton
The University of Nottingham
The Open University
East of England
Anglia Ruskin University
University of East Anglia
University of Bedfordshire
University of Essex
University of Hertfordshire
University of Suffolk
Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Canterbury Christchurch University
Solent University Southampton
University of Brighton
University of Chichester
University of Greenwich
University of Portsmouth
University of Southampton
University of Surrey
University of Winchester
London
Brunel University of London
Buckinghamshire New University
BPP University
City St George’s, University of London
Kingston University London
King’s College London
London Metropolitan University
London South Bank University
Middlesex University
The Open University
University of East London
University of Greenwich
University of Roehampton
University of West London
North East
Newcastle University
Northumbria University
Teesside University
University of Cumbria
University of Sunderland
North West
Edge Hill University
Liverpool John Moores University
Manchester Metropolitan University
University of Bolton
University of Central Lancashire
University of Chester
University of Cumbria
University of Liverpool
University of Manchester
University of Salford
Southwest and Southcentral
Bournemouth University
Health Sciences University
Oxford Brookes University
Plymouth Marjon University
Plymouth University
Southampton Solent University
University of Exeter
University of Gloucestershire
University of Reading
University of Southampton
University of West of England, Bristol
University of Winchester
West Midlands
Aston University
Birmingham Newman University
Birmingham City University
Coventry University
Keele University
Staffordshire University
University of Birmingham
University College Birmingham
University of Worcester
University of Wolverhampton
Yorkshire and the Humber
Leeds Beckett University
Leeds Trinity University
Sheffield Hallam University
University of Bradford
University of Huddersfield
University of Hull
University of Leeds
University of Sheffield
University of York
York St John’s University