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