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Unlocking Potential: How UK Universities Can Truly Support Mature Healthcare Students

This insightful blog by Andrew Lelliott, Qualified Registered Adult Nurse In Recovery/Anaesthetic, highlights the urgent need for UK universities to better support mature healthcare students, who often juggle…

10 November 2025
Report: Impact of the cost-of-living on recruitment and retention of healthcare professionals: An EDI perspective

The CoDH Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategic Policy Group has produced a report on the ‘Impact of the cost-of-living on recruitment and retention of healthcare professionals: An EDI…

9 June 2025
Student Wellbeing Champions: Driving Health Through Partnership

Dr Clare Dickens MBE is the Director of Student Life and University Designated Safeguarding Lead at the University of Wolverhampton. In this blog, Dr. Dickens reflects on the…

12 May 2025
Podcast #InnovationMonth – Creating Enabling Clinical Environments for Autistic Student nurses

In our first Innovation Month podcast, we welcome Jo Sullivan, Senior Lecturer in Adult Nursing. In this episode, Jo talks about a pilot project at the University of…

15 May 2024
#InnovationMonth – A Student’s Perspective on Creating Enabling Clinical Environments for Neurodiverse Students

A guest blog from #150Leaders Becky Nisbet, Nursing Student at the University of York. This blog aims to reflect on issues discussed in our recent Innovation Month podcast,…

15 May 2024
Response to HEPI report

A major new report by the Higher Education Policy Institute, A Minimum Income Standard for Students, has found that students studying outside London need £18,600 to have an acceptable…

10 May 2024

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#RaceEquityMonth – Improving students’ experiences on placement

A guest blog from Alicia Browne, podiatry student at the University of Southampton and one of the #150Leaders. Working within a healthcare environment as a student for the…

7 November 2023
Abertay University: Embedding wellbeing in the healthcare curriculum – promoting self-care

The potential for caregiving to negatively impact personal wellbeing is already well documented, with the advent of Covid-19 known to have further exacerbated this. Healthcare students’ mental health…

17 December 2021
University of Brighton: Return to Practice Communication Café

At the University of Brighton there are two cohorts of Return to Practice (RtP) students each year. These students are usually studying Adult, Child, or Mental Health Nursing.…

17 December 2021
Student wellbeing case studies

The mental wellbeing of healthcare students has become an issue of growing concern for universities and practice partners in recent years. The higher education sector has seen a…

22 May 2020

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7 October 2025

Nation: UK

AI Week: The Pedagogy of AI – Implications for healthcare education

Following the Council of Deans of Health’s 2025 Digital Summit, we are publishing this collaborative report with Elsevier which explores the evolving role of…

Innovation
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17 September 2025

Nation: UK

Briefing: UCAS statistics on placed applicants 28 days after A-level and SQA results day 2025

UCAS has published data on confirmed places on undergraduate higher education courses 28 days after A-level results following the Clearing process. The full data…

UCAS Data, Workforce
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15 August 2025

Nation: UK

UCAS Briefing: A-level results day 2025

On A-level results day, UCAS has published data on confirmed places on undergraduate higher education courses. The full data set including a breakdown for…

UCAS Data
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Briefing

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18 July 2025

Nation: UK

Council’s briefing on UCAS deadline statistics for June 2025

UCAS has published a statistical release providing core numbers for the 30 June 2025 application deadline. The Council of Deans of Health has released…

UCAS Data, Midwifery, Nursing

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The Council launches two new member networks

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7 November 2025

The Council’s new strategy commits to supporting members across the system including all four nations plus overseas associate members. It is with commitment to the voice of all our members that the Council is pleased to launch two new member networks: a Remote and Rural Network and a Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories Network.…
Podcast | The impact of microaggressions at university and on placement

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4 November 2025

This podcast explores the findings of a 17-month participatory action research project conducted at the University of Bradford, funded by the Elizabeth Casson Trust. Co-led by staff and students, the project investigates the experiences of occupational therapy students from marginalised groups, focusing on how microaggressions manifest in both university settings and practice placements. Although the…
Post-Party Conference Debrief

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24 October 2025

In this podcast, the Council’s Head of Policy and External Affairs, James Hallwood, is joined by our Policy and Research Manager, Robyn Cooke, as they unpack key takeaways from this year’s party conferences. We also launch the Council’s new Political Engagement Network, a space for all members interested in advocating for their institutions and the…
Podcast | How do we remove bias from generative AI?

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10 October 2025

This podcast critically explores bias in AI, particularly within the context of healthcare education. It unpacks what “bias” means in AI systems and highlights the real-world consequences of these biases, from reinforcing harmful stereotypes to perpetuating inequities in student outcomes and clinical training. The discussion raises urgent questions about responsibility and how students and staff…