University of Essex encourages young people to pursue health and social care careers

University of Essex encourages young people to pursue health and social care careers

The University of Essex's Centre for Healthcare Science taught more than 2,600 young people from Essex and Suffolk about careers in the sector.

College steps up NHS support as healthcare identified as skills priority

A regional college is strengthening its work with the NHS to help address one of Hertfordshire’s biggest workforce challenges after a new county skills report identified healthcare as the region’s most pressing recruitment priority. The updated Hertfordshire Local Skills Improvement Plan (LSIP) highlights a significant shortage of health and social care professionals across the county, revealing that the sector employs around 28,500 fewer people…