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Operating Department Practitioners Explained
ODPs work in anaesthetics, surgery and recovery, and the profession is chronically short of people. What the role covers and how the degree route works.
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In-depth, independent stories and context on working in UK health and social care — written by our editors and free to read. 33 articles and counting.
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Midwifery: Routes Into the Profession
Midwifery is a separate register and a separate degree, not a nursing specialism. How to train, what the shortened route offers nurses, and what the job asks.
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Pharmacy Careers in the NHS
Hospital pharmacists, technicians and primary care pharmacists all do very different jobs. A guide to the roles, the training and where demand is strongest.
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Healthcare Science Careers Explained
Around a tenth of NHS activity depends on healthcare scientists most patients never meet. The specialisms, the training routes, and why the jobs are hard to fill.
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What Does a Physician Associate Actually Do?
A newer role, widely debated and often misunderstood. What physician associates are trained to do, where they work, and what the regulation change means.
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Allied Health Professions Explained: Physio, OT, Radiography and More
A guide to the UK's allied health professions, what each one does, how they are regulated, and the typical training routes into each career.
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