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Two trainee ACPs practice their clinical skills

How advanced practice will help build an NHS fit for the future

This week, the University of Sheffield is shining a light on the benefits advanced clinical practice offers to both students and NHS Trusts, as it joins in with Advanced Practice Week (11 - 17 November).
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Government urged to tackle preschool provision crisis amid warnings hundreds of thousands of children are not ‘school ready’

The Government is being urged to tackle the high number of children starting school not ‘school ready’, in a new report co-authored by researchers at the University of Sheffield. 
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New report reveals inequalities faced by women in the North of England

A new report finds that women in the North of England are more likely to live in poverty, work more hours for less pay, are more likely to be unpaid carers and live shorter lives than women in other regions of England.
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New Pharmacy degree set to tackle local and national healthcare shortages

A new Pharmacy degree at the University of Sheffield will help to address local and national healthcare needs.
Apprentices at the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC)

UK education needs both apprenticeships and traditional degrees

Debates about our education system often pit apprenticeships against traditional degrees - we shouldn’t be doing this - we need both for education to help people’s aspirations, interests, careers, business and industry.
A group of nursing apprentices stood next to a hospital bed

Apprentices key to NHS and closing UK skills gap

Apprenticeships are vital to the NHS and are playing a key role in closing the skills gap in industries such as advanced manufacturing, according to the University of Sheffield.

Professor Parveen Ali

Dedicated nurse helping to change the future of healthcare given international award

A dedicated Professor of Nursing from the University of Sheffield has been recognised with an international award for helping to change the future of healthcare.
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Sheffield Sexual Rights Charter Featured in UN Decade of Healthy Ageing Report

The UK’s first ever Sexual Rights Charter, created by researchers at the Healthy Lifespan Institute at the University of Sheffield, has been featured in the United Nations Decade of Healthy Ageing Progress Report, 2021-2023.
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Students help develop much-needed resources for visually impaired people in hospitals

Six undergraduate students from the University of Sheffield have contributed to a new study that aims to understand, and improve, the experiences of older people with vision impairments in acute hospital care.