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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.
Orthoptics female student in the countryside

Student secures place on Student Leadership Programme

Alisha Bycroft, a student who will be in her final year of the BMedSci Orthoptics from this September, has successfully secured a place on the prestigious Student Leadership Programme with the Council of Deans of Health.
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University of Sheffield subjects ranked among the best for student satisfaction

Despite the challenging year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the overall satisfaction of Sheffield students is at 80 per cent - four per cent above the national sector-wide average, according to the National Student Survey (NSS)
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GPs and district nurses feel emotional strain from increased need for end-of-life care

GPs and district nurses feel “emotionally and physically drained” as a result of an increased need for end-of-life-care during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Now open for applications - MMedSci Ophthalmology Advanced Clinical Practice (Paediatrics)

This course ideal for current paediatric eye-care practitioners (orthoptists, optometrists and ophthalmic nurses) who want to advance their specialist ophthalmic practice skills.
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Now open for applications - Master of Science in Midwifery (with registration as a midwife)

Start date September 2021 - apply now.