Council of Deans of Health

Who we are

The Council of Deans of Health represents the UK’s strategic academic leaders in healthcare education and research. Our membership comprises over 100 university and further education faculties across every region and nation of the United Kingdom. They deliver the overwhelming majority of British-educated nurses, midwives and allied health professionals, the future workforce of the NHS.

At any one time they will be educating around 200,000 current and future health professionals and will carry out research that improves the population’s health and wellbeing. Our members are based in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, and Gibraltar.

Our strategic goals

We have set three core strategic aims for our Council 2025 Strategy:

• Influence policy across the UK promoting the essential contribution of our sector to health and social care.
• Offer excellent services to our members creating sustainable sector networks.
• Advance healthcare education and research by strengthening our sector and organisation.

Our culture and values

Our mission

The Council, on behalf of the UK university healthcare education sector, advances and promotes healthcare education and research for the public benefit, through influencing Government policy and connecting our members.

Our vision

Our vision is that governments in the UK are committed to quality education and research and a sustainable healthcare academic workforce, in order to safeguard and improve the health and wellbeing of the public