Our members deliver innovative healthcare teaching and research. Using simulation techniques, including working with actors, virtual reality or high-tech mannequins, their teaching empowers our students with the highest level of knowledge and skill to bring into clinical practice when they start working.
Through innovative new pathways like degree apprenticeships or professional doctorates, our members enable healthcare professionals to progress throughout their careers and develop their skills. Meanwhile, from research nurses to digital nurses, our members are providing new roles, as healthcare needs modernise and evolve.
As UA, we advocate for our members, emphasising the vital role they play in educating and providing the future NHS workforce.
We work with colleagues across the education and health sectors to secure the best possible policy environment to help our members deliver the highly-skilled healthcare workforce.
Policy recommendations
Published in July 2024, our latest healthcare policies for the new government are detailed in our ‘Let’s Get Technical: The First 100 Days’ publication.
A standalone publication detailing our positions can be found in our ‘Delivering the Healthcare Workforce of the Future’ policy briefing.
