Useful resources

General

NHS Healthcare careers      

The King’s Fund: How the NHS works     

NHS Values 

National Careers Service: Explore Careers 

Medical Schools Council information sheets 

Apprenticeship routes 

NHS Careers Podcasts 

Work experience

Obtaining work experience  

Ideas for work experience for medicine (including virtual options)      

RCGP Observe GP 

Brighton and Sussex Medical School 

NHS Talent Academy  

Dentistry

NHS Dental Careers    

Dental Schools Council: Studying Dentistry     

Dentistry: Job profiles 

British Dental Association: Careers 

Medicine

Medical Schools Council: Studying medicine   

Medical Schools Council: entry requirements for medical schools: 2023 entry 

British Medical Association: Studying medicine     

BMAT

UCAT

Midwifery

NHS Midwifery Careers    
Nursing and Midwifery council: Becoming a midwife    
Royal College of Midwives: How to become a midwife

Nursing

NHS Nursing Careers    
Nursing and Midwifery Council: becoming a nurse    
Target Careers: Becoming a nurse: course and career guide    
Royal College of Nursing: Become a nurse

Occupational therapy

Health careers: Occupational Therapy
Royal College of Occupational Therapists: how to become an occupational therapist

Other resources

Melanin Medics 
In2medschool
Widening Participation Medics Network
Medmentor
ACmedicalmentors
The Social Mobility Foundation
The Sutton Trust Pathways to Medicine
Further information on Foundation Year Courses

Pharmacy

NHS Pharmacy Careers    
Royal Pharmaceutical Society: How do I become a pharmacist?    
General Pharmaceutical Council: Pharmacist Education and Training

Physiotherapy

Chartered Society of Physiotherapy: Become a physiotherapist
Health careers: Physiotherapist

Radiography

Health careers: diagnostic radiographer  
Health careers: therapeutic radiographer     
Colllege of Radiographers: radiography careers  

Social worker

Health careers: Social worker    
British Association of Social Workers: Become a social worker

Speech and Language Therapy

Health careers: Speech and Language Therapy    
Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists: How to become a speech and language therapist

Reading around and keeping up-to-date

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)     
BBC Sounds Podcasts: Health and Wellbeing     
BBC Sounds Podcasts: Disability      
The King’s Fund podcasts     
Health – BBC News     
The Independent – Health