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== External links==
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*[http://www.nhscareers.nhs.uk/details/Default.aspx?Id=869 What is Healthcare Science: NHS Careers]
*[http://www.nhscareers.nhs.uk/details/Default.aspx?Id=869 What is Healthcare Science: NHS Careers]
*[http://www.academicroom.com/health-sciences Academic Room - Social Network featuring Healthcare Science faculty and resources by discipline]
*[http://www.dh.gov.uk/prod_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/@dh/@en/@ps/documents/digitalasset/dh_117982.pdf Extraordinary You: Case studies of Healthcare scientists in the UK's National Health Service]
*[http://www.dh.gov.uk/prod_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/@dh/@en/@ps/documents/digitalasset/dh_117982.pdf Extraordinary You: Case studies of Healthcare scientists in the UK's National Health Service]
*[http://www.niehs.nih.gov/ National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences]
*[http://www.niehs.nih.gov/ National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences]

Revision as of 21:39, 6 September 2011

"Biomedical Science" redirects here. Not to be confused with Medical research.

Healthcare science is the applied science dealing with the application of science, technology, engineering or mathematics to the delivery of healthcare. [1]

Healthcare scientists are those scientists directly involved in delivering the diagnosis, treatment, care and support of patients in healthcare systems, rather than those individuals whose primary focus is on academic research. [2]

Healthcare science stretches across a wide range of scientific specialisms, encompassing biology, genetics, physiology, physics and bioengineering

Healthcare Science in the UK

The healthcare science workforce is an important part of the UK's National Health Service. While people working in healthcare science are only 5% of the staff of the NHS, 80 per cent of all diagnosis can be attributed to their work.[3]

The volume of specialist healthcare science work is a significant part of the work of the NHS. Every year, NHS healthcare scientists carry out

  • Nearly 1 billion pathology lab tests
  • More than 12 million physiological tests
  • support for 1.5 million fractions of radiotherapy

The four governments of the UK have recognised the importance of healthcare science to the NHS, introducing the Modernising Scientific Careers initiative to ensure that the education and training for healthcare scientists ensures there is the flexibility to meet patient needs while keeping up-to-date with scientific developments. [4]

Roles within Healthcare Science

There are at least 45 different specialisms within healthcare science, which are traditionally grouped into three main divisions:[5]

Life sciences specialisms

Physiological science specialisms

Physics and bioengineering specialisms

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Future of the Healthcare Science Workforce. Modernising Scientific Careers: The Next Steps". 26 November 2008. p. 2. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
  2. ^ "The facts about healthcare science". Federation for Healthcare Science. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
  3. ^ "Modernising Scientific Careers: The UK Way Forward". 26 February 2010. p. 3. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
  4. ^ "Modernising Scientific Careers: The UK Way Forward". 26 February 2010. p. 5. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
  5. ^ "Extraordinary You" (PDF). Department of Health. 16 July 2010. p. 116. Retrieved 1 June 2011.

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