Studying Health and Social Care

Introducing your course leader - Jill Salt

I’m passionate about Health and Social Care and the huge scope of the field. It encompasses everyone from politicians to health care assistants. It involves practical hands-on care alongside policy making in government and within local councils. It concerns all of us and that’s why the BSc Hons in Health and Social Care at the University of Staffordshire is so important.

My main interest is in the politics of health and social care; from legislation that hopes to protect us from harm e.g. the 1998 Human Rights Act to the way we educate our future workforce.

Outside of work, I am an elected councillor and represent my town of Biddulph and its population. This gives me a unique and working insight into what I have just described.

I look forward to welcoming you to the University of Staffordshire in September and sharing our knowledge, expertise and experiences together to make the world a better place in the future.

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Student experience - Trip to Parliament

Our connections will take you through the doors that matter. Our health and social care teaching team went beyond the classroom and organised a trip to parliament for our students.

Read all about the trip and the experiences our students had as part of this exciting opportunity. 

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Placements and career goals

Health and Social Care students Amy, Jill and Jo talk about work placements and career goals. 

Hear how work placements give our students valuable insights into the careers they want to follow after graduation, including work with people who are struggling with addiction through to supporting asylum seekers. 

 

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Practical sessions in Health and Social Care

Our hands-on learning opportunities allow you to build practical skills ready to use in real-world settings. 

On our course, students take part in simulation sessions to gain confidence in their skills before going out into the workplace. 

One of our Health and Social Care students shares her experience of a CPR demonstration where students learned some first aid techniques. 

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Co-creating an anti-racist manifesto for Health and Social Care Settings.

"Today was a change making day."

Students from level 4, 5 and 6 of the BSc Health and Social Care at University of Staffordshire joined together in an off timetabled day to co-create an anti-racist health and social care manifesto.

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Teaching staff

Jillian Salt

Senior Lecturer

Jill is a lecturer in Health and Social Care and course leader for BSc Health and Social Care degree. Jill has a keen interest in the influence of policy making on the health and social care sector and what it means for people’s lived experiences.

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Dr Anna Tsaroucha

Course Director

I graduated from the University of Ioannina (Greece) in 1996 with a BA in Philosophy, Paedagogy and Psychology (First Class).

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Dr Peter Kevern

Professor

Peter's expertise includes dementia studies, ageing and religion and religious communities and their role in health promotion. Peter is a member of the British Association for the Study of Spirituality and is a Trustee of Age Concern.

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Dr Katy Goldstraw

Senior Lecturer

Dr Katy Goldstraw is a senior lecturer in Health and Social Care and has worked in Higher Education and within the Voluntary, Community and Faith Sector for twenty years. Katy specialises in participatory anti-poverty research approaches.

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