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10. Health Sciences

Health sciences play a pivotal role in advancing our understanding of human well-being, disease prevention and healthcare delivery. Here, you can explore government skills in epidemiology, and occupational and public health strategies.

1001 – Allied health and rehabilitation science

1002 – Epidemiology

1003 – Health services and systems

1004 – Midwifery

1005 – Nursing

1006 – Public health

1007 – Sports science and exercise

1008 – Traditional, complementary and integrative medicine

1009 – Other health sciences

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1001 – Allied health and rehabilitation science

This sub-group covers allied health and rehabilitation science.

Departments

Case studies to follow for these departments/agencies:
– Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
– Ministry of Justice (MOJ)

1002 – Epidemiology

This sub-group covers epidemiology.

Departments

UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)

Case study – Rosemary Chamberlain, Environmental Public Health Scientist in the Air Quality and Public Health team.

Case studies to follow for these departments/agencies:
– Department for Business and Trade (DBT)
– Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL)
– Home Office (HO)
– Ministry of Justice (MOJ)

1003 – Health services and systems

This sub-group covers health services and systems.

Departments

Case studies to follow for these departments/agencies:
– Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
– Home Office (HO)
– Ministry of Justice (MOJ)

1004 – Midwifery

This sub-group covers midwifery.

Departments

No departments available.

1005 – Nursing

This sub-group covers nursing.

Departments

Case studies to follow for these departments/agencies:
– Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)

1006 – Public health

This sub-group covers public health.

Departments

Case studies to follow for these departments/agencies:
– Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL)
– Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
– Home Office (HO)
– Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG)
– Ministry of Justice (MOJ)
– UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)

1007 – Sports science and exercise

This sub-group covers sports science and exercise.

Departments

Case studies to follow for these departments/agencies:
– Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL)
– Home Office (HO)

1008 – Traditional, complementary and integrative medicine

This sub-group covers traditional, complementary and integrative medicine.

Departments

Case studies to follow for these departments/agencies:
– Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)

1009 – Other health sciences

This sub-group covers other health sciences not elsewhere classified.

Departments

Case studies to follow for these departments/agencies:
– UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)