FACULTY OF HEALTH, SOCIAL CARE AND EDUCATION
We take an innovative approach to developing highly-skilled professionals who are able to transform people’s lives. When the country entered lockdown, our students supported NHS colleagues, then we trained vaccinators. The Faculty inspired and empowered students from all backgrounds, and strong partnerships meant classroom time for all our teachers.
The Faculty of Health, Social Care and Education is new, and comprises the Department of Nursing and Midwifery, the Department of Education, and the Department of Mental Health and Social Work. It was created after a review led to the previous Faculty of Professional and Social Sciences being reformed as two new Faculties – this one and the Faculty of Business and Law. The Academic Dean for the Faculty is Professor Carmel Clancy.
CREATING KNOWLEDGE AND PUTTING IT INTO ACTION
The Department of Nursing and Midwifery develops our future healthcare workforce – nurses, midwives and nursing associates. This year, our students’ clinical placements were extended to support NHS colleagues during the pandemic – learning was put rapidly into practice to help tackle a global problem. Despite these challenges the Faculty were able to progress over 90% of our Nursing students so that they graduated on time; with the remaining numbers anticipated to complete before the end of the 2021 calendar year and registering as professionals with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
We adapted our programmes at speed to ensure students learnt as much as possible during successive waves of the pandemic, working closely with clinical colleagues, students and London partners, professional bodies and Health Education England (HEE). Work continued in simulated learning and skills provision.
Our clinical skills team, led by Fiona Suthers and other academic staff, prepared approximately 2,500 people to deliver vaccinations initially, and then further training to over 180 people to extend their vaccination role across the North Central London (NCL) NHS area. This resulted in approximately 1.8 million vaccinations being given (by 31 July 2021). Their work – which will continue until at least the end of 2021 – was praised as exceptional by chief nurses and other strategic-level staff across the NCL Integrated Care System. This team also prepared to commence training and support the rollout of the booster programme and the 12-15 age groups for autumn 2021.
Middlesex University continued its partnership with Think Ahead to launch the Summer Institute for Think Ahead’s 2021 cohort, with 160 students enrolled. Think Ahead offers
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graduates and career-changers a postgraduate route into mental health social work. During the Summer Institute, which was delivered online, students completed stage one of ‘readiness for direct practice’ before moving to placements in mental health teams across England.
One Education and one Mental Health student from Middlesex have each been awarded a £1,000 scholarship in recognition of their achievements as students of black African and Caribbean heritage who have been a “positive role model” to other students and made a “positive contribution” in extra-curricular activities. They were selected from candidates across all UK universities for the Wilkes Education Scholarship Trust grant.
ADDRESSING SOCIETAL NEEDS THROUGH RESEARCH AND KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE
The Department of Mental Health and Social Work used technology to develop its in-house offer, government-funded external courses and continuing professional development in mental health nursing, healthcare and social work. This has received very positive student feedback and boosted our reach to new markets.
A wide range of research has been carried out by the Department, with five main themes: Drugs and Alcohol, Transcultural Studies in Health, Mental Health, Social Work and Social Care, and Pedagogic Studies. More than 50 articles in peer-reviewed journals have been published this year, as well as multiple book chapters, research reports and conference presentations, including research co-produced with students.
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