Academy for Healthcare Science (United Kingdom)
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The Academy for Healthcare Science (AHCS) is a United Kingdom body which brings together the UK's Healthcare science community under a common umbrella. It plays an important role in the statutory regulation of Healthcare Scientists following the completion of Modernising Scientific Careers training programme [1] and works closely with the National School of Healthcare Science[2]
The Academy for Healthcare Science has four main roles:[3]
- To provide a unified professional voice for the healthcare science workforce
- To act as the overarching body for issues related to education, training and development in the UK health system and beyond. This includes both maintaining professional standards and quality management of education and training
- To ensure the Healthcare science profession has a high profile that influences and informs the health & care system in the UK
- To provide engagement and support for wider strategic scientific initiatives