This week is Healthcare Science week, which shines a light on the vital work done by NHS healthcare scientists.

Did you know that healthcare science underpins 80% of diagnoses in the NHS?

It also enables innovation and shapes technological advances to meet the needs of patients and address health challenges.

Healthcare science has a diverse and highly skilled workforce, including over 50 scientific specialisms and professional groups. You can read more about careers in healthcare science here.

If you are interested in keeping up to date with the latest research in the healthcare sciences field, you can sign up to one (or more!) of our monthly bulletins.

And for online resources and book recommendations, don’t forget to check out our tip-top topic guides.