Spread across our campuses in Luton, Bedford and Aylesbury, our healthcare courses are developed in collaboration with local healthcare providers and health authorities, to ensure the learning you receive meets the benchmark set for care providers. You spend 50% of your time in practice, and our strong links with healthcare providers mean you can secure a local placement in Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Hertfordshire, Milton Keynes, Oxfordshire or East London. We also have on-campus simulation centres to further enhance your clinical skills. All our Nursing and Midwifery courses lead to professional registration and are approved in partnership with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). Our Operating Department Practice and Paramedic Science courses are approved in collaboration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
Why study in the School of Nursing and Health Education?
- 100% of our full-time UK health graduates are in highly skilled employment or graduate further study, 15 months after graduating (HESA Graduate Outcomes for 2020/21, pub 2023).
- Our Paramedic Science course tied 1st in the UK in its subject field for graduate prospects - outcomes (CUG, 2025).
- Our Adult Nursing courses rank in the UK top 15 in their subject field for learning opportunities; academic support; and assessment and feedback (NSS, 2024).
- Our Mental Health Nursing courses rank in the UK top 10 in its subject field for learning opportunities (NSS, 2024).
- Our simulation facilities take you from mock home to hospital, with ‘wards’ offering medical-grade mannequins so you can tackle real-life scenarios in a safe and supported environment.
- Nursing, midwifery and allied healthcare students are eligible for additional funding support of at least £5,000 from the NHS.
SCHOLARSHIPS
For 2025 entry, we are offering a number of generous scholarships to help you achieve the career of your dreams.
Our Excellence Scholarships are worth £2,500 per year of study over three years when you score a defined number of UCAS tariff points from specified qualifications.
If you don’t qualify for an Excellence Scholarship but have 120 UCAS tariff points, you have enough points for our High Achievement Scholarship offering £500 per year of study.
In addition, we offer other scholarships, bursaries and financial support packages you may be eligible for.
Read more about our scholarships