Health and Care Professions

Inspiring programmes for aspiring health and care professionals


We are a dynamic and expanding team offering a range of exciting courses for aspiring health professionals.

We endeavour to provide the best quality educational experience for all our students within a friendly and supportive learning environment. We are growing our list of undergraduate programmes, having launched Nursing in September 2019. All our programmes are designed to support the development of your academic and professional skills to meet the needs of employers and build your leadership and teamwork skills.

Our staff excel in teaching, research and service in their fields, and their valuable real-life experience of the industry and community can help you select the course of study best suited to your interests.

Meet the team

Department of Allied Health Professions

Amanda Pike, Head of Department

Louise Barlow, Lecturer in Sports Therapy

Prof. Lesley Collier, Programme leader, Occupational Therapy

Karen Chapman, Lecturer in Physiotherapy

Dr Katherine Cook, Senior Lecturer in Physiotherapy

Neil Duncan, Lecturer in Sports Therapy

Sarah Ewles, Senior Lecturer in Physiotherapy

Sophie Gay, Head of Practice Learning, Physiotherapy

Jaana Jeffery, Senior Lecturer in Nutrition and Dietetics

Jason Laird, Senior Lecturer in Physiotherapy

Josephine Morris, Senior Lecturer in Physiotherapy

Dr Steve Ryall, Senior Lecturer in Physiotherapy, Student Experience Lead

Henry Tellwright,  Lecturer in Dietetics

Dr David Wilson, Senior Lecturer in Physiotherapy

Department of Nursing and Midwifery

Dr Chris Gale, Head of Department

Wayne Arnett, Senior Lecturer in Nursing

Dave Clark, Lecturer in Learning Disability Nursing

Hannah Connell, Lecturer in Nursing Skills & Simulation 

Lois Doel, Senior Lecturer in Child Nursing 

Carly Green, Lecturer in Child Nursing

Kathryn Hallam, Lecturer in Adult Nursing 

Stacy Hutchins, Senior Lecturer in Adult Nursing

Gloria Mancuso, Lecturer in Midwifery 

Dr Kate Nash, Lead Midwife for Education

Vikki Pragnell, Senior Lecturer in Midwifery 

Jessica Redway, Lecturer in Health & Wellbeing (Expertise by Experience)

Ginny Roberts, Lecturer in Adult Nursing 

Prof. David Voegeli, Professor of Nursing

Jo Welch, Senior Lecturer in Learning Disability Nursing 

Ian Winkworth, Senior lecturer in Adult Nursing

Katy Winkworth, Lecturer in Nursing Skills & Simulation

Becky Williamson, Lecturer in Learning Disability Nursing 

Department of Social Work

Liz Ellis, Head of Department

Leah Cox, Senior Lecturer in Social Work

Jackie Chrystal, Senior Lecturer in Social Work

Stephanie Langley, Senior Lecturer in Social Work

Catherine Murgatroyd, Senior Lecturer in Social Work

Richard Murphy, Senior Lecturer in Social Work

Caroline Nicolson, Senior Lecturer in Social Work

Jane Peacock, Senior Lecturer in Social Work

Baljit Soroya, Senior Lecturer in Social Work

Thomas Wilks, Senior Lecturer in Social Work

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