Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences

 
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The Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences is a partnership between Kingston University and St George’s, University of London.

We are one of the leading providers of health and social care education in the UK.

With more than 4,000 students across our three southwest London sites, we offer courses in nursing, midwifery, physiotherapy, radiography, social work,  paramedic science, biomedical sciences and continuing professional development.

We work closely with employers to continually develop our portfolio of courses and our research and enterprise activities. Operating in a climate of continuing change, we have responded proactively and innovatively to new health and social care policy initiatives to deliver programmes that are at the cutting edge of professional development.
Prof. Peter Kopelman Principal

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Prof. Peter Kopelman

News

Drug-related deaths in the UK continue to rise

Drug-related deaths reported in the UK have risen by 11.8 per cent to 2,182 in a year, reveals a report released today by St George’s, University of London.

Smokers trying to give up – don’t stop thinking about cigarettes

Blocking thoughts of cigarettes helps reduce smokers’ intake at first, but means they smoke more than usual when they stop suppressing, according to new research.

New book tells the history of nursing at St George's

From ear bashings from militant matrons to yapping Pekinese dogs on the ward, the memories of nurses have revealed the last 80 years of nursing history in a new book.

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