Faculty of Health, Social Care and Medicine

Faculty Health, Social Care and Medicine

Welcome to the Faculty of Health, Social Care & Medicine, one of the largest providers of health, social care and medicine education in the North West of England.

Our award-winning Ormskirk campus combines 160 acres of beautifully landscaped grounds with cutting-edge modern architecture, including our new £14 million Student Hub. The Faculty of Health, Social Care and Medicine is housed in a £14 million purpose-built building with some of the best facilities for health and social care students in the country. The teaching and learning resources provide leading edge clinical skills facilities and ward stimulations with industry standard equipment to give students as realistic a learning experience as possible.

Whilst the Faculty’s main base is at Edge Hill University’s Ormskirk campus, we also have bases at Aintree University Hospital, St James’ Manchester, and Alder Hey Children’s Hospital. The Faculty’s Postgraduate Centre at Aintree Hospital has undergone a complete refurbishment to provide a dedicated base for health and social care professionals undertaking professional development study.

Our schools

School of Nursing and Midwifery

School of Allied Health, Social Work and Wellbeing

Medical School

Clinical Skills and Simulation Centre

Use the Clinical Skills and Simulation Centre (CSSC) facilities to learn necessary skills for your chosen course and take part in a range of simulation scenarios. These scenarios are designed to replicate real-world conditions, enabling you to safely practice situations that you might be confronted with on placement or when qualified.

Find out more about CSSC

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Things you should know

Courses

There’s an extensive range of courses available, both undergraduate and postgraduate, to get you ready for your future career path.

Research

We are committed to producing excellent research to inform evidence based practice and the health and wellbeing of people locally, nationally and internationally.

Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

Our wide range of CPD modules below can be studied individually or as part of an undergraduate or postgraduate award.

Discover professional development opportunities

News

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Emergency services expert elected to the Fellowship of the Academy of Social Sciences

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Funding boost for Edge Hill research to tackle barriers to healthcare

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Edge Hill academic awarded prestigious National Teaching Fellowship

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Nurse-led international collaboration improving children’s wellbeing up for top UK accolade

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Patients and families will be better supported thanks to new end-of-life care course

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Project revealing scale of pandemic impact on children and young people with SEND wins award

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Emergency services expert elected to the Fellowship of the Academy of Social Sciences

An emergency services management expert from Edge Hill University has been made a fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences (ACSS) in recognition of his impactful research.

Edge Hill research on barriers to accessing healthcare has won new funding from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).

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Funding boost for Edge Hill research to tackle barriers to healthcare

Edge Hill research on barriers to accessing healthcare has won new funding from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).

Dr Peter Leadbetter, who has been awarded a National Teaching Fellowship 2023.

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Edge Hill academic awarded prestigious National Teaching Fellowship

An Edge Hill University academic is celebrating after being named as one of 55 new National Teaching Fellows.

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Nurse-led international collaboration improving children’s wellbeing up for top UK accolade

A team of healthcare professionals improving practice for children facing traumatic procedures has been shortlisted for one of nursing’s most prestigious awards.

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Patients and families will be better supported thanks to new end-of-life care course

Patients at the end of their lives and family carers will now be better supported thanks to a new course at Edge Hill University.

The Ask, Listen, Act project team won the Tackling Health Inequalities award at the North West Coast Research and Innovation Awards 2023.

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Project revealing scale of pandemic impact on children and young people with SEND wins award

Research revealing children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) were affected by the pandemic has won a North West Coast Research and Innovation award.