Karin Smyth MP, Minister of State for Health (Secondary Care) recently paid a visit to the University of Liverpool to see how future generations of health professionals are being trained.
The Minister visited the University’s state-of-the-art training facilities and met current students across health care courses from student doctors and nurses to radiographers and occupational therapists.
Hosted by Professor Louise Kenny, Executive Pro Vice Chancellor of the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, the Minister toured the £1m Florence Nightingale and Rose Thompson Suites in the School of Allied Health Professions and Nursing. She also dropped in on student doctor learning sessions at the School of Medicine.
The trip culminated with a round table session where a range of medical students and those from the School of Allied Health Professions and Nursing came together to discuss their experiences so far and their ambitions for the future.
Karin Smyth MP said: “It’s crucial that I have these opportunities to meet students who are on the cusp of joining our NHS workforce to understand what matters to them. Many of them expressed their chosen career was rewarding but that there are challenges in the system that need to be addressed. I was grateful for their time and candour, and I will certainly be taking their opinions with me back to Whitehall.
“I also want to extend a big thank you to the University of Liverpool for hosting me and giving me the chance to see their fantastic learning facilities.”