Course Overview

Health and social care delivery has always been an area of debate in both the public and political arenas. It was a crucial feature in the main political parties' manifestos in the last UK election due to concerns that health and care systems were being overwhelmed by unprecedented demand (Oliver et al., 2014). With the UK population of over 75’s projected to more than double in size in the next 20 years, and currently over 22% of our population being over 65, demand for health and social care services continues to increase at an unprecedented rate. Additionally, the COVID19 Pandemic has accentuated demands on the sector and exposed very real fragilities that need to be urgently addressed. This course provides the opportunity to consider these issues and critically evaluate how to improve things by doing things differently.

Additional materials

All sectors within health and social care provision require high-quality initial education and training, alongside sustained and consistent updates such as Continuous Professional Development (CPD) informally and formally through creditable learning and education programs.

This BSc (Hons) provides an entry point into several career paths in the Health and Social Care sectors. It is designed to allow students to pursue and apply knowledge and understanding of health and social care while following a systematic and critical review of evidence-based practice. Applied research is embedded throughout, supported by objective observation and critical analysis.

It is considered that consistent and high-quality education and learning challenge the status quo within the practice and encourage reflection on and in practice, which inspires practice confidence and service enhancement and improvement.

The degree includes opportunities to conduct primary research in work placements while studying, thus supporting post-graduate career opportunities. It provides a chance to bolster CVs and build networks in practice.

This flexible, learner-centered program provides opportunities for those working within, or looking for a career in, Health and Social Care to not only critically reflect on and evaluate their practice and that of others but also to enable a critical review of the strategic position of provision, thus ensuring this is contextually ‘fit for purpose’ and sustainable for future delivery demands.

This course focuses on current health and social care provision and considers how we can learn from the past and the present to improve the future for those using health and social care services.

Connectivity to the health and social care sector is key within the program. The program team are all experienced professionals from within the health and social care sector and provide you with the opportunity to meet many providers and skilled sector workers.

Carer Quality Award

Bishop Grosseteste University has been awarded The Carers Charter Quality Award ‘You Care – We Care.’ This ensures that the profile of unpaid carers in Lincolnshire is raised and their invaluable and essential contribution is recognized, enabling carers to live fulfilling lives combined with their caring roles.

The Award also recognizes the importance of supporting carers in education, i.e., students here at BGU and supporting staff who may also have caring responsibilities.

Undertaking the Lincolnshire Carers Quality Award helps strengthen organizational effectiveness and achieves recognition for the valuable way an organization supports those carers with whom it works. It ensures the continuing development of quality approaches for those with caring responsibilities across Lincolnshire and beyond.

General Eligibility

You will generally need 96-112 UCAS tariff points (from a maximum of four Advanced Level qualifications). We welcome a range of capabilities that meet this requirement, such as A/AS Levels, BTEC, Access Courses, International Baccalaureate (IB), Cambridge Pre-U, Extended Project, etc.

Part Time Work Details

20 hours of work permit weekly for international students.

Language Requirement

• A minimum IELTS score of level 6 with a minimum of 5.5 across all sections.