Faculty of Health, Medicine and Society
The Faculty of Health, Medicine and Society’s purpose is intrinsically linked with developing the future NHS, Local Authority and health and wellbeing workforce.
Working in partnership with employers
We work in partnership with local employer stakeholders to develop and deliver curricula that appeal to students and in many cases lead to a career as a registered health professional.
Professor Angela Simpson
Pro Vice-Chancellor and Executive Dean, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Society
University of Chester Riverside Museum open
The Faculty of Health, Medicine and Society (FHMS) Historical Society's Riverside Museum will be open between 10am and 4pm for Chester Heritage Festival. The museum, in the Wheeler Building on Castle Drive, contains a permanent collection of curiosities from the world of medicine, nursing, midwifery and social work, in addition to an original letter written by Florence Nightingale from Balaclava.
University of Chester Riverside Museum open
The Faculty of Health, Medicine and Society (FHMS) Historical Society's Riverside Museum will be open between 1pm and 4pm for students, staff and other visitors. Based at the University’s Wheeler Building on Castle Drive, it contains a permanent collection of curiosities from the world of medicine, nursing, midwifery and social work, in addition to an original letter written by Florence Nightingale from Balaclava.
Sheena Evans, How a Great Medical Pioneer, Once Lost from the Collective Public Memory, was Rediscovered
Janet Vaughan lived from 1899 to 1993. One of the few women to qualify as a doctor in 1925, within 10 years she published a classic book on the anaemias and was teaching in the British Postgraduate Medical School at Hammersmith. She was seventh female fellow of the Royal College of Physicians from 1939, and first female Councillor from 1943.
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