Collaborative Health and Social Care

About this course

Health and social care are systems that, at their best, work together to support people through illness, disability, mental health challenges, ageing and social disadvantage. In practice, these systems have often operated in silos, with healthcare professionals and social care workers trained separately and communicating poorly. Collaborative health and social care addresses that problem directly, preparing graduates to work across professional boundaries and to understand both the clinical and the social dimensions of human need. This four-year full-time degree at the University of the West of Scotland takes an integrated approach, asking you to think about the person at the centre of care rather than the organisational structures that surround them. You will develop knowledge of health conditions and social care frameworks alongside the communication, teamwork and leadership skills th

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 50% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 68 / 100Customer service occupations · 5% of graduatescards →
• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 10% of graduatescards →
• 30 / 100Managers, directors and senior officials · 10% of graduatescards →
• 18 / 100Teaching Professionals · 10% of graduatescards →
• 15 / 100Welfare and housing associate professionals · 15% of graduatescards →

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