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School of Nursing, Midwifery and Public Health

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Get closer to your future in Nursing, Midwifery and Public Health with the University of Suffolk

Embark on a transformative journey and explore our courses, where we help students become a confident, highly sought-after healthcare professional ready to lead with care and make a real difference.

Students feel supported every step of the way throughout their learning and placements with wrap around support from our expert academic and placement teams.

Our £15m state-of-the-art on-campus facilities allow students to develop clinical skills in realistic simulation environments. Students impact real lives when learning comes to life during clinical and work-based health placements.

We work closely with practice and placement partners across Suffolk, Norfolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire ensuring our students gain real-world experience across environments such as NHS wards, GP surgeries, and community care settings, ensuring students are ready for the diverse demands of a healthcare career.

Build your network for life. Most of our healthcare courses guarantee employment upon completion and Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) professional registration where required. We aid you to have the best career opportunities as a work-ready graduate.

So, whether you're looking to study an undergraduate, postgraduate or apprenticeship degree, or looking to build your skills and knowledge through training and Continuous Professional Development (CPD), the University of Suffolk offers lots of opportunities for you to explore.

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Practice Assessor Preparation training

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Midwifery students stimulating a caesarean
Students at a bedside in a stimulation ward
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Students working on simulated patient

Meet the Nursing, Midwifery and Public Health team

Dr Sam Chenery-Morris

Dr Sam Chenery-Morris is the Dean in the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Public Health. Sam is also an Associate Professor in Midwifery.

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Dr Noreen Cushen-Brewster

Noreen is Associate Dean for Research and Knowledge Exchange and has extensive experience in  senior leadership and management nursing roles.

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Jo Divers

Jo is Associate Dean for Learning, Teaching and Student Experience and is a registered Midwife and Specialist Community Public Health Nurse.

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Fiona Judge

Fiona is Head of Subject - Midwifery.

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Gillian Heard

Gill is Head of Nursing with a career in cancer and palliative/end of life care and was matron in this area for 20+ years

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Emma Pell

Emma is Head of Apprenticeships and Senior Lecturer in Mental Health Nursing.

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Mandi Syrett

Mandi is Project Manager for the Centre of Excellence for Health Apprenticeships

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Carolyn Benfield

Carolyn is Head of Placements and Health Partnerships and the role focuses on quality enhancement.

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Laura Swinfen

Laura is School Manager, organising and managing the operational functions within the School alongside the management of the school administrative team. 

l.swinfen@uos.ac.uk
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