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30 March 2026
3 minutes to readFrom Insight to Impact: How My Senior People Professional Degree Apprenticeship Is Strengthening Organisational Practice in the NHS
Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) NHS Trust is an organisation, like many other public sector employers that operates under conditions constrained by resources, yet dependent on qualified committed employees. As scholars such as Malcolm Higgs (2004) argue, public sector organisations must instead compete as employers of ‘values’, by attracting and retaining people because of purpose, meaning and integrity – rather than financial incentives alone. Quym Greaves is a Senior People Professional Degree Apprenticeship student at the University…
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26 March 2026
3 minutes to readBuilding Depth, Not Ladders: Retention Lessons for Flat Teams
Turnover in adult social care remains a significant challenge across the UK, with sector wide rates reaching 24.2% 1. High emotional and physical demands, wellbeing pressures and limited progression opportunities, particularly in flat organisational structures, continue to influence retention across the sector 2. At Little Oldway, a residential care and service home, these…
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18 February 2025
< 1 minute to readCelebrating the Future of NHS Radiography: First Graduates of the MSc Diagnostic Radiography Apprenticeship
December 2024 marked a major milestone in healthcare education as the first cohort of the Level 6 MSc Diagnostic Radiography Degree Apprenticeship programme graduated. This achievement highlights the vital role of apprenticeships in training skilled radiographers and addressing NHS workforce challenges.
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4 February 2025
2 minutes to readBuilding Futures: Stories from Healthcare Apprenticeships
The University of Exeter’s Degree Apprenticeships Healthcare Team is excited to invite you to a special LinkedIn Live event as part of National Apprenticeship Week. If you are a healthcare professional, employer, or organisation looking to develop talent through degree apprenticeships, this event is tailored for you.
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3 February 2022
4 minutes to readDegree Apprentice in Focus: Marissa Bidwell
Marissa Dunlop, a Chartered Manager Degree Apprentice at the University of Exeter, talks about her experience on the programme.
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28 September 2021
4 minutes to readLandmark Radiography Degree Apprenticeship Welcomes Fourth Cohort
The first higher education programme of its kind, The College of Medicine and Health’s Level 6 Diagnostic Radiographer Degree Apprenticeship – launched in March 2020 – is now taking on its fourth cohort.
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4 February 2021
2 minutes to readCelebrating the work of Diagnostic Radiography Apprentices
National Apprenticeship Week 2021 celebrates how apprentices are building the future. In light of this, we are putting the spotlight on our Diagnostic Radiography Degree Apprentices and the fantastic work they are doing, particularly during the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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19 August 2020
2 minutes to readApprentices keep learning during the Covid-19 crisis
Apprentices on the Digital Technology Solutions (DTS) and Data Scientist (Professional) Degree Apprenticeships programmes have been able to keep working and studying throughout the Covid-19 pandemic thanks to programme directors and academic colleagues moving to flexible, online teaching.
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