School of Community and Health Sciences
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School of Community and Health Sciences is the health school of City University London. It is composed of the former St Bartholomew School of Nursing & Midwifery
and School of Allied Health Science.
The School offers undergraduate, postgraduate and research degree programmes for those entering or working health and community-related professions. Disciplines covered include nursing
, midwifery
, health management, clinical leadership, food policy
, speech therapy, diagnostic radiography
, therapeutic radiography
and optometry
.
The School of Nursing and Midwifery dates its history back over 120 years ago to the schools of St Bartholomew's Hospital
and the Royal London Hospital
. These merged in 1994 to become the St Bartholomew School of Nursing & Midwifery
. In 1995 the new school was incorporated into City University London
.
The staff include three Learning and Teachning Co-ordinators who help staff and students use the library resources.
The libraries are open to all students and staff of City University London. Staff members of the Barts and the London trust and sconul card holders can also become members and use the library services.
degree program. Students will spend roughly 50% of their time at the university campus and the other 50% based at their clinical training hospital.
St Bartholomew School of Nursing & Midwifery
The St Bartholomew School of Nursing and Midwifery was formed in 1994 from the merger of the schools of St Bartholomew's Hospital and the Royal London Hospital to become the St Bartholomew School of Nursing & Midwifery. In 1995 the new school was incorporated into City University London...
and School of Allied Health Science.
The School offers undergraduate, postgraduate and research degree programmes for those entering or working health and community-related professions. Disciplines covered include nursing
Nursing
Nursing is a healthcare profession focused on the care of individuals, families, and communities so they may attain, maintain, or recover optimal health and quality of life from conception to death....
, midwifery
Midwifery
Midwifery is a health care profession in which providers offer care to childbearing women during pregnancy, labour and birth, and during the postpartum period. They also help care for the newborn and assist the mother with breastfeeding....
, health management, clinical leadership, food policy
Food policy
Food policy is an area of public policy concerning the production, distribution, and consumption of food. The policy consists of setting goals for food production, processing, marketing, availability, access, utilization and consumption, and describes the processes for achieving these goals...
, speech therapy, diagnostic radiography
Radiography
Radiography is the use of X-rays to view a non-uniformly composed material such as the human body. By using the physical properties of the ray an image can be developed which displays areas of different density and composition....
, therapeutic radiography
Radiography
Radiography is the use of X-rays to view a non-uniformly composed material such as the human body. By using the physical properties of the ray an image can be developed which displays areas of different density and composition....
and optometry
Optometry
Optometry is a health care profession concerned with eyes and related structures, as well as vision, visual systems, and vision information processing in humans. Optometrists, or Doctors of Optometry, are state licensed medical professionals trained to prescribe and fit lenses to improve vision,...
.
History
The School was formed in 2008 when the nursing and midwifery college merged with the allied health sciences departments.The School of Nursing and Midwifery dates its history back over 120 years ago to the schools of St Bartholomew's Hospital
St Bartholomew's Hospital
St Bartholomew's Hospital, also known as Barts, is a hospital in Smithfield in the City of London, England.-Early history:It was founded in 1123 by Raherus or Rahere , a favourite courtier of King Henry I...
and the Royal London Hospital
Royal London Hospital
The Royal London Hospital was founded in September 1740 and was originally named The London Infirmary. The name changed to The London Hospital in 1748 and then to The Royal London Hospital on its 250th anniversary in 1990. The first patients were treated at a house in Featherstone Street,...
. These merged in 1994 to become the St Bartholomew School of Nursing & Midwifery
St Bartholomew School of Nursing & Midwifery
The St Bartholomew School of Nursing and Midwifery was formed in 1994 from the merger of the schools of St Bartholomew's Hospital and the Royal London Hospital to become the St Bartholomew School of Nursing & Midwifery. In 1995 the new school was incorporated into City University London...
. In 1995 the new school was incorporated into City University London
City University, London
City University London , is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom. It was founded in 1894 as the Northampton Institute and became a university in 1966, when it adopted its present name....
.
Campus
The School of Community and Health Sciences, is the most dispersed school with sites at:- Northampton SquareNorthampton SquareNorthampton Square is a town square in Islington, north London. It houses City University London's main campus at one end. The Ewan McGregor film Incendiary was filmed partly at this location....
- Fight for Sight Optometry Clinic - Bath Road (Old StreetOld StreetOld Street is a street in east London that runs west to east from Goswell Road in Clerkenwell, in the London Borough of Islington, to the crossroads where it intersects with Shoreditch High Street , Kingsland Road and Hackney Road in Shoreditch in the London Borough of Hackney.The nearest...
area) - Radiography - Goswell Road
- Nursing and Midwifery has two sites at WhitechapelWhitechapelWhitechapel is a built-up inner city district in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, London, England. It is located east of Charing Cross and roughly bounded by the Bishopsgate thoroughfare on the west, Fashion Street on the north, Brady Street and Cavell Street on the east and The Highway on the...
and SmithfieldSmithfield, LondonSmithfield is an area of the City of London, in the ward of Farringdon Without. It is located in the north-west part of the City, and is mostly known for its centuries-old meat market, today the last surviving historical wholesale market in Central London...
.
Library Services
The School has three libraries. The libraries at Whitechapel and West Smithfield largely cover Nursing and Midwifery. The library at Northampton Square has a wider subject range. Its shelves hold books on food policy, speech and language therapy, optometry and radiography.The staff include three Learning and Teachning Co-ordinators who help staff and students use the library resources.
The libraries are open to all students and staff of City University London. Staff members of the Barts and the London trust and sconul card holders can also become members and use the library services.
Department of Radiography
The Department of Radiography at City University London offer two undergraduate degree courses; BSc (Hons) Radiography (Diagnostic Imaging) and BSc (Hons) Radiography (Radiotherapy and Oncology) as well as various other post graduate courses.Diagnostic Radiography
The BSc (Hons) Radiography (Diagnostic Imaging) course at City involves students learning anatomy, physiology and pathology, radiographic technique, radiation physics, equipment and digital imaging over the three year Bachelor of ScienceBachelor of Science
A Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...
degree program. Students will spend roughly 50% of their time at the university campus and the other 50% based at their clinical training hospital.