As part of National Carers Week, 12 Health and Social Care students from Milton Keynes College participated in a ‘Compassionate Care Competition’ with PJ Care, a specialised neurological care provider, in their training suite in their Head office in Bletchley. The students had four different activities to complete, covering Care Planning, Communication, Basic Life Support…
Care Professions
Aspiring nurse wins MK College Student of the Year
Student with ambitions to become a paediatric nurse, Lucy Sharples, has been crowned Student of the Year for 2022. She was named the winner at the annual Students of the Year event held at Hotel La Tour in Milton Keynes last night (Thursday 9th June) and presented with her award by Tom Wraight, Regional Director,…
‘You’re never too old to learn!’
Being unable to work because of Covid-19, Emma decided that it was time to change up her career path. From working as a beauty and aesthetics practitioner to now training to become a nurse on our Access to Healthcare course, read on to find out about Emma’s journey and why retraining at the age of…
Thames Valley Nurse Cadets Shortlisted for HSJ Value Award 2021
Last year, Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (MKUH) welcomed the first cohort of Nurse Cadets in partnership with MK College, as part of the Thames Valley Nurse Cadets programme. The programme offers young people studying Health & Social Care the opportunity to take their first steps towards becoming qualified nurses and healthcare practitioners, with placements…
My Health & Social Care course at MK College led to three University offers
Ashleigh Rudd has been on a work placement at MK Hospital for around six months. Currently studying Level 3 Health and Social Care, she is just about to complete 500 hours of valuable work experience. Having worked on a variety of wards, Ashleigh has been shadowing nurses and health care assistants, and has learnt to…
