Allied Health Professions — guides https://alliedhealthprofessions.co.uk/guides/ Written guides to choosing an allied health course, route and first job in the UK — what the published figures mean in practice. en-GB Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT BSc or pre-registration master’s? How to choose your route https://alliedhealthprofessions.co.uk/guides/bsc-vs-msc-pre-registration/ https://alliedhealthprofessions.co.uk/guides/bsc-vs-msc-pre-registration/ An undergraduate degree and a pre-registration master’s lead to the same registration. What actually differs: time, money, intensity and who each suits. Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Choosing a route Allied health interview questions, and how to answer them https://alliedhealthprofessions.co.uk/guides/allied-health-interview-questions/ https://alliedhealthprofessions.co.uk/guides/allied-health-interview-questions/ The interview formats universities use, the questions that actually come up, and a method for answering the scenario ones without losing the station. Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Applying Becoming a speech and language therapist — an applicant’s guide https://alliedhealthprofessions.co.uk/guides/how-to-become-a-speech-and-language-therapist/ https://alliedhealthprofessions.co.uk/guides/how-to-become-a-speech-and-language-therapist/ The three routes into speech and language therapy, what HCPC registration requires, and how to choose between a degree, a master’s and an apprenticeship. Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Getting in The NHS Learning Support Fund explained https://alliedhealthprofessions.co.uk/guides/nhs-learning-support-fund-explained/ https://alliedhealthprofessions.co.uk/guides/nhs-learning-support-fund-explained/ What the NHS Learning Support Fund pays for, which of its elements you can claim, who is excluded, and how it fits with student finance in England. Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Money Speech and language therapy or occupational therapy? https://alliedhealthprofessions.co.uk/guides/slt-vs-occupational-therapy/ https://alliedhealthprofessions.co.uk/guides/slt-vs-occupational-therapy/ Two professions applicants apply to interchangeably, and shouldn’t. What each is for, how the work differs day to day, and how to tell which suits you. Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Choosing a profession Writing a personal statement for an allied health course https://alliedhealthprofessions.co.uk/guides/personal-statement-allied-health/ https://alliedhealthprofessions.co.uk/guides/personal-statement-allied-health/ How to answer UCAS’s three questions for an allied health course, with before-and-after examples and the lines to cut from every draft. Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Applying The small allied health professions nobody tells you about https://alliedhealthprofessions.co.uk/guides/the-small-allied-health-professions/ https://alliedhealthprofessions.co.uk/guides/the-small-allied-health-professions/ Orthoptics, prosthetics and orthotics, operating department practice and the arts therapies: real careers, shorter queues, and almost no careers advice. Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Choosing a profession Studying allied health in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland https://alliedhealthprofessions.co.uk/guides/studying-allied-health-in-scotland-wales-northern-ireland/ https://alliedhealthprofessions.co.uk/guides/studying-allied-health-in-scotland-wales-northern-ireland/ Fees, bursaries and pay work differently in each UK nation. What changes outside England, and what the work-in-Wales commitment actually commits you to. Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Where to study