Universities offering allied health courses

How to read this list

A university appears here if it runs at least one course that leads to registration with the Health and Care Professions Council or, for osteopathy, the General Osteopathic Council. That approval is the thing that matters: an unapproved course in the same subject will not let you register, and without registration you cannot use the protected title or be appointed to the job. Of the 101 providers listed, 81 teach more than one allied health profession and 20 teach a single one.

Grouping by region is not decoration. A large part of every pre-registration course is supervised clinical placement rather than classroom time, and those placements are arranged with NHS trusts and health boards near the university. Studying in one region usually means learning that region's services, meeting the people who will later interview you, and — if you stay — walking into a first post where you already know the systems. It also means the practical questions matter: how far the furthest placement is, whether you will need a car, and what the travel reimbursement rules are where you study. London has the largest concentration in England here, with 18 providers.

The nation you study in changes what you pay and what you are paid back. Tuition fees, bursaries and maintenance support are set separately in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and the NHS pay scale you start on differs by nation as well. Registration itself is UK-wide, so a degree approved in Cardiff or Glasgow lets you work anywhere in the UK — but the money on the way through is a national question, not a UK one. 46 providers run an apprenticeship route, where you are employed and paid while you train instead of paying fees.