The CSO is the Head of Profession for all healthcare scientists (HCS) in NHS England. Her name is Dr Sue Hill and she's been in post for nearly 15 years. She takes the lead on a variety of issues affecting the HCS profession, including Modernising Scientific Careers, and providing professional advice and guidance across the health system.
An STP trainee rep attends the CSO HCS Strategy Meetings. Feedback from these meetings has included the following:
- Have a look at the Five Year Forward View for information on the future of the NHS: https://www.england.nhs.uk/ourwork/futurenhs/
- Quality Improvement Champions group: https://www.networks.nhs.uk/nhs-networks/healthcare-science/news/healthcare-scientists-wanted-to-join-quality-improvement-group/newsitem_popview
- NHS Leadership Academy: http://www.leadershipacademy.nhs.uk/
- Women In Science Fellowship: https://www.wisecampaign.org.uk/about-us/wise-projects/csofellowships
- To sign up to the Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) bulletin: https://www.england.nhs.uk/publications/bulletins/cso-bulletin/
- Chief Scientific officer’s annual conference and healthcare science awards: https://www.events.england.nhs.uk/nhsengland/frontend/reg/thome.csp?pageID=50665&eventID=228&eventID=228
One point raised was the desire to have different healthcare science specialisms working together more closely - the idea of 'One Voice' for us all, to increase our influence within the NHS. The Regional HCS Trainee Networks were held up as a great example of scientists from very different specialisms working together on the things we have in common, such as public engagement or running events, and the CSO wants qualified HC scientists to take their lead from us on this! The professional relationships we're building together at this stage will help us throughout our careers, and most importantly help to benefit patients - having contacts in various departments to provide advice would be an advantage, for example.
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