Healthcare science
Chief Scientific Officer
Making sure science stays at the heart of the NHS to improve care.
What is healthcare science?
The work of healthcare scientists underpins 80% of all diagnoses.
Partners and stakeholders
We work across the healthcare system and cross-Government as the senior advisor on healthcare science.
Genomics
The 100,000 Genomes Project aims to make the UK the world leader in ground-breaking genetic research into cancer and rare diseases.
Personalised medicine
The future of health will see genomic medicine and next-generation diagnostics driving personalised treatments and interventions.
CSO programmes
Find out more about our various programmes across emerging science and innovation, quality improvement and system wide projects.
News and blogs
NHS England calls for applications from female healthcare scientists to apply for fellowship scheme
Female healthcare scientists are invited to apply for NHS England’s prestigious fellowship scheme, aimed at providing career support for women working in this field. Led by NHS England’s Chief Scientific Officer, the Woman in Science and Engineering Fellowship scheme aims to support four healthcare scientists over 12 months through a career development programme that includes […]