Allied Health

The allied health sector refers to careers related to wider healthcare. This can include nursing, midwifery, speech and language therapy, podiatry and occupational therapy. These careers can either be through the NHS, other public health bodies and private healthcare providers.

Related subjects

  • Science

  • Mathematics

  • Health and Social Care

Related skills

  • Communication

  • Interpersonal

  • Critical thinking

Related jobs

  • Nursing

  • Midwifery

  • Therapist

Labour Market Information- Allied Health

  • Allied Health encompasses nursing, midwifery, social work and social care.

  • 39% of the current NHS workforce come from the allied health professionals. This is the largest group within the NHS.

  • Approximately 2,300,000 people in the UK work in allied health. Of these 1,130,000 work in social care, 648,000 in nursing, 319,000 in midwifery and 106,000 in social work. This is expected to continue growing during the 2020s.

  • Allied Health is seeing one of the largest rises in apprenticeships as a new training route.

  • 15.4% of people in Redbridge work in Human Health Services, compared to 13.2% nationally.