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Primary Resources

Welcome to our Headstart in Healthcare resources for Primary Aged students.

Below you will find a number of resources you can use with your children, including:

  • A short introductory video about what the NHS is and who works in the NHS
  • A 360 degree video, which follows the story of Josh and his grandad as he meets various NHS professionals, and starts to think about his future career
  • Animations about the different professions represented in Josh and his grandad's story
  • Colour posters looking at a number of professions in the NHS and what they do in their day to day roles

Part One - What is the NHS?

In this video, Mark from our outreach team talks about the NHS, and the different people who work in the NHS.

What is the NHS? - Watch the Video Here

Part Two - Meet Josh and Patrick

This short film follows Josh and his grandfather, Patrick, as they navigate Patrick’s health issues and Josh’s future career aspirations together.

Children can use a pair of VR goggles to view this video.

Alternatively, you can view the film below on your PC, tablet or mobile device.

Meet Josh and Patrick - Watch the Video

This short film follows Josh and his grandfather, Patrick, as they navigate Patrick’s health issues and Josh’s future career aspirations together.

Part Three - Meet the Professionals

In this section, you will find a number of animated videos from current students and healthcare professionals, talking about their day to day roles in Healthcare.

Explore the tabs below to find out more.

Meet Beth - Adult Nursing Student

Meet Hollie - Staff Nurse

Meet Laura - Cardiac Physiologist

Meet Michael - Mental Health Pharmacist

Meet Prince - Mental Health Nurse

Meet Rashmi - Consultant Psychiatrist

Meet Shehan - Cardiac Physiologist

Meet Vicky - Veterans' Services Manager

Part Four - Colouring Posters

To help your children explore the roles of various healthcare professions, we have produced a number of colouring in activities that introduce them to the work a different professionals undertake.

Take a look and download the resources using the links below.

Adult Nurses

Find out more about the work of Adult Nurses with our informative colouring poster

Children's Nurses

Find out more about the work of Children's Nurses with our informative colouring poster

Mental Health Nurses

Find out more about the work of Mental Health Nurses with our informative colouring poster

Cardiac Physiologists

Find out more about the work of Cardiac Physiologists with our informative colouring poster

Social Workers

Find out more about the work of Social Workers with our informative colouring poster

Multidisciplinary Teams

Find out more about the work of teams within the NHS our informative colouring poster