Modernising Scientific Careers (MSC) is a UK-wide government initiative to address the training and education needs of the whole healthcare science workforce in the National Health Service (NHS).
[2] Its stated aims are to introduce flexibility, sustainability and modern career pathways for the healthcare science workforce to meet future needs of the NHS.
The genesis of MSC came from a series of stakeholder consultation events in early 2008[4] and the June 2008 report "A High Quality Workforce", part of the Darzi Review of the NHS.
[3] There are four main elements to Modernising Scientific careers:[6] This includes qualifications and awards and arrangements for assessment of previous 'equivalent' education and skills.
The Modernising Scientific Careers programme won the Workforce Innovation category in the 2013 Guardian Healthcare Awards[2] where it was praised for its leadership in involving patients and staff, professions and academic institutions.