Art, drama and music therapists use their chosen art form as a therapeutic intervention to help people with physical, mental, social and emotional difficulties.

Occupational therapists work with people who have difficulties carrying out activities because of disability, illness, trauma, ageing, and a range of long term conditions. You might be; - helping someone adapt to life after major surgery - helping people suffering from mental illness get back into everyday activities such as work or volunteering - helping elderly people stay in their own homes by providing adaptations such as level access showers or stair lifts

Physiotherapists work with people to help with a range of problems which affect movement using exercise, massage and other techniques. As well as treating people, you promote good health and advise people on how to avoid injury.

Speech and language therapists provide life-changing treatment, support and care for children and adults who have difficulties with communication, or with eating, drinking and swallowing.You'll help people who, for physical or psychological reasons, have problems speaking and communicating. Patients range from children whose speech is slow to develop, to older people whose ability to speak has been impaired by illness or injury. It also includes treatment for those who have difficulty with eating or swallowing.

Dietitians are skilled at translating scientific and medical research related to food and health into practical guidance for the general public. You could, for example, work with people who; - have digestive problems - want to lose weight - need to put on weight after an illness - have an eating disorder

Orthoptists specialise in diagnosing and managing eye conditions, in a wide age range of patients, that largely affect eye movements, visual development or the way the eyes work together.

A podiatrist will diagnose and treat abnormalities and offer professional advice on care of feet and legs to prevent foot problems.

Prosthetists provide an artificial replacement for patients who are missing a limb. Orthotists provide a range of aids to correct problems or deformities in people’s nerves, muscles or bones.

Diagnostic radiographers use the latest technology to look inside the body in different ways. Therapeutic radiographers use doses of x-rays and other ionising radiation to treat medical conditions such as cancer and tumours.

Operating department practitioners work with patients of all ages and are involved in each phase of a person’s operation.

Osteopaths have expertise in the musculoskeletal system and its relationship to other systems of the body in the promotion of good health and provide a package of care. These include a varied range of interventions specific to each patient including manual therapy techniques, physical therapy (rehabilitation and exercise prescription), health advice and self-management guidance.