Healthcare Science Week 2027
Monday 8 March to Sunday 14 March 2027 · dates set by the organiser each year
Healthcare Science Week is an annual week-long programme designed to promote the amazing work of healthcare science professionals and highlight the difference they make to patients’ lives.
Also on 8 March: COVID-19 Day of Reflection · International Women’s Day · National Retro Video Game Day
About Healthcare Science Week
Healthcare Science Week 2027 runs from Monday 8 March 2027 to Sunday 14 March 2027.
Healthcare Science Week is an annual week-long programme designed to promote the amazing work of healthcare science professionals and highlight the difference they make to patients’ lives.
Healthcare Science Week is trusts’ chance to tell their local community and other health professionals first-hand about how science and technology is vital in modern patient care and changes lives for the better. It’s also an invaluable opportunity for existing healthcare science staff to inspire the next generation of healthcare science staff by promoting the new career structures in local schools and colleges.
Healthcare Science Week 2027 will take place between 8th and 14th March.
Our guide for trusts is available to download and has all the information they need to get involved, including:
suggested activities for the week
a mythbuster about healthcare science
a toolkit of information to use in schools and colleges
draft press releases and articles for internal communications
useful web links
There’s also a Healthcare Science Week poster that will help publicise the week and a more generic poster, from NHS Employers, to help promote healthcare science careers locally.
Healthcare science careers information
The Health Careers healthcare science role pages have detailed information about the different healthcare science careers, entry requirements and training programmes.
Try your hand at genomics and bioinformatics
The run up to and during Healthcare Science Week are great opportunities to try out two new online courses on genomics and bioinformatics. Learn about the fundamentals of a person’s DNA their genome and discover the principles and practices of biological data, known as bioinformatics.
Available for anyone to take part in, the courses are accessible through the Health Education England website and everyone gets a certificate at the end!
Sign up as an ambassador
Run by STEMNET, around 400 healthcare science staff across the country are signed up as NHS healthcare science ambassadors and they say the role is great fun, rewarding and excellent for personal development and professional networking.
Read more about being a healthcare science ambassador and sign up today!
Plan around Healthcare Science Week and every key date in March
The Awareness Days Toolkit puts every awareness day for 2026 and 2027 in a spreadsheet, printable PDF calendars and an iCal feed that keeps itself up to date.
Frequently asked questions
When is Healthcare Science Week 2027?
Healthcare Science Week 2027 runs from 8 March 2027 to 14 March 2027. It is held dates set by the organiser each year.
What is Healthcare Science Week 2027?
Healthcare Science Week is an annual week-long programme designed to promote the amazing work of healthcare science professionals and highlight the difference they make to patients’ lives.
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9 Mar9 MarTuesdayGlobal & NationalInternationalEid al-Fitr 2027
14 Mar14 MarSundayHealth & WellbeingUSDaylight Saving Day
14 Mar14 MarSundayArts & Culture AwarenessInternationalThe Oscars 2027
14 Mar14 MarSundayEducation & YouthInternationalPi Day 2027
17 Mar17 MarWednesdayCommunityInternationalSt Patricks Day 2027
19 Mar19 MarFridayHealth & WellbeingUK, US, Australia and worldwideWorld Sleep Day 2027
28 Mar28 MarSundayReligious & FaithUK, US, Australia and worldwideEaster Sunday 2027