Profiles4Care is the 2016 Competition Organising Partner for the WorldSkills UK Health and Social Care competition.

WorldSkills UK inspires young people and adults to be ambitious in their pursuit of skills to the highest level. The National Competitions are designed to test competitors’ skills in a range of critical elements that demonstrate excellence in delivering excellent health and social care to adults.

Competitors will work to a set brief, demonstrating their skills in a live competition environment, involving role play, clinical and theoretical components. Competitors must have strong theoretical and practical knowledge and a passion for key adult health and social care values. Each competition activity will be underpinned by the principles of care and dignity.

Qualifying Heats 2016 Results

• Heat 1 - South and City College in Birmingham

  1st place – William Malcher, South Devon College

  2nd place – Rachael Tucker, South Devon College

  3rd place – Jessica Palmer, The College of West Anglia

• Heat 2 - South and City College in Birmingham

  1st place – Rhianna Berry, Boston College in Lincolnshire

  2nd place – Ashleigh Brown, Shipley College in West Yorkshire

  3rd place – Fallon Barron, Shipley College

• Heat 3 - South Devon College in Paignton

  1st place – Mared McNally, Coleg Sir Gâr

  2nd place – Carole Langmead, Skills Group (Independent training providers)

  3rd place – Sarah Gardner, Skills Group

• Heat 4 - Shipley College

  1st place – Sophie McCann, South West College

  2nd place – Emma Middlehurst, Riverside College

  3rd place – Haleema Shaheen, South & City College Birmingham

• Heat 5 - Shipley College

  1st place – Rachael McCullough, Southern Regional College

  2nd place – Sanna Khan, City of Glasgow College

  3rd place – James Holes, Scarborough 6th Form College