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Dentists promote good oral hygiene, diagnose and treat teeth and mouth problems and help prevent dental disease

Dietitians diagnose and treat people with nutrition problems and help people make healthy lifestyle and dietary decisions.

Dispensing opticians give advice on vision care, and supply glasses and contact lenses to suit their customers needs.

District nurses care for people outside of hospital in patients' homes, GP surgeries and residential care homes.

Dramatherapists use group work, role play and movement to help people with their feelings and emotions.

Emergency care assistants support paramedics and drive ambulances under emergency conditions.

Emergency medical dispatchers handle calls from the public and GPs requesting an ambulance.

Forensic psychologists study criminal behaviour and the reasons behind it, and help to treat people who have committed offences.

Geneticists study how genes work in humans, animals, plants and microbes, and how they are passed on.

General practitioners (GPs) are doctors who provide medical services to people in their local community.

Healthcare assistants look after patients in hospitals or sometimes at a patient's home.

Healthcare science assistants support medical staff, with duties ranging from lab testing blood samples to monitoring patients’ heart function.