Practice placements are a key part of all health and social care professional programmes. Practice learning focuses on the services needed by patients, putting the service user/patient at the centre of the student’s learning experience.
The SHA contracts with Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) (please click on the link to access a sample standard contract 
sample contract (227KB) and, through the Learning and Development Agreement with placement providers, ensure the quality of learning opportunities provided for students.
Private, independent and voluntary sector organisations who are willing to provide practice placements for NHS students have the opportunity to access funded places on NHS continuing professional development programmes available across the Yorkshire and the Humber region. Click here for a list of education providers.
They will be supported by Practice Learning Facilitators and Education Providers to develop the placements and are asked to sign one of the following contracts depending on the size of the organisation:
Short Form Learning & Development Agreement
Final Short Form LDA 0808 (160.8KB)
Final Short Form LDA Schedule 1 Practice Placements - General Requirements_0808_ (83.3KB)
Short Form Final Short Form LDA Schedule 1 Part 2 Clinical Training Requirements_0808_ (61.7KB)
Short Form LDA - Schedule 2 Information Flows _0808_ (54.8KB)
Truncated Schedule 2 form v1 (87.4KB)
Final Short Form LDA Schedule 3 Quality Assurance _0808_ (78.6KB)
Short Form LDA Schedule 4 Knowledge Services _0808_ (65.8KB)
Partnership Agreement
Partnership Agreement (96.4KB)
For further information please contact chris.holroyd@yorksandhumber.nhs.uk.
Please click the relevant link below to find out which organisations have signed:
- Organisations signed up to Learning and Development Agreement (14.8KB)
- Organisations signed up to Partnership Agreement May 2012 (107.6KB)
- Organisations signed up to Short Form Learning Development Agreement May 2012 (145.9KB)
- Universities signed up to Memorandum of Understanding (6.7KB)
Improving placement infrastructure
Practice Learning Facilitator (PLF) roles are in place across the region. Working across disciplines and organisations, they maintain and generate placement opportunities, develop new models of placement learning and support quality assurance processes. For further information contact chris.holroyd@yorksandhumber.nhs.uk
PLF Evaluation report final (93KB)
Improving placement information
A web-based placements evaluation/profile/audit tool has been developed to share placement information and support the quality assurance process across HEIs and provider organisations. This includes a multi disciplinary "mentor" register and placement audit information. Students can also access information about their future placements. For further information contact Fiona Bates, Project Manager on F.Bates2@Bradford.ac.uk or visit www.healthcareplacements.co.uk
Guidance for Supporting Students on Placement
Across the NHS Yorkshire and Humber region practice learning experiences are provided in a wide range of NHS and other organisations including NHS Trusts, Primary Care Trusts, GP Practices, Social Services, voluntary and independent sector settings. This document offers guidance for all organisations providing practice learning experiences for students on healthcare programmes commissioned by NHS Yorkshire and the Humber.
Supporting students - online version (147.8KB)
Supporting student access to placement opportunities
In order to access the range of experiences required to meet learning needs, students often move between placements to different organisations. This creates a challenge in ensuring occupational health requirements are fulfilled and to be assured of this the SHA is committed to a regional quality standard approach that meets Department of Health best practice guidance. Click the link below to access the occupational health guidance:
Occupational Health Guidance (378.6KB)
For further information please contact chris.holroyd@yorksandhumber.nhs.uk.
Support for Mentors/Supervisors/Educators
The SHA is also committed to increasing funded access to multi-disciplinary mentor/supervisor/educator training. Supporting Learning in Practice Programmes (SLiP) are now available across the region. For further information please go to www.cpd4yorksandhumber.nhs.uk
A two day Preceptorship in Practice (PiP) course administered by Simulated Patients Uk is now avaliable. To access the course please contact iain.wilkinson@yorksandhumber.nhs.uk
ALPS-CETL
Assessment is a key part of the mentor role. Work is underway to develop common assessment tools and opportunities for multi professional approaches to assess learning in practice – for further information please visit www.alps-cetl.ac.uk or contact
- Dietetics - Catherine Coates c.a.coates@leedsmet.ac.uk
- Midwifery - Kuldip Bharj k.k.bharj@leeds.ac.uk
- Nursing - Sharon Parker sharon.parker@bdct.nhs.uk
- Physiotherapy - Sarah Eastburn s.eastburn@hud.ac.uk
- Radiography - Ann Westmorland a.westmorland@leeds.ac.uk
The ALPS assessment tools are available here www.alps-cetl.ac.uk/tools.html
The ALPS Common Competency maps are available here www.alps-cetl.ac.uk/maps.html
Interprofessional Education Programme
A range of workshops for final year students is now available covering the following topics
- Asking Difficult Questions
- Autism and Child Health
- Breaking Bad News
- Living with Diabetes
- Living with Stroke
- Postnatal Depression
Please download the flyer below for full details.
Spring Term IPE 2012 Programme (459.1KB)
Supporting innovation
A number of initiatives are supported by the SHA to improve the practice learning experience.
Multi-disciplinary Elearning Mentor Update Tool
Multidisciplinary Elearning update Nov 2009 (84.8KB)
Undergraduate Education Initiative
Undergraduate Education Initiative Annual Report V1 intranet (2.1MB)
Final report Undergraduate Education Initiative Dec 10 (2.5MB)
Common Assessment Documentation for Nursing Students
Common Assessment Nursing Students Nov 2009 (88.3KB)
Supporting Skills Development
Clinical Simulation Centre
The SHA has a service level agreement with the Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for the delivery of simulated training programmes. For more information about the centre and the range of training programmes available please visit the Montagu Simulation Centre website.
Simulated Patient Training Resource
Simulated patients are role players who effectively train healthcare professionals in communication and diagnostic skills. The SHA provides this subsidised training resource for the benefit of the region. For further information please contact Iain Wilkinson, Project Manager, Tel 0844 3510436 or spmail@slatewagon.com
