In a bid to encourage a higher quality of clinical placements for students, the NHS Employers organisation is calling all employers within the profession to come forward and share advice and ideas with others who run similar schemes.
The launch of the Department of Health document 'Education Commissioning for Quality' in January of this year has opened up debate amongst SHAs and some PCT commissioners about how best to continue supporting and reviewing the provision of clinical education.
The importance of offering support and variety to students on healthcare courses is crucial - it's these early experiences that shape ideas and thoughts about the profession and help students to find a particular team or employer they'd like to settle with once they're qualified.
Moreover, the way in which a student is trained can have equally substantial benefits for the employer, too, which is partly why SHAs will be carrying out investigations into the quality of education offered to students by their employers over the coming months.
Therefore, it's important that employers and students become familiar with the intentions and aims of the guidance, in order for both to pertain maximum potential within the workplace.
NHS Employers is asking anyone who has implemented or is planning to implement changes to the education, learning or development strategies offered to students to email Caroline Waterfield.
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