Welcome to the Health and Social Care Placement Learning Information website
Welcome to the Health and Social Care Placement Learning Information website. As part of their professional education, all students will spend part of their course on placement. On placement, students gain experience, learning and developing professional skills under supervision to meet course and professional and statutory regulatory body (PSRB) requirements.
On this website you will find advice, guidance and supportive resources to help you make best use of placement learning experiences. You can find out what to expect on placement, how to prepare for it as well as what support and help is available during your placement. Please explore the site: read the guidance in the Policy Library, find general information about placement learning expectations and preparation and student support from the Placement Information section and find information specific to your profession and course in the Profession Information section. You can find contact details for key university staff through Contact Us link if you need advice.
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Integrated Care - Integrated Learning
You can find an overview of what students are learning and experiencing in each year of their Health and Social Care programme by visiting the Handbooks page of the Profession Information webpages for your profession. We are making very clear links with the interprofessional modules for students' practice placements. We hope this information will help guide you to support varied opportunities in order to consolidate students' learning whilst they are with you on their practice placements.
All students on placement
Students are advised that they must follow their placement provider's policies and guidelines at all times while on placement.
Students are also reminded of the University's placement learning policies and guidance, including the guidance on Travelling to and from placement safely.
If you have a genuine emergency outside normal university working hours, you can use the emergency central number on +44 (0)114 225 8888.
Covid-19 Infection Control: Guide for Students (2025/26)
Covid-19 is now managed like other respiratory viruses, but health and social care settings may still use extra precautions depending on local risk.
What you need to know:
- Follow local infection control rules - some areas may still use masks, PPE or enhanced precautions during outbreaks
- Vaccinations may be recommended by placement providers, especially when working with vulnerable groups who continue to be prioritised for Covid-19 protection
- Do not attend placement if you have respiratory infection symptoms. Follow local guidance on reporting and returning
- Expect variation between placement settings. Some NHS and social care providers may maintain specific Covid related safety measures
