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Student Guidance Policies

Students are advised that they must follow their placement provider's policies and guidelines at all times while on placement.

Students MUST NOT include the names of staff, service users or carers, or any other individuals in their evaluations of placement learning.  If students have any concerns about the placement to report, they must report this in the Accidents, Incidents and Concerns on Placements Report Form.

Covid-19 - NHS advice

Please read and follow COVID-19 advice from the NHS (Link to External website).

This information complements communications shared directly with students on course BlackBoard sites.  Students are advised that they must follow their placement provider's policies and guidelines at all times while on placement.

Reporting Accidents, Incidents or Concerns

Any student involved in an accident (or near miss) or incident on placement is required to report the event to the University as soon as possible.

Guidance on what to do if you need to report an accident or incident that affects you, or any concern you have about your placement learning experience:

If you are asked to provide a statement while on placement, please follow the guidance on students providing statements

If you wish to make a complaint please follow the Complaints Procedure for Use by Students

Exceptional Reporting of Serious Accidents, Incidents or Concerns

Process to Address Concerns about a Student's Wellbeing or Welfare or Behaviour on Placement

Drug Errors: Midwifery, Nursing and ODP Students:

Drug Error Process (PDF, 408.6KB): sets out the steps that will be followed by course leaders and key stages in the processes that will be followed in response to a drug error being made by a student on placement

Health and Safety

Data Protection

Inclusivity

Staying Safe

Working Hours

Travel

Uniform

Students are advised that they must follow their placement provider's policies and guidelines at all times while on placement.