Coronavirus and placements
Information for placement providers
View resources specific by profession for nurses, midwives, AHPs and healthcare scientists from NHS Health Education England (HEE).
Documents
Guidance for students
Please note that below list is not an exhaustive list. You should check the national guidance and updates linked below as well as individual practice placement organisational policies.
- All healthcare students can now book a coronavirus vaccination
- UWE Bristol student guidance
- Nursing and Midwifery Council student guidance
- Nursing Student Support guidance during COVID-19
- Essential worker definition (PDF)
- Letter to students - essential workers - 9 November 2020 (PDF)
- Letter to students - paid placements and module changes - 26 January 2021 (PDF)
- Email to students - paid placements and annual leave - 16 February 2021 (PDF)
- Nursing (Adult) placement planner (PDF)
- Nursing (Children and Young People) placement planner (PDF)
- Nursing (Learning Disabilities) placement planner (PDF)
- Nursing (Mental Health) placement planner (PDF)
- Paid placement FAQs (PDF)
Risk assessments
You are expected to complete a risk assessment before starting placement. This information will be sent to you by the Placements Team. If you do not receive a risk assessment email to complete before day one of your placement, please email hscpsl@uwe.ac.uk or ppoallocations@uwe.ac.uk. Non-completion will result in your placement being stopped.
Useful training resources
You are expected to access the clinical skills website to read the personal protective equipment (PPE) guidance on donning and doffing. The site is also accessible from the UWE Bristol Library pages.
You are expected to undertake the Coronavirus awareness training course from the Skills For Health website. The course offers a choice of two options. You can either complete the free version and take a screen shot of the end page that says that you have completed it, or you can choose to pay a fee of £2 for a version that provides a completion certificate at the end.