Professional practice support contacts

To raise concerns, share good practice and for general enquiries please call our practice support helpline on +44 (0)117 32 81152 or email hscpsl@uwe.ac.uk.

All Health and Applied Sciences (HAS) students are required to report their absence from practice placement. We recommend placement providers to report student absence to our dedicated shared inbox. Please see the absence reporting policy (PDF) for further information.

You can call our telephone answer service to record student sick leave and absence on +44 (0)117 32 83283  or email practiceabsence@uwe.ac.uk.

In case of an emergency where a university member of staff is required, we have a dedicated telephone line that can be used only outside of office hours. Call 44 (0)7814 791 212 on weekdays between 16:30 and 08:30 in the morning, or at weekends.

Office hours

During office hours please contact the contact numbers listed in the practice support or practice absence reporting sections.

Emma Caseley, Health and Education Placement Manager

• Email: emma2.caseley@uwe.ac.uk
• Tel: +44 (0)117 32 87168

Emma manages placement coordinators, oversees allocation of students, liaises with programme managers on student issues, including retrievals and other matters.

Timothy Porter, Health Placement Team Leader

• Email: timothy.porter@uwe.ac.uk
• Tel: +44 (0)117 32 81153

Timothy manages placement administrators, oversees allocation of students, liaises with programme managers on student issues, including retrievals and other matters. 

Beverley Mead, Placement Coordinator

• Email: mhldplacements@uwe.ac.uk
• Tel: +44 (0)117 32 81179

Beverley works on the allocation of Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Nursing students.

Alison Baxter, Placement Coordinator

• Email: alison2.baxter@uwe.ac.uk
• Tel: +44 (0)117 32 81530

Alison works on the allocation of Paramedic Science, Diagnostic Radiography and Radiotherapy and Oncology students. 

Lelia Barascu, Placement Coordinator

• Email: lelia.barascu@uwe.ac.uk
• Tel: +44 (0)117 32 81098

Lelia works on the allocation of Optometry, Physician Associates, Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy (non-apprentice) students.

Health Professions students.

Wendy Stafford, Placement Coordinator

• Email: wendy.stafford@uwe.ac.uk
• Tel: +44 (0)117 32 81965

Wendy coordinates Social Work placements. 

Jenny Phillips, Health Placement Support Coordinator

• Email: jenny.phillips@uwe.ac.uk
• Tel: + 44 (0)117 32 81152

Jenny coordinates the allocation of Midwifery students, manages the confidential practice support line and the administration of transitional workshops.

Leah Moore, Health Placement Support Coordinator

• Email: leah.moore@uwe.ac.uk
• Tel: + 44 (0)117 32 81152

Leah coordinates the allocation of Midwifery students, manages the confidential practice support line and the administration of transitional workshops.

Harriet Jones, Health Placement Coordinator

• Email: harriet7.jones@uwe.ac.uk
• Tel: + 44 (0)117 32 83859

Harriet coordinates the allocation of Music Therapy, Sports Rehabilitation and Physiotherapy Apprenticeship students.

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