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students access placements
Quote of the month
‘If everyone does something small to help,
the net result could be substantial’
Dr Jo Watson,
RCOT assistant director – education and research
‘A substantial backlog of students has developed who need
to recoup placement hours lost during the immediate crisis of the
pandemic, which will add to the normal number of hours which
are needed, but if everyone does something small to help, the net
result could be substantial.
Local programme teams will be more than happy to discuss
various models of supervision that might be appropriate for you
and your team, so please don’t feel that you must adopt the
traditional one-to-one approach. You will be supported to develop
your skills and confidence if you have not taken a student before,
or for a while, as well as throughout the period of any student’s
placement with you or your team.’
There is more information, including information from Health
Education England about the need to ensure students are
undertaking placements in England do so under a contract of
employment until approximately the end of July 2020, here:
www.rcot.co.uk/news/practice-placements-crucial-sustainingworkforce-supply-pipeline.
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