Below is a summary of UEA, Faculty and School policies, forms and guidance. If you are unable to find the information you need please contact HSC.News@uea.ac.uk with details of your enquiry.
The UEA Code of Practice for Placement and Work Based Learning (2012) aims to ensure that:
- students working away from the University have access to appropriate support and guidance
- the roles and responsibilities of all parties (the UEA, the student and the placement provider) are clearly understood
The School of Health Sciences makes every effort to adhere to the UEA Policy on Placements.
Students should be made aware on placement of any policies regarding the use of IT facilities in their placement setting. Students are governed by the UEA Conditions of Computer Use which dictate they must only access appropriate content and use IT facilities for work use only. These guidelines are available via the UEA Website policy pages.
The students are advised to adhere to the UEA and Professional Bodies policies regarding the use of social networking sites. Any misuse of IT facilities by students on placement will be deemed unprofessional behaviour and will be dealt with appropriately by the University.
The objective of any placement-learning experience, regardless of length, is to consolidate and complement the academic learning, knowledge and skills with experience (ASET 2013). The University has a responsibility to ensure the quality of learning experiences for all students in any setting that learning takes place, including practice placements. The UK Quality Code for Higher Education (2018) sets the University’s responsibilities, as do the HCPC standards of education and training (2017) and the NMC Standards for pre-registration education (2010) and standards for learning and assessment in practice (2011).The link below highlights resources that are used to assess and maintain quality, in partnership with practice placement providers.
Crisis Reporting for Learners on Placement
Raising Concerns and Reporting Incidents Relating to Practice Form (Word)
Raising an issue of concern regarding a student (Word)
NMC Guidance: Raising concerns for Nurses, Midwives and Nursing Associates
NMC Guidance: Raising concerns as a student
HCPC Guidance: Reporting Concerns
HCPC - Information about raising a concern, fitness to practise and the investigation process
NHS - Freedom to speak up: whistleblowing policy for the NHS
The School of Health Sciences has provided learners with an explanation of how the regulations and guidance apply to social networking. The guidance attached below makes clear what is expected of a learner of the University of East Anglia and what professionalism and fitness to practise mean for the professional groups found in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences with regard to inappropriate use of Social Networking Media
Social Networking Guidelines (PDF) <LINK?>
The school advises learners to disclose any disability they have to their practice educator at the earliest opportunity. However the learner does have a right not to disclose this information.
Reasonable Adjustments Plan
The reasonable adjustments plan is used with learners who have been identified as having an assessed disability / specific need and are enrolled on a pre-registration programme within the School of Health Sciences. The plan outlines the steps from initial application to the course through to University based teaching and practice education.
Reasonable Adjustments Plan (PDF)
Resources - Supporting a Disabled Learner
The Equality Act 2010 - A Brief Overview (PDF) <LINK?>