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Practices, please read below for the benefits and practicalities of welcoming a student nurse into your team.

Why consider hosting a learner

  • We will guide you through the process of preparing for a student, taking as much work away from you as possible, letting you enjoy the benefits that come from hosting a student:
  • Students exposed to primary care are more likely to consider a career within it.
  • Hosting students is known to improve retention of existing staff.
  • The critical thinking skills of your current team will be improved.
  • The addition of learners to the practice team brings in diversity and creative thinking.
  • Gives other roles experience of teaching, raising their profile as educators.
  • Hosting a student can bring additional income into the practice.

How to become a placement provider

  • We would like to encourage all practices to consider offering a student placement. We feel the local area offers excellent examples of primary and community care provision. If we have convinced you to start on your journey to placing students, have further questions or would like to host more students in your practice or become an assessor or supervisor please contact Jodie McCarthy and Emma Lyle, Student Nurse Facilitators stw.generalpracticeplacements@nhs.net