Launch of Quality Standards for Practice Learning (QSPL) 

Launch of Quality Standards for Practice Learning (QSPL) 

The NES NMAHP practice education team launched the QSPL in February.

The standards were developed in partnership with university, college and practice placement providers from health and care settings who offer nursing, midwifery and allied health profession students practice learning experiences, and was led by David Lamont, Senior Nurse, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Evelyn Strachan, Lecturer, Glasgow Caledonian University, Dr Kathy Duffy, Head of Programme NES and Pete Glover, Senior Educator at NES.

The QSPL reinforce existing professional Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) regulatory standards and support nursing, midwifery and allied health profession learners and those individuals and organisations who support, supervise and assess them understand their responsibilities and expectations in relation to practice based learning within Scotland.

The accompanying Indicators for the Quality Standards for Practice Learning have been developed as a resource to help nursing, midwifery and allied health profession learners, those supporting, supervising and assessing learners, managers, educators and those organisations and education institutions supporting practice-based programmes evaluate whether the standards for practice learning are being achieved in practice.

Dr Kathy Duffy, NES’s Head of Programme said:

“The NMAHP practice education team are delighted to see the publication of the Quality Standards for Practice Learning. Copies of these standards have been distributed to all practice learning environments across Scotland where NMAHP pre and post-registration students undertake practice learning experiences.

 “The standards help nursing, midwifery and allied health profession learners, those supporting, supervising and assessing learners, managers, educators and those organisations and education institutions supporting practice-based programmes understand their responsibilities and expectations in relation to practice based learning within Scotland.”

 

You can access both resources can be accessed at Quality Standards for Practice Learning (QSPL)

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