Students, Learners and Trainees Knowledge Hub
Library resources
The Library has a wide range of medical, nursing and AHP textbooks covering all clinical specialties. We also have books on non-clinical subjects such as mentoring, coaching, leadership, doing research and much more. All trust staff & learners are able to join the library. If you are unsure where to start we will be happy to help you.
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UpToDateUpToDate is an evidence-based decision support tool which is available to all Trust staff. It includes over 11,000 clinical topics, drug information, practice-changing updates and much more. Access from work by clicking the UpToDate link in the Start Menu, or from anywhere with your NHS Athens account.
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Royal Marsden ManualThe Royal Marsden Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures is available to borrow from the library and also available as an e-book. Access from hospital computers without needing to login - open the Start Menu on the PC and scroll down the list of programs to the Royal Marsden. Access from elsewhere with an NHS Athens username and password.
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Student wellbeing resourcesThere are a plethora of wellbeing resources for students to access, please find some links to a few here:
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Keep up-to-dateKnowledgeShare is our targeted current awareness service. Alerts are emailed out every fortnight. Your KnowledgeShare profile can be created to be as broad or specific as you need, and can be updated if your interests change. It can include non-clinical topics such as leadership, management, coaching, and research, as well as clinical conditions. Create yours using the link below.
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Multiprofessional Learner Forums
What is the monthly meeting?
- This hybrid meeting is a chance to meet either face-to-face or, virtually via Microsoft Teams, to ‘check-in’ and ensure you are receiving support
- Opportunity to discuss issues away from the placement area with learners from other disciplines/cohorts/universities, always mindful of confidentiality
- Practice Education Facilitators (PEFs) are on hand to help with any issues
- The meeting contributes to your placement time
- You can share your experiences good, or not so good and gain solutions to issues that a peer might be experiencing
- Great for peer support for example, information about meeting competencies and spoke placements, sharing difficulties you have overcome or, need help with
- Attendance certificates can be provided on request
Useful documents for placement |
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Contact the PEFs
The PEFs are located in the office behind the Library, in New Alderley House.
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All Trust policies that students need to know about are available via the Trust internet site - find them here.
Health Education England (HEE) has information about raising and responding to concerns and the importance of speaking up about patient safety and responding effectively. You can find resources and related documents - find them here.
Your view is respected and will be acknowledged and acted on. You should be able to raise any questions or concerns with your placement educator and not fear reprisals or negative feedback. Find the supporting and escalating concerns information found on PARE dashboard here. Please discuss with either your educator, nominated person at your placement, manager, PEF team or university before raising concerns.
Please read the NMC Code of Conduct (2019), Professional Standards of Practice and Behaviour for Nurses and Midwives, or HCPC Standards of Conduct Performance and Ethics.
Freedom to Speak up Guardians (F2SU) for the Trust provide supports and signpost staff and students who wish to speak up. Learn more about freedom to speak up guardians here.
For more information including a list of F2SU ambassadors in the Trust please refer to the information on the Trust intranet which is accessed using a Trust computer here.
Placement Evaluation
Please take time to complete your placement evaluation. We strive for placements to provide a good learning environment and would like to be aware of your experiences to help us improve student experience for others.
Please can you inform the PEF team about any issues during your placement so we can improve this for you. Learning about issues once you have left helps others but not your own placement experience. Positive feedback is also welcome as this is fed back to the placement staff too.
Health Education England (HEE) has information about raising and responding to concerns and the importance of speaking up about patient safety and responding effectively. You can find resources and related documents - find them here.
Your view is respected and will be acknowledged and acted on. You should be able to raise any questions or concerns with your placement educator and not fear reprisals or negative feedback. Find the supporting and escalating concerns information found on PARE dashboard here. Please discuss with either your educator, nominated person at your placement, manager, PEF team or university before raising concerns.
Please read the NMC Code of Conduct (2019), Professional Standards of Practice and Behaviour for Nurses and Midwives, or HCPC Standards of Conduct Performance and Ethics.
Freedom to Speak up Guardians (F2SU) for the Trust provide supports and signpost staff and students who wish to speak up. Learn more about freedom to speak up guardians here.
For more information including a list of F2SU ambassadors in the Trust please refer to the information on the Trust intranet which is accessed using a Trust computer here.
Placement Evaluation
Please take time to complete your placement evaluation. We strive for placements to provide a good learning environment and would like to be aware of your experiences to help us improve student experience for others.
Please can you inform the PEF team about any issues during your placement so we can improve this for you. Learning about issues once you have left helps others but not your own placement experience. Positive feedback is also welcome as this is fed back to the placement staff too.
Student support and training events
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