Students, Learners and Trainees Knowledge Hub
Contact the Practice Education Facilitators (PEFs)
The PEFs are located in the Business Support Office, 2nd Floor, New Alderley House (turn left at the top of the stairs). Please note the door is swipe access so you may need to call or email the team first. Contact by phone or email at [email protected].
Student and Educator Support
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NEW Thursday ‘drop-in’ sessions
Practice Education Facilitators (PEFS) will be available to support students and educators face-to-face. Come and see us for a catch up and chat. Every Thursday in the library, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Weekly Placement Visits
Practice Education Facilitators visit placement areas face to face to support students and educators. |
Monthly Student discussion group via Microsoft Teams for students
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An opportunity to meet students from other professions, year groups and training courses and discuss your learning away from your placement. Practice Education Facilitators (PEF’s) are on hand to help with any questions/queries raised. The meeting contributes to placement time
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Library resourcesThe 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 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 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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Register for an NHS Athens account: https://openathens.nice.org.uk NHS Knowledge & Library HubSearch journals, books and databases from a single search box. Login with your NHS Athens account. https://library.nhs.uk/eastcheshire |
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 by clicking on the Start Menu and scroll down the list of programs to the Royal Marsden. Login with your NHS Athens username and password. https://www.rmmonline.co.uk |
Anatomy.tv3D atlas of anatomical diseases and conditions.
Login with NHS Athens: https://www.anatomy.tv/login |
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Student mental health and wellbeing resourcesThere are a plethora of wellbeing resources for students to access, please find some links to a few here:
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"The library services have supported me through my study, given me confidence and also helped me to find resources which support excellent patient care" |
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If you are a student and you are experiencing mental health problems or are at a point of crisis, please see the guidance below: In Case of Emergency If you don't feel you can keep yourself safe right now and are at risk of harming yourself, seek immediate help.
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Student Support at Chester University
Contact the ASK Team for advice on referencing, writing styles, and assignment feedback.
Useful information about placements and apprenticeships
Raising concernsAll 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 support and signpost staff and students who wish to speak up. Learn more about freedom to speak up guardians here. |
PARE placement evaluationPlease take time to complete your PARE 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. 
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