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Professional training. Learning the hard way.

A Randall¹, P Tamkin

¹Worthing and Southlands Hospitals Trust.

The Health Service Journal

|March 21, 2000

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An audit of healthcare training in Sussex revealed mixed student views on course relevance. Many nursing students desired more practical experience, while financial difficulties and concurrent employment were common challenges.

Area of Science:

Healthcare education
Allied health professions training

Background:

Healthcare training programs face scrutiny regarding curriculum relevance and student support.
Consortia of healthcare trusts often commission audits to assess training quality.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate student perspectives on the relevance of nursing, midwifery, and physiotherapy courses.
To identify challenges faced by students in healthcare training programs.

Main Methods:

An audit was commissioned by a consortium of trusts in Sussex.
Data was collected on student views regarding course relevance and practical experience.

Main Results:

Diverging opinions were observed regarding the relevance of the training courses.

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A significant number of nursing students expressed a need for increased practical experience.

Two-thirds of students reported experiencing financial hardship.

One-third of students were concurrently employed while studying.

Conclusions:

Healthcare training curricula may require adjustments to better align with student expectations for practical application.
Student financial hardship and the need for simultaneous employment present significant barriers to successful training completion in healthcare professions.