Peer supervision: an experimental scheme for nurse lecturers

This paper reports on the implementation of a scheme of peer supervision in a team of mental health nursing lecturers working within a university setting. The rationale for the introduction of this scheme was the implementation of clinical supervision in nursing nationally and the role nurse education can play in this. Supervision is advocated as a way of providing education, support and quality checks for lecturers involved in supervising students. The peer supervision scheme is described and the experience of the lecturers involved discussed. The authors stress the value of this innovation to their professional lives and promote it as a good way of contributing to the implementation of clinical supervision in mental health nursing.