1. Making It Happen: Student Nurse and PPG Links
Kim Young
Patient Involvement Lead
Adult Nursing Field Lead (Feb Cohorts): BSc [Hons] Nursing Programme,
School of Nursing & Midwifery, Plymouth University

2. Engaging With Patients – Innovations in Practice
BSc [Hons] Nursing Programme

3. Establishing the Links
MAKING IT HAPPEN

4. Patients Association Plymouth University PPGs
Established relationship with the Patients Association
Established PPG involvement / contact
Committed to developing PPG student volunteering
Communicating with Plymouth University
Communicating with the Patients Association
Expressions of interest
Communicating with PPGs
Wanting it to happen
Communicating with PPGs
Gathering expressions of interest from PPGs
Positive communication
Gathering student expressions of interest
Communicating potential benefits to PPGs
Vision /excitement
Communicating the benefits to students
Organising student activity
Providing information about the Pilot
Coordinating student PPG allocation and clinical placement requirements

5. Student Nurse / PPG Link
Nursing Programme Challenges:
Operationalising
Communicating
Challenges:
Students Nurses
Programme / Placements / Exams/ Assessments
Sustaining PPG Links
Evaluating the Experiences:
PPG & Student Nurses
Challenges: PPGs
Student Nurses as volunteers

7. PPG Activities Considerations…
Student nurses offer a variety of skill sets and knowledge
PPGs work in diverse ways /different stages of development
Linking student nurse PPG activities to the Nursing Programme practice competencies
Shared journey / learning together

8. Trescobeas PPG in Falmouth Pathfields PPG in Plymouth
Pilot Examples…
Trescobeas PPG in Falmouth
Pathfields PPG in Plymouth
Health Education /Health Promotion related activities
year age group
Adolescent Health
Improving Social media and blogging activity
Revising practice leaflets and posters
Patient Engagement
Friends and Family Test
Flu Clinics
Engaging wider patient audience
Health promotion /education
Making A Difference Research Project
Social engagement
Student Learning

10. Some of the 1st group of PPG nursing students

11. Plymouth University Nursing Students - PPG Pilot
Are here today
Showcasing recent Pilot activities with their PPGs over lunch period
Please join in the workshop activities with the students and the PPGs after lunch
Contact: