1. Contemporary Occupational Therapy Practice Placements Elaine Stewart –Lecturer (RGU) Shelagh Creegan – Associate AHP Director for Mental Health and Learning Disabilities (NHS Tayside) Group Manager Martin Tait – (SFRS)

2. Background Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 Scotland Together - 2009 Local Analysis Realising Potential an action plan for allied health professionals in mental health - 2010 Large scale focus group events – Appreciative Inquiry Output document

3. Development of pilot placement Initial meeting with NHS Tayside and SFRS in Dundee Partnership and collaboration Year 3 and Year 4 students Personal statement – identification of students Learning outcomes Supervision and mentoring Evaluation and learning Sharing practice

4. OT Student Placement Film

5. Evaluation: Method Findings: feelings What worked well Challenges Supervision Occupational Therapy skills Educators' Learning Needs Conclusion and Recommendations

6. Current Position National/ International recognition Three placements conducted in Tayside area (6 students) Two placements conducted in Grampian (4 students) Additional shadowing opportunities for Year 2 students in Grampian and Tayside areas Discussions with Queen Margaret University with Edinburgh/ Fife areas Potential additional developments with physiotherapy students

7. Future Development of contemporary nursing placements Setting the Direction for Nursing and Midwifery Education in Scotland (2014) Scottish Govt “ implement approaches to enable pre-registration students to spend more time learning in community settings … extend PEF and CHEF structures beyond NHS and Care Home Practice learning settings.” 2020 Vision for Health and Social Care in Scotland (2014) Scottish Govt “Everyone is able to live longer healthier lives at home … with a focus on prevention, anticipation and supported self management.” The Shape of Caring Review (2015) Health Education England “aims to ensure that throughout their careers nurses and care assistants receive consistent high quality education and training which supports high quality care.”

8. Useful links http://www.firescotland.gov.uk/news-campaigns/news/2013/11/sfrs-nhs-tayside- join-forces-to-protect-vulnerable-from-fire.aspx http://www.firescotland.gov.uk/news-campaigns/news/2013/11/sfrs-nhs-tayside- join-forces-to-protect-vulnerable-from-fire.aspx http://www.firescotland.gov.uk/news-campaigns/news/2014/12/student- placements-a-win-for-sfrs-and-nhs.aspx http://www.firescotland.gov.uk/news-campaigns/news/2014/12/student- placements-a-win-for-sfrs-and-nhs.aspx https://otalk.co.uk/2014/08/16/otalk-19-august-2014-occupational-therapy-and- the-fire-service/ https://otalk.co.uk/2014/08/16/otalk-19-august-2014-occupational-therapy-and- the-fire-service/ Fire Service Placements Knowledge Slide Student Placement Poster http://www.knowledge.scot.nhs.uk/ahpcommunity/ndp-workstreams/mental- health.aspx http://www.knowledge.scot.nhs.uk/ahpcommunity/ndp-workstreams/mental- health.aspx http://www.knowledge.scot.nhs.uk/media/CLT/ResourceUploads/4068894/Final%20 Report%20Fire%20Service%20Student%20and%20Educator%20Stories1.pdf http://www.knowledge.scot.nhs.uk/media/CLT/ResourceUploads/4068894/Final%20 Report%20Fire%20Service%20Student%20and%20Educator%20Stories1.pdf

9. e.stewart-d@rgu.ac.uk @RGUOTStewart e.stewart-d@rgu.ac.uk@RGUOTStewart screegan@nhs.net @shelaghahp screegan@nhs.net@shelaghahp martin.tait@firescotland.gov.uk @martintait71 martin.tait@firescotland.gov.uk@martintait71 Questions ?