Innovative approaches to placements for practice

This article examines the introduction of a clinical placement circuit for first year students on the common foundation programme of a Diploma in Child Health Nursing, which was subsequently adapted to fit into the Degree course in Child Health. Suitable clinical placements in an acute hospital setting continue to be a challenge for Trusts and Universities. A novel project to secure clinical placements in neonatal services across both hospital sites was developed. The structure, process and evaluation of this project will be discussed.