Practice learning policies and guides
The policies and guides below have been developed for pre-registration nursing and midwifery courses at Manchester and partner institutions.
Practice Assessors, Practice Supervisors and students should be familiar with these policies and how they are applied to the practice learning experience.
The University of Manchester
Policies and guidance for all courses
- Framework for the admission and support of students under the age of 18 years (PDF, 52.9KB)
- Student uniform policy (PDF, 94.2KB)
- Professionalism Policy and Guidance for FBMH students (PDF, 1MB)
- Guidance for shift working (PDF, 636KB)
- Guidelines for disclosure of disabilities, specific learning difficulties and long-term health conditions (PDF, 2.27MB)
- Exposure-prone procedures guidance (PDF, 347KB)
- Fasting and caring during Ramadan: guidance for healthcare students (PDF, 175KB)
- Ramadan guidance for University of Manchester students (PDF, 285KB)
Nursing-specific policies and guidance
Midwifery-specific policies and guidance
Greater Manchester Practice Learning Policies and Guides*
- GM Practice Educator Handbook (PDF)
- Health, safety and risk management policy (PDF, 429KB)
- GM learner pregnancy, maternity, new parenthood and adoption policy (PDF, 364KB)
- Hub and spoke policy (PDF, 493KB)
- NHS Safe Learning Environment Charter
- Patient informed consent policy (PDF, 155KB)
- GM Incidents in Practice (IP) Process Guidance (PDF, 108KB)
- GM IP Notification Form (Word)
- IP contacts (PDF)
*The University of Manchester, Manchester Metropolitan University, University of Salford, University of Bolton, and placement providers in Greater Manchester.