Practice education facilitator roles and their value to NHS organisations.

The role of the practice education facilitator (PEF) was introduced to support the management of large student nurse numbers in clinical areas and to monitor and enhance the quality of placements. While much has been written about the activities and roles undertaken by PEFs, less is known about the value of this type of role to the NHS organisations that employ them. This article explores some of the views of PEFs working in a variety of trusts and organisations in London and surrounding counties.

How LAMP blazes a trail.

The London Association of Mental Health Nursing Practice (LAMP) was set up in 2013 to support mental health nurses and academics involved in training mental health nursing students.