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A Pilot Practice Placement Opportunity
Elaine Stewart
Practice Placement Co-ordinator
The Robert Gordon University
“Working Together to Reduce Fire Deaths” initiative
Identifying partnership working between SFRS and health and social care agencies
Mental health services – increased risk of fire deaths
Shaping integration by mutual understanding of roles across agencies
“The main purpose of the SFRS is to work in partnership with the communities, and with others in the public, private and third sectors, on prevention, protection and response, to improve the safety and wellbeing of people throughout Scotland.”
-Fire & Rescue Framework for Scotland 2013
“Better value can be extracted from AHP expertise from strategic to frontline levels, demonstrating the added value of preventative, upstream approaches in enabling people to live well and for as long as possible in their own homes and communities.”
-The National Delivery Plan for Allied Health Professionals Scotland
2012-2015
Partnership working
Shared learning opportunities
Peer assisted learning model
Knowledge development
Sharing knowledge and role of Occupational Therapy.
Mentoring and supervision within the SFRS
Balancing time allocation within clinical demands
Expectations of placement
Partnership working
Knowledge and skills in relation to SFRS
Promotion of the profession and theoretical base
Marketing
Education of staff
“A tight bond of services working together to make service users safe and that is what this placement really epitomised”
“It showed how professions are similar but different and that the placement was about services all coming and fitting together. That you all have a common goal of working together to achieve that goal”
“seeing the sun rising, on a new day, new ideas”
To enhance our learning as occupational therapy students.
Continue to develop placement opportunities building on evaluation
Placement model important in strengthening partnership working across agencies
Integrated assessment and practice
Embedded in education
SCOTTISH COMMUNITY FIRE SAFETY STUDY, 2009. Scotland Together: A Study Examining Fire Deaths and Injuries in Scotland. (http://www.cfoa.org.uk/11992 )
SCOTTISH GOVERNEMNT , 2012. AHP National Delivery Plan: A Consultation. Edinburgh, Scottish Government (http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/0038/00387145.pdf)
SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT, 2013. Fire and Rescue Framework for Scotland. Edinburgh, Scottish Government.
SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT, 2011. The National Performance Framework. Edinburgh, Scottish Government. (http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/933/0124202.pdf )