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Despite having made significant changes and improvements since 2007, publication of The MidStaffordshire National Health Service Foundation Trust Public Inquiry (2013) refocused attention on
the poor care standards that had taken place. Recommendations include far reaching national transformational changes not only for the National Health Service but also for professional regulatory bodies
and other agencies linked to health and social care. This paper describes how external scrutiny was
embraced to move staff from initial loss of confidence, feelings of anger and defensiveness to embracing
opportunities to increase transparency, build bridges and genuine partnerships between universities and
healthcare providers. Following an Extraordinary Review by the Nursing and Midwifery Council an action
plan was collaboratively formulated between Staffordshire University and Mid-Staffordshire National
Health Service Foundation Trust. This resulted in the implementation of a Practice Learning Improvement
Project which monitored the action plan, ensured sharing of all learning and production of evidence for
external scrutiny. Key lessons learnt included the need to: move beyond mere compliance with regulatory performance indicators; engage senior staff in all aspects of student learning; develop candid
sharing of soft and hard intelligence, clearly delineate placement support roles and ensure engagement
of academics in practice has transparent outcomes for the student, practice and education.
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1471-5953
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Nurse Education in Practice enables lecturers and practitioners to both share and disseminate evidence that demonstrates the actual practice of education as it is experienced in the realities of their respective work environments, that is both in the University/faculty and clinical settings. It is supportive of new authors and is at the forefront in publishing individual and collaborative papers that demonstrate the link between education and practice.