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Name: Karen Allan, AHP Practice Education Coordinator Email: karen.allan@nes.scot.nhs.uk

Name: Karen Allan, AHP Practice Education Coordinator Email: karen.allan@nes.scot.nhs.uk. Collaborative Practitioners: Successes and Challenges of growing the next generation through contemporary practice placements. ATBH VII.

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Name: Karen Allan, AHP Practice Education Coordinator Email: karen.allan@nes.scot.nhs.uk

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  1. Name: Karen Allan, AHP Practice Education Coordinator Email: karen.allan@nes.scot.nhs.uk Collaborative Practitioners: Successes and Challenges of growing the next generation through contemporary practice placements ATBH VII Occupational Therapy Placements within Scottish Fire and Rescue Service: The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service have been working with Health and Social Care Agencies as part of an initiative to reduce fire deaths in Scotland. Key recommendations from this initiative include closer partnership working between Health and Fire Services to identify, access and share information about groups and individuals most at risk from fire. 1. Care Homes 2. Ryan Harper Legacy - day in the life of experience 3. Scotland Fire and Rescue Service 4. Alzheimer Scotland Description of innovative contemporary placements Description Links Benefits and Impact Fire Scotland News: http://www.firescotland.gov.uk/newscampaigns/news/2014/03/partnership-approach-to-reducing-fire-accidents-showcased-in-dundee.aspx Digital Film accessible through NHS Education for Scotland website www.nes.scot.nhs.uk (AHP resources and publications) As part of an overall training and education strategy, two Occupational Therapy students undertook a six week placement with their time split between mental health services and the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service. The students, supported by the fire safety officers, developed their role in patient safety within the community, focussing on the delivery of safe, effective and person centred services in people’s homes. The placement was evaluated and a digital film of the placement produced. • Developed greater mutual understanding of roles across services as a result of the placement • Students enhanced their knowledge of home fire safety and how Occupational Therapy can support this within the community • Enhanced home fire safety assessment processes developed as a result of the placement • Finding 1 • Finding 2 Key points of interest/lessons learned Further information Karen Allan, AHP Practice Education Coordinator Email: karen.allan@nes.scot.nhs.uk Martin Tait, Group Manager, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service Email: Martin.Tait@firescotland.gov.uk Elaine Stewart, Occupational Therapy Lecturer, Robert Gordon University Email: e.stewart-d@rgu.ac.uk Shelagh Creegan, Associate AHP Director, NHS Tayside Email: s.creegan@nhs.net Alison McIntyre, AHP PEL NHS Tayside Email: alisonmcintyre@nhs.net • Open and collaborative leadership approach by all agencies involved made the placement a success • Inviting students to ‘apply’ for this placement ensured their engagement from the outset • Planned roll out of the placement model to other fire services within Scotland has been well received and the placement was praised during a visit by Michael Matheson, Public Health Minister for Scotland

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