Travel while visa application pending
Can I travel outside the UK while my Student or Graduate visa application is pending?
Education
Late student visa application after expiry
Can I make a late Student visa application after my current visa expires?
Switching to Student visa from visitor
Can I switch to a Student visa in the UK if I am currently a visitor or short-term student?
University placement arrangement responsibility
Is my university responsible for arranging my placement, or can it require me to find one myself?
Undisclosed placement year tuition fee
Can my university charge a tuition fee for a placement year if the fee was not disclosed before I enrolled?
Cost of placement uniforms and checks
Who must pay for compulsory placement uniforms, equipment, vaccinations and professional checks?
Late placement allocation affecting arrangements
What can I do if my placement is allocated too late for me to arrange travel, accommodation or caring responsibilities?
Late and short-notice placement rota changes
What can I do if my placement rota is issued late or repeatedly changed at short notice?
Placement failing to provide promised experience
Can I complain if my placement does not provide the promised learning opportunities, setting or professional experience?
Inadequate placement supervision
What can I do if I receive inadequate supervision or have no suitably qualified placement supervisor?
Student nurse supernumerary status on placement
Can a student nurse be counted in staffing numbers instead of being treated as supernumerary on placement?
Placement failure without warning or support
Can I fail a placement without being warned, given timely feedback or offered an action plan?
Challenging unfair performance improvement plan
Can I challenge an unrealistic placement action plan or one introduced too late for me to improve?
Placement assessment without adequate observation
Can a placement assessor fail me without having directly observed enough of my practice?
Placement competencies sign-off refused
What can I do if my placement supervisor or assessor refuses to sign off my competencies?
Placement terminated early by provider
What can I do if a placement provider ends my placement early or refuses to let me return?
University duty to investigate placement allegations
Is my university required to investigate a placement provider’s allegations instead of simply accepting them?
Responsibility for investigating placement complaint
Who is responsible for investigating a complaint about a placement: the university or the placement provider?
Whistleblowing detriment on healthcare placement
Can I be failed, removed from placement or referred to fitness to practise for raising patient safety or safeguarding concerns?
Reporting unsafe placement to regulator
Can I report an unsafe or seriously substandard placement to the relevant professional regulator?