Developing sustainable models of interprofessional learning in practice--the TUILIP project.
This paper will describe the background and development of the Trent Universities Interprofessional Learning in Practice Project (TUILIP). It will review some of the contributing literature on recent policy initiatives for interprofessional learning (IPL) and in particular the literature that supports the case for IPL to be embedded in the practice learning environment. The impact of IPL on health outcomes is discussed and on team working in practice. The modernisation of the National Health Service in the UK is explained and how the East Midlands Strategic Health Authority has commissioned the TUILIP project that will promote and facilitate the interprofessional skills of students through collaborative working within the practice setting. The TUILIP project is described, in particular, staff development for practitioners, the centrality of service users and the innovative approach of IPL Facilitators in pilot sites across the Trent region.
Armitage
Helen
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Faculty of Health and Wellbeing, Sheffield Hallam University, 11-15 Broomhall Road, Sheffield, S10 2BP, United Kingdom. h.r.armitage@shu.ac.uk
Connolly
Jim
J
Pitt
Richard
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D018166:Health Care Reform; D006281:Health Occupations / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D017145:Models, Educational; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D013222:State Medicine; D006113:United Kingdom