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Cardiff University<br />

In relation to the below, how would you describe the quality of your placements?<br />

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%<br />

Supervision<br />

Flexible working<br />

Physical <br />

environment<br />

Colleagues<br />

Personal and <br />

professional <br />

development<br />

Excellent<br />

Good<br />

Satisfactory<br />

Poor<br />

Very poor<br />

N/A<br />

Excellent<br />

Good<br />

Satisfactory<br />

Poor<br />

Very poor<br />

N/A<br />

Excellent<br />

Good<br />

Satisfactory<br />

Poor<br />

Very poor<br />

N/A<br />

Excellent<br />

Good<br />

Satisfactory<br />

Poor<br />

Very poor<br />

N/A<br />

Excellent<br />

Good<br />

Satisfactory<br />

Poor<br />

Very poor<br />

N/A<br />

Please detail any comments in relation to your experience on placement (Please include comments<br />

relating to placements abroad if applicable).<br />

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I think with all of the points above a lot of us have had very fluctuating experiences, which is natural given the variety in<br />

terms of placement set-up and supervisor levels of experience with trainees.<br />

Placement supervisors are a huge part of your experience and training. It has been raised with the course that better procedures<br />

are needed for reporting and acting on poor placements (not my experience) - hopefully in hand<br />

Although the South Wales course covers a wide geography there are difficulties in obtaining placements. One consequence<br />

of this is that there is a diminished opportunity to match placements to trainee requirements. Having said that my<br />

placement experiences have been positive in that supervisors have generally given me lots of opportunities to learn and<br />

experience their area of work and some placement requests such as a child health placement have been accommodated.<br />

I have only had one placement so far and I found it to be limited. I am sure that my second placement will be a better<br />

experience however, so I may well answer the above differently following more experience.<br />

I’ve only had one placement but found it a really good experience. For the most part my cohort are satisfied, but there is<br />

the occasional time when placements become problematic. <strong>The</strong>re are systems in place to manage this on the course and<br />

it wouldn’t impact on a trainee’s ability to progress. You have to be willing to go on placement all over Wales (apart from<br />

North Wales). You are provided travel expenses for all your placements, and a decent living expenses if you are given an<br />

away placement (over 60 miles from Cardiff). It’s highly recommended that if you do gain a place, try and live in Cardiff<br />

or you will lose out on expenses significantly.<br />

<strong>The</strong> <strong>Alternative</strong> <strong>Handbook</strong> 67

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