Developing sustainable models of interprofessional learning in practice-the TUILIP project]

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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.

PubMed URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18060841

Author(s): 
Armitage, Helen
Connolly, Jim
Pitt, Richard
Journal Citation: 
Nurse Education in Practice. 8(4):276-82, 2008 Jul.