Welcome to Sri Lanka: Rachel Tait nurses abroad for enrichment placement
Health & Social Care

Welcome to Sri Lanka: Rachel Tait nurses abroad for enrichment placement

With it’s idyllic beaches, warm climate and stunning scenery, Sri Lanka makes for a perfect holiday destination. Third year nursing student Rachel Tait saw a different side to the country, working for three weeks on a ward in Kandy, Sri Lanka’s second largest city. Joined by four other classmates, Rachel, 22, embarked on the transcultural … Continue reading

Calming presence: Occupational therapy students bring relaxation to Carlisle day centre
Health & Social Care

Calming presence: Occupational therapy students bring relaxation to Carlisle day centre

Three occupational therapy students at the University of Cumbria have completed a role emerging placement within a learning disabilities day centre in Carlisle. Phillipa Bjorn, from Devon, Sarah Ronson, from Preston and Jenny Hutcheson, from Dumfries, who are all in their third year spent time at the Heartlands Project promoting health and wellbeing through everyday … Continue reading