02 February 2022 02 Feb 2022

A two-part 3-week blended placement was created using an iterative ‘plan, do study, act’ (PDSA) cycle (NHS England and NHS Improvement, no date.). The services selected to take part in the pilot were the 0–19 public health integrated nursing service (0–19 PHINS) and the integrated children's additional needs service. These services had practice supervisors who were familiar with student supervision and had the facilities to support the digital and virtual aspects of the blended placement..