Intermediate care: An interprofessional education opportunity in primary care

Abstract

BackgroundPrimary Care Trust Intermediate Care Services provides a range of services from occupational therapists, physiotherapists, nurses and social workers to clients in a community setting. With pre-registration students from two universities participating in placements at the Primary Care Trust, an opportunity for the students to observe professionals working together and to take part in interprofessional education (IPE) sessions was identified. A pilot project was undertaken to study how IPE may be made an explicit objective of learning that was already occurring in practice, particularly in light of the document “Creating an interprofessional workforce: An education and training framework for health and social care in England” (), which aims to provide the guidance needed to “mainstream IPE across health and social care”.