Nurse training boost with new academy launch

Trust staff will help train students at the university's high-tech simulation suites (stock photo)

A new training academy has been launched to help prepare the next generation of healthcare workers in Kent.

Canterbury Christ Church University and Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT) joined forces to create the Health and Wellbeing Academy.

The academy hopes to give student nurses and health professionals hands on clinical training and support through better collaboration between education and frontline NHS staff.

Prof Andy Cruickshank, KMPT's chief nurse, said the aim was to "help students build skills and make decisions safely".

The new academy will focus on "simulation-based learning, joint curriculum development, and research to improve health outcomes across the region".

As part of the initiative, staff from KMPT will help train students at the university's high-tech simulation suites offering real-life insights and clinical expertise in a safe environment.

Prof Jane Perry, from Canterbury Christ Church, said the academy would "help equip students with the knowledge and confidence needed to meet future health care challenges".