UHI Inverness

I'm considering applying for a BSc Nursing place in Sept 26. So that I can be sure that it's feasible, can anyone tell me what the in campus attendance schedule looks like? I've heard mixed messages with anything from 2-4 days routinely in class and then a mix of virtual classroom and self-directed learning. I'll be travelling from Elgin so need to make sure I can afford the fuel to go back and forth.

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Tracey_W

So you are about 45 minutes roughly to and from Elgin to Inverness.

University studying blocks weeks use to be Monday to Friday ( 9am - 4.30/5pm ) as you need to do approx 37.5 hours per week.

Placements hours will generally be a 12.5 hours shift ( Nightshift, day shift and weekends) over 3 days from 7 days on hospital placements, community and outpatient department placements are generally Monday to Friday between the hours of opening times of the GP practice you are working from and outpatients are similar times with you having a day of during the week plus free weekends. Again it's generally a 37.5 hours working week.

Since COVID universities has done mixture of on-line studying and rest of the time at the university itself but has been working towards a near normal week at university.

Best thing to do is you give the university a call and ask them about how there nursing courses hours are currently even though you are not starting until hopefully September 2026 to give you a insight on things.

Placements are not necessary all going to be in the Inverness area.......as spread out over the whole of the Highlands health board and it's possible you'll have to do a placement outside of the Highlands health board but you'll only know about that when you start your course.

If you are successful with your application and get into nursing next year then your NHS Scotland bursary will include a yearly payment of £60 include to help with your travelling expenses to placements only unfortunately ( university studying blocks aren't cover with travel expenses as you pay them yourself) but you are able to claim anything over the daily amount you are allocated for travel expenses back at the end of your placement with filling in a form from SAAS and you have to give copies of receipts and your milage as they work out how much you'll get back if anything. Similar to you having to stay over in a B&B if unable to travel back to your living address while on placement due to distance and time as you can claim back a certain amount each day over I think £30 per day/ night at the end of the placement and again you'll need copies of receipts for SAAS.

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