NHS England Education Quality (WT&E) Quality Assurance Reports

NHS England WT&E Education Quality is responsible for ensuring that there are high-quality learning environments for all healthcare learners in England. Since the publication of the multi-professional Education Quality Strategy and Education Quality Framework in 2016/17 (since refreshed in 2021), NHS England WT&E Education Quality regional teams have used a suite of agreed Quality Interventions to monitor and improve the quality of education and training across England.  These often involve gaining direct feedback and insights from learners and their supervisors/educators during visits to the provider organisations where healthcare education and training, funded thorough the NHS Education Contract, is delivered (including an increasing variety of settings in the primary, secondary, community and independent sector).

It is important to note that the details provided in these reports relate to a snapshot of the learning environment at single point in time and are underpinned by the views, opinions and experiences of healthcare learners, educators and management (triangulated with other evidence where possible). NHS England and the provider will be working collaboratively to address any areas outlined where NHS England’s quality standards, as set-out in the Education Quality Framework and NHS Education Contract, are not being met.  We will also seek to identify, highlight and share good practice.