An expert witness can be used throughout your student’s Nursing Progress Log (NPL). It is your responsibility as the clinical coach to be happy with the qualifications and standards of the expert witness. Please make sure any person used as an expert witness is fully aware of the student’s requirements and what is expected for NPL completion. An expert witness must be a MRCVS, RVN or a person suitably qualified in their field e.g. lab technician, head receptionist, BHS qualified person to complete the equine skills. It is the responsibility of the clinical coach to upload this data to the NPL and the responsibility of the student to collect this evidence e.g. ask permission of the person used as the expert witness they are happy to have their name on the NPL, case references etc. if attending secondment. An expert witness can be used to demo/demo back and observe and confirm competence claims.
Please contact your QAS should you have any questions.
