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Travel and Accommodation
Travel and Accommodation
*Please note that it is your parent hospital ALO (Allocations Liasion Officer) and NOT the Allocations Office UCC that deals with the payment of travel and accommodation expenses. Therefore, if you have any queries relating to travel or accommodation allowances, please contact your ALO (ALO contact details can be found by clicking here)
The varied placement criteria and the extensive array of placement locations require students to travel to clinical placement areas throughout their nursing or midwifery programme, irrespective of their normal residence. This may also entail overnight stays, utilising accommodation in closer proximity to the assigned placement site. The purpose is to guarantee that students fulfil the clinical instruction standards outlined by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI).
Typically travel will be within the Munster, but can be outside the region. Some of our clinical partners include, but are not limited to, Mallow General Hospital (MGH), University Hospital Kerry (UHK), University Hospital Waterford (UHW) and Tipperary University Hospital (TUH). There are also several elective placement opportunities in Dublin and with our Erasmus partners throughout Europe.
The Allocations Office in the School of Nursing and Midwifery and our Clinical Partners have mechanisms in place to ensure equity in relation to students travelling e.g. preferred placement submissions and student rotation.
Please read the information and links below. If you have any further queries, please contact the Allocations Office.
The particular requirements of your programme will determine the nature and sequence of your placements. They can be in a number of settings, including:
- Hospital based such as a ward, outpatients department or operating theatres
- Community based with a Public Health Nurse or Practice Nurse
- Day care based, such as a special school or a day care centre
- Residential based, such as group homes.
Placement planning and arrangement is highly complex. Therefore, finalised placements will not be changed unless extenuating circumstances prevail.
- Travel and Accommodation – Please contact your ALO directly with any queries (Allocation Liaison Officers, Health Service Providers)
Weather Events
Clinical Placements Affected by Weather Alerts (Supernumerary Students Only)
Internship Students must refer to their parent HSP guidance.
In the event of a Weather Alert, the following process will apply*
Yellow/Orange Weather Alerts
Placements in Areas Under a Yellow/Orange Weather Alert
- If your allocated placement is in a county under a Yellow/Orange Weather Alert, you may continue to attend your placement, if it is safe to do so.
- Please use your own judgement and travel only if conditions permit
- If you are travelling from or to an area under a Red Weather Alert, you are advised to stay at home for your safety.
Red Weather Alerts
Placements in Areas Under a Red Weather Alert
- All supernumerary placements in affected counties under a Red Weather Alert will be cancelled for the duration of the alert.
- The Allocations Office will inform all placement areas of these cancellations.
- Time missed during a Red Weather Alert will be evaluated after the event and decisions with regard to making up time will be made thereafter, taking into account factors such as the duration of the alert, type of placement (e.g., specialist), and any outstanding learning /CAD requirements.
- If there are further updates or changes, students will be notified accordingly.
Recording Absences Due to a Red Weather Alert
- If you were scheduled to be on duty, please record your absence on your timesheet as Red Weather Alert.
Final Note
Your safety is our top priority. Please follow official weather updates and take all necessary precautions. If you have any concerns or queries, do not hesitate to contact the Allocations Office for further guidance nursmidallocations@ucc.ie.
* Weather alerts can vary in duration, location, and severity. The information above should cover most situations, but there may be occasions where we need to adapt to the specific circumstances of an event. In such cases, the Allocations Office will contact affected students or groups of students.
Additionally, some students may face individual circumstances, such as localised road flooding. In these situations, please use your own judgment and localized weather advice to determine whether it is safe to travel.