ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: At the university where this study took place, pre-qualifying healthcare students had previously been enrolled on programmes and were found to have pre-existing and ongoing health problems, which caused difficulties for some students during clinical placements. AIM: To develop a web-based information zone dealing with students' concerns about fitness-to-practise issues. METHOD: A three-stage study involving an online student survey, in-depth student interviews and development of a university web-based information zone was carried out. RESULTS: The web zone's content is based on key areas of importance identified by students who participated in the study. CONCLUSION: Early indications show that prospective and current students regularly use the web zone, demonstrated by the number of site hits.
