NHS work experience - anyone's kids done this?

[PolkerrisBeach]

I have a boy in S4 currently who is heading towards some sort of science degree - microbiology, biochemistry, biomedical science, that sort of thing. He's always wanted to do something medicine-y, but not medicine. Anyway. A friend who's a medic mentioned that the NHS runs a work placement scheme for children in S4 - S6 in all areas of the NHS. I knew they did it for prospective medical students but not for other areas of the operation.

www.nhsggc.org.uk/working-with-us/the-recruitment-service/work-experience/

So he's planning on applying for a lab placement next summer for a week. His 16th birthday is in the spring which helps - lots of things seem to be over 16s only.

Does anyone have experience with this NHS placement thing, either good or bad?

Monklands hospital used to do something - my som did it but talking 10+ years ago

DS2 went to a talk about this a couple of years ago - it was North Lanarkshire hospitals. Seemed well organized but you had to apply really early as always over subscribed. He decided to apply for a Nuffield
Summer placement instead as it was longer - 6 weeks and they paid your travel. I think someone in his class did do the NHS work experience and enjoyed it. However decided they would rather do pharmacy.

I think he's going to leave it and apply next year for a post S5 placement. Probably the right decision as they're straight into the start of the Higher course as soon as the Nat 5s are over. We have heard of the Nuffield thing before and I don't see any reason why he wouldn't apply for both!