1 Draft Final Report July 2010 Evaluation of Education for Senior Healthcare Support Workers (SCQF Level 7) and Assistant Practitioners (SCQF Level 8) in Children and Young People‟s Health with Optional Pathways Client NHS Education for Scotland Project Evaluation of Education for Senior Healthcare Support Workers (SCQF Level 7) and Assistant Practitioners (SCQF Level 8) in Children and Young People‟s Health with Optional Pathways Contractor Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh Date July 2010 Dates of project June 2009 to June 2010 Total cost of project £35000 Project Team Dr Margaret Coulter (Principal Investigator) Fiona O‟May Kristina Mountain Helen Riddell Martina Balaam (Project Manager) Caroline Donaldson (Research Assistant until December 2009) Telephone 0131 474 0000 E mail mcoulter@qmu.ac.uk mbalaam@qmu.ac.uk