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Archives for February 2019

27th February 2019 by BAPO

Apprenticeship Update: Week 25/2/19

National Apprenticeship Week takes place between 4 and 8 March and this year is themed around ‘blaze a trail’ for more information and to read more: https://www.nhsemployers.org/news/2019/02/get-ready-for-national-apprenticeship-week

Filed Under: Education, News

27th February 2019 by BAPO

#BAPO2019 & CPOJ

BAPO is pleased to announce that all abstracts accepted for conference 2019 will be eligible for publication in the Canadian Prosthetics & Orthotics Journal (CPOJ). CPOJ is an international peer-reviewed open-access journal established in Ottawa, Canada in 2017. CPOJ also recently published conference abstracts from the American Orthotic Prosthetic Association (AOPA) 2018 National Assembly. The journal homepage and AOPA abstracts can be accessed at the links below.

CPOJ homepage: https://jps.library.utoronto.ca/index.php/cpoj/index

AOPA abstracts: https://jps.library.utoronto.ca/index.php/cpoj/issue/view/2097

 

Filed Under: Conference, News

13th February 2019 by BAPO

A Universe of Opportunities for AHPs

A brand new online careers resource has just been launched by Health Education England. It aims to raise awareness of the many opportunities for progression that are available to allied health professionals, including Prosthetists and Orthotists

A Universe of Opportunities for Your AHP Career is available on the e-Learning for Healthcare website and focuses on the range of development opportunities open to AHPs, covering eight potential areas for career progression. Clinical, management/leadership, research, education, digital transformation, entrepreneurship, public health and fellowships. For each of the eight areas, the resource includes an overview of the opportunities with useful resources and links, alongside a series of talking heads from across the AHP professions.

Many AHPs including Prosthetists/Orthotists taking all sorts of different careers paths appear in video and share what they have achieved and the barriers they have overcome

Filed Under: Executive, News, Research

13th February 2019 by BAPO

Apprenticeship Update: Week 11/2/19

We are all working hard on being ‘apprenticeship ready’ For more information and handy hint guides look below:

 

Are you an NHS employer interested in apprenticeships, Click on the link for more information: https://www.nhsemployers.org/your-workforce/plan/workforce-supply/apprenticeships

 

What is a degree apprenticeship? Click here to find out: https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/developing-new-apprenticeships/resources/degree-apprenticeships-programme-structure/

 

Click here to access the P&O Apprenticeship Standard: https://haso.skillsforhealth.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/2018.05.11-Prosthetist-and-Orthotist-Standard-FINAL.pdf

 

To learn more about the LEVY, click here: https://haso.skillsforhealth.org.uk/funding/#levy

 

An Employer Guide to Apprenticeships – https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/740254/Employer_guide_to_apprenticeships.pdf

Filed Under: Bulletin, Executive, News

8th February 2019 by BAPO

Orthotics Quality Improvement Collaborative

New Orthotics Quality Improvement Collaborative Launched Today

Following our continued campaigning and pressure from within the Orthotics profession, today saw the launch of the Orthotics Improvement Collaborative. This is a 14-month project funded by NHS England and delivered by NHS Improvement. The project aims to improve the experience and outcomes of service users. A project team has been set up with the following people in the core group:

Name Role Organisation
Joanne Fillingham Joint Chair, Project Co-Sponsor NHS Improvement
Neil Churchill Project Co-Sponsor and Subject matter expert: patient experience NHS England
Caroline Poole Joint Chair, Senior Responsible Officer NHS Improvement
Rebecca Loo Subject matter expert: Co-production The Orthotics Campaign
Claire Marshall Subject matter expert: patient experience NHS England
Matt Frederick Subject matter expert: operational delivery Sherwood Forest NHS Foundation Trust
TO BE IDENTIFIED Commissioning Adviser TO BE IDENTIFIED
Richard Wilson Subject matter expert: Data NHS Improvement
Marie Couturier Data Adviser South, Central & West Commissioning Support Unit
Stephanie Gates Project Support Officer NHS Improvement
Nina Pearson Project Support Officer NHS Improvement

This project will see NHS Orthotics Services invited to participate the project, which is supported by a series of improvement events to empower service providers with improvement and development tools. Clinical teams shall gather simple data about their service, identify areas for improvement and make plans to address them using the tools taught by NHS Improvement. This is a great opportunity for service leads and clinicians to drive forward their ambitions for quality, boost their CVs and raise the profile of their services to their Trusts. Information and invitations shall be cascaded to services via  NOMaG. There are limited places on the collaborative so get in early for this fabulous career opportunity.

You can search Twitter for the Hashtag #QualityOrthotics to follow and contribute to the unfolding conversation.

Filed Under: Executive, News

6th February 2019 by BAPO

CAHPR Public Health Research Awards

CAHPR Public Health Research Awards 2019 – now open

2019 will be the fifth year CAHPR has run the awards. We are delighted to welcome involvement this year from AHPs4PH. In 2019, systematic reviews will be eligible for entry for the first time.

Three prizes will be awarded. Winners each receive the opportunity to showcase their poster at the Public Health England conference in September 2019 and £500 towards associated expenses.
The deadline for awards is 29 April 2019.

For further information and to apply, visit the Public Health Research Awards page for details. Information and guidance on how to enter is on the CAHPR website at: https://cahpr.csp.org.uk/content/cahpr-public-health-research-awards. The deadline for entries is 29 April 2019.

 

Filed Under: News, Research

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