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Archives for November 2019

20th November 2019 by BAPO

Moving Medicine

BAPO is proud to support Moving Medicines brand new lower limb amputee resource, to help encourage all health care staff to look at prescribing movement.

Click here to take a look

 

Filed Under: Education, News

20th November 2019 by BAPO

NETS England AHP Survey

Every year thousands of multi-professional learners undertake clinical placements. For Health Education England, the quality of teaching, learning and assessments in work-based placements lies at the heart of its responsibility in the NHS.

The National Education and Training Survey is now live, HEE are surveying all healthcare learners across all clinical learning environments in england about their placements. NETS is different because it gathers feedback from all learner and trainee roles across the NHS and beyond.

By completing NETS you are helping to make improvements to the quality of education and training – helping you to deliver exceptional patient care.

Complete the NETS survey here.

Filed Under: Education, News

20th November 2019 by BAPO

SIHED Outreach officer

The Strategic Interventions in Health Education Disciplines (SIHED) project is designed to support small specialist health careers. it launched in March 2018 and aims to:

  • increase awareness of allied health disciplines
  • increase understanding of and demand for small specialist allied health disciplines
  • strengthen and diversify the delivery of the small and specialist disciplines covered by this initiative
  • develop a better understanding of the mature student market for nursing, midwifery and allied health.

The project is looking for a new part time P&O outreach officer  to work on an exciting programme which aims to inspire the next generation of students for specialist health careers. FMI: click here for job advert

Filed Under: Executive, Jobs, News

13th November 2019 by BAPO

Cambridge Diabetes Education Programme

BAPO have recently endorsed the Cambridge Diabetes Education Programme. This is a e-learning platform which is aligned to national competancy frameworks. This resource is accessible to all levels of healthcare practitioners and enables clinicians to evidence their diabetes knowledge and skills which may be relevant to their working role.

To access  click here

BAPO has negotiated a 20% reduction in platform registration costs for members. Members should contact the lead CDEP educator for further Information and redemption to this discount.

For more information see: CDEP flyer

Filed Under: Education, News

8th November 2019 by BAPO

Forth Conference

Do you want to learn more about Neuromuscular Diseases? Consider attending the FORTH Study day, Flyer below

Forth Flyer

FMI: Click here

Filed Under: Education, News, Uncategorised

1st November 2019 by BAPO

Postcode Lottery

Postcode lottery for NHS orthotics patients

Specialist orthotics care for patients with mobility issues varies significantly depending on where they live, new research by Staffordshire University reveals.

The findings, published on BMJ Open, have uncovered major differences across orthotics services at various NHS trusts and health boards.

Problems within orthotic service provision in the UK have been the focus of a number of reports by the NHS and other organisations.  An NHS report from 2014 highlighted that many patients experienced long waiting times which could lead to the development of secondary health complications.

Professor Chockalingam and colleagues at Staffordshire University based their research on Freedom of Information (FOI) requests sent to all NHS trusts and Health Boards in the UK. The survey scrutinises information on Finance, Service Provision, Staffing, Complaints, and Outcome measures and key performance indicators (KPIs).

The results highlight large variances in the length of appointments, appointment waiting times, product entitlements for patients, and product lead times. Certain geographical areas were found to provide shorter waiting times and wider access to assistive devices. The findings also reflect there is more information available on the quantity of service above the quality of service.

The findings showed that:

  • average and maximum waiting times for adult appointments were 7 and 34 weeks, respectively.
  • Scotland seems to fair better in all of the reported measures. Patients in Scotland have longer appointment times and the average waiting times are lower.
  • some Trusts are not fully accommodating the needs of children

Nachiappan Chockalingam, Professor of Clinical Biomechanics at Staffordshire University, explained: “Within the NHS, the Orthotics Service is poorly understood and low in priority lists. Therefore, it is essential to evaluate the current state of provision to ensure that services are capable of meeting future demands.

“In 2011, a report estimated there were 2m orthotics users in England and assistive devices including wrist splints, custom footwear, foot and ankle support, back and neck braces are needed to alleviate pain, help patients recovering from injury and those with chronic conditions.

“In future, there will be an increased demand for orthotics services because of the projected population growth, the aging population and the rising prevalence of obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular and peripheral vascular diseases.”

Dr Aoife Healy who co-authored this study added: “Our results highlight that some of the Trusts appeared to not accommodate the needs of children fully. Waiting times of 20 weeks for routine and 8.2 weeks for urgent appointments are unacceptable”.

The researchers hope that these findings will prompt the NHS to instigate its own evaluation of services across the country.  Ms Lynne Rowley, Chair of British Association of Prosthetists and Orthotists (BAPO) said: “We welcome this study, which clearly showcases the inequalities across orthotic service provision in the UK. BAPO has been aware of this issue and has been working with NHS England. However, this study is timely and provides a push in the right direction.”

However, the combination of the number of Trusts and Health Boards who declined to reply to the FOI request and those who replied with limited information hindered the team’s ability to provide a national picture of Orthotic Service provision.

Professor Chockalingam added: “The UK NHS needs to establish appropriate processes to record the quality of service provision since this will enable improvements in clinical management and ensure good value for money.”

Read the full paper http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-028186 here.

Filed Under: Executive, News

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