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Archives for May 2021

28th May 2021 by BAPO

P&O Day 2021

The British Association of Prosthetists and Orthotists (BAPO) is delighted to announce our inaugural ‘Prosthetists and Orthotists Day’ on 8 September 2021.

The awareness day aims to raise the profile of the two roles with both health and care professionals and the general public. The day will provide the opportunity for Prosthetists and Orthotists to celebrate their profession and the benefit these roles have for those patients who access the services they provide.

The P&O Day 2021 working group is developing a series of case studies to demonstrate the role Prosthetists and Orthotists play in promoting patient wellbeing, health and rehabilitation. The team will also be creating a P&O Day toolkit which will include various assets for BAPO members to share on their social media platforms and throughout their organisations and networks.

Nicky Eddison, Chair of BAPO’s Professional Affairs Committee said: “It’s incredibly important to shine a light on the great work Prosthetists and Orthotists do every day, highlight the positive impact we have on our service users and to take the time to celebrate our profession. I hope the new national P&O Day will raise the profile of our professions, highlight the difference we make to people’s lives and help our wider colleagues gain a better understanding of the work we do and our unique skill set.”

Please add the date – 8 September 2021 – to your diary and share the details of the awareness day with your Trust. Also, if you have a case study or success story to share about you or your team’s role as a P&O professional, please email it to enquiries@bapo.com

Filed Under: Education, Executive, News

22nd May 2021 by BAPO

CAHPO Awards

The Chief Allied Health Professions Officer awards are a unique opportunity for Allied Health Professionals (AHPs), either nominated by their peers or by themselves, to receive recognition for their personal contributions towards delivery of exceptional care for patients.

For More information or nomination criteria see NHS Englands website

Filed Under: Education, News, Professional Affairs, Research

20th May 2021 by BAPO

Save the Date #BAPO2021

BAPOs conference committee are proud to announce the date for BAPO’s 2021 conference. Keep an eye out for more news coming soon!

Filed Under: Conference, News

6th May 2021 by BAPO

Graduate Discussion Group

Following the end of the recent membership survey a Membership Engagement Working Group has been established to look at all aspects of new graduate membership.  The group would like to invite our new graduate members to form a ‘New Graduate Discussion Group’ which would meet initially to discuss all aspects of BAPO membership incl. current/future benefits, how we can better support our new graduates, what could we do better etc.  BAPO would provide the platform to host your meeting and would then invite a number of your group to attend a meeting of the Membership Engagement Working Group to discuss your ideas & suggestions and how these might be implemented going forward.

Your input is important to us and will ensure we fully understand the issues faced by our new Graduates and how BAPO can help.  If you would like to help shape how BAPO support and engage with our New Graduates, please consider joining our New Graduate Discussion Group

FMI or to join email enquiries@bapo.com

Filed Under: Executive, News

4th May 2021 by BAPO

Orthotist of the Year – Winner

The Orthotist of the Year award 2021 was awarded to Steven Musgrave, very well done Steve!

The other shortlisted nominees were:
Nick Gallogly
Mark Waldron
Juliet Sturgess
Carolyn Royse

Well done to everyone who was nominated.

This new BAPO award, sponsored by Staffordshire University, aims to highlight some of the great work orthotists do, the award will run again next year with nominations opening again in October 2021, please consider nominating a colleague and let your patients know that they too are eligible to nominate!

Now it is time to shine the light on prosthetists, the new Prosthetist of the Year award opens for nominations on May 1st 2021 until September 1st 2021, the winner will be announced at BAPO’s conference and will be sponsored by North Sea Plastics.

Filed Under: Executive, News

3rd May 2021 by BAPO

Prosthetist of the Year

BAPO is proud to announce the “North Sea Plastics Prosthetist of the Year Award.”

This award is for an Prosthetist who consistently goes that extra mile for patient satisfaction or has a great understanding of what their patient needs. It could be for a Prosthetist who has excelled in research or has overcome barriers to allow them to carry out their duties, or who consistently design excellent and innovative prosthesis.

The Prosthetist can be nominated by anyone, be it their manager, a clinician, a fellow Prosthetist, a Technician or a patient.  The winner will receive a prize of £200 and free registration to the BAPO Conference 2021 (virtual).

To nomination a Prosthetist of the Year simply tell us in under 300 words why they should win this award. 

Click here for nomination form. 

This can by emailed back to us at enquiries@bapo.com or posted to the Secretariat at the below address:

BAPO, Unit 3011 Mile End Mill, Abbey Mill Business Park, Paisley, PA11JS

Deadline for entries: 1st September 2021.

Filed Under: Conference, Executive, News

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