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BAPO Webinar – Enhanced Clinical Practice for P&O – All your questions answered!

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An introduction to the Enhanced Clinical Practice (ECP) PGCert course at the University of Salford. This exciting opportunity is being offered as an Apprenticeship or Direct route for registered clinicians who have completed at least 1 year of post-registration work.  

After setting the scene for the NEED for this ECP programme, we will provide an overview to the course; what it entails, how to navigate the Apprenticeship standard KSBs, who should apply and where to go for more information.  

There will be time at the end for all your pressing questions!

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BAPO Teatime Talk – The Power of Peer Support – what does effective and sustainable peer support for the amputee community look like?

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In September 2023 NHS England published its own guidelines on developing and commissioning peer support. Recognising peer support as an important self-management intervention, the guidelines highlight the need to consider the resources required, how peer mentors are supported themselves, quality assurance and evaluation methods.  

 

Over the last 6 years the Limbless Association has been building on the foundations of its Volunteer Visitor VV peer support programme, originally set up over 30 years ago. The LA’s new VV programme has seen significant investment (funding from National Lottery England Reaching Communities) and is being included in several research studies in England and Wales. It’s included in the findings and outcomes of an NIHR funded study which was recently completed at De Montfort University in Leicester. Peer support resource – preamp.dmu.ac.uk 

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BAPO P&O Awards 2025

BAPO is dedicated to recognising and celebrating our prosthetists, orthotists, technicians, support workers, and learners.  

Thank you to everyone that attended our second BAPO P&O Awards 2025, at the Glasgow Science Centre on Friday 21st November 2025.

You can now view the photos for the evening here

Thank you to everyone that attended and congratulations to all of our winners and shortlisted.

The winners:

The Awards evening has two menu options to choose from. All dietary requirements can be fulfilled after booking by completing the dietary form included in the booking.

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BAPO – New name, new logo

Dr Nicky Eddison

Chair, BAPO

“Changing our name from the British Association of Prosthetists and Orthotists to the British Association of Prosthetics and Orthotics is more than a change in words, it’s a reflection of who we are. We are a united, diverse, and compassionate community. This new, inclusive identity recognises the vital contributions of everyone in our profession; technicians, support workers, learners, prosthetists, and orthotists,  and celebrates the collective impact we have in transforming lives.”

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    BAPO welcomes Bex Wilkinson as the new Chair of the Technician Committee

    Dr Nicky Eddison

    Chair, BAPO

    “Bex is a fantastic advocate for P&O technicians. Her passion, energy, and commitment to the profession really stands out. At BAPO, we’re excited to welcome more technicians to the committee with Bex leading the way. We’re here to listen and support what our technician community needs from their professional body”