The British Association of Prosthetists and Orthotists

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Invitation to Participate in Research on Environmental Footprint and Sustainable Practices in Prosthetic Foot Technology

My name is Mithil Moon, and I am a current MSc Engineering Management student at Brunel University London. I am conducting research on the Environmental Footprint and Sustainable Practices in Prosthetic Foot Technology, and I am reaching out to invite your participation.

Given your expertise and experience in the field, your insights would be incredibly valuable in understanding the environmental impacts of prosthetic foot manufacturing and the adoption of sustainable practices within the industry. The findings of this research aim to contribute to the development of more sustainable solutions in the field.

Participation Details:

  • The study involves completing a brief survey that should take no more than 10-15 minutes of your time.
  • Please note that it is compulsory to fill out the below consent Form before participating in the survey.
  • Please see the Participant Information Sheet below that provides detailed information about the study, including your rights as a participant and how your data will be handled.
  • All responses will be kept confidential, and you will not be personally identified in any reports resulting from this research.
  • You are free to withdraw from the study at any time without any obligation.

Next Steps:

  1. Please review the below Survey, Consent Form and Participant Information Sheet.
  2. Complete and sign the Consent Form.
  3. Upload the signed Consent Form directly in the survey via the link – https://forms.gle/hs8g62udn3p4PBxb9
Survey QuestionsDownload
CONSENT FORMDownload
Participant_Information_SheetDownload

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Help us plan the new BAPO learner webpage

🤔 Are you on a learning pathway to become a prosthetist orthotist? 

🤔 Do you support those learners as an educator or employer (of apprentices)?

As part of the NHSE programme of work, we’d love your thoughts about how to shape a new learner-focused page on BAPO’s website. 

The plan is that it will be a ‘go to’ page to help pre-registration learners easily access BAPO resources of particular relevance to them. It will be open access for everyone, not just BAPO student members.

💡 The focus will be on providing access to BAPO information and resources that add value to, rather than replicate, resources learners already access from their education provider, employer, or practice-based learning environments. Things that it’s appropriate for the professional body to provide to support their journey to joining the professional workforce.

🌟 The important question is what would you like to see included on the page? 🌟

Initial suggestions include providing easy access to:

🤔 What else would you suggest we include?

🤔 How can we make this new webpage as useful to pre-registration learners as possible? 

Please let us know what you think! 🙏

Email your suggestions to Jo Watson (jo@drjowatsonconsulting.com), who is leading the work to develop the new webpage on behalf of The Creative Health Alliance. 

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Skills For Health

The Primary Care & Community Services Career Framework developed as part of an Expert reference group has now gone live. Please share with your networks.

Skills for Health and NHS England have launched a survey on a new career framework that covers the range of non-medical roles in primary care and community services.

In light of the shift toward universal personalised care in England, the Primary Care & Community Services Multi-Professional Career Framework has been designed to help facilitate the development and expansion of the non-medical workforce which plays a crucial role in the delivery of joined-up, preventative care.

The development of the framework follows the Community Services Transformation Programme which found that out of hospital careers tended to be less attractive to newly qualified professionals due to a perceived lack of training, development and progression opportunities. By outlining clear career stages and progression routes, it is anticipated that new and improved career development opportunities will support the recruitment and retention of the non-medical primary care and community services workforce.

An expert reference group convened by Skills for Health and NHS England oversaw the development of the first iteration of the Primary Care & Community Services Multi-Professional Career Framework, and the views of stakeholders (including PCNs) are now being sought to help refine and improve the framework prior to its publication.

The survey is open until midday 25 October.

If there are any queries please let me know.

Complete the survey here

Julie

Julie Read (she/her)

Physiotherapist, MCSP

Strategic Lead Clinical Expansion & CPMS Programmes

Education and Delivery,

Workforce, Training & Education Directorate

NHS England

Mobile: 07584 277266

Email: julie.read@nhs.net

Team Email: england.clinicalexpansion@nhs.net