The British Association of Prosthetists and Orthotists

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HCPC – Consultation on changes to rules

The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) is seeking views on their proposal to permanently amend their Rules to give them the express power to hold hearings remotely.

On 4 March 2020, the HCPC was granted an amendment to our existing Rules by the Department of Health and Social Care, which gave  the express provision to hold hearings remotely during an emergency. Currently, the Coronavirus emergency provisions are due to expire on 30 September 2021. 

HCPC would like to continue to hold hearings remotely once the emergency period ends, where it is fair and practical to do so. They are therefore seeking an amendment to our Rules to give us permanent powers to hold hearings remotely.

You can find the consultation questions, more detail on their reasoning for the proposal, and information about their experience of holding remote hearings in the consultation document on HCPCs website. You should read the consultation document fully prior to completing the online questionnaire.

The consultation opens today and you can download the consultation document by visiting the consultation page.

Closing date for responses is the 23rd November 2021

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Last Chance to Register #BAPO2021

Registration is closing on the 1st Oct! Register now so you don’t miss out.

Have a look below at some of our esteemed BAPO2021 speakers, or even better visit https://bapoconference2021.vfairs.com/ for the up-to-date event agenda!

Dr David Armstrong, DPM, MD, PhD – Keynote: Offloading the Diabetic Foot: 30 years research
Simon Bartold – Keynote: A SWOT Analysis of Athletic Footwear
Dr Michael Dillon – Keynote: Informing Difficult Decisions About Dysvascular Partial Foot and Transtibial Amputation Using a Shared Decision-making Approach
Tim Cooney – Keynote: Composite Fibre Materials in Support of Orthotic Science
Graham Dunn – Footwear Adaptions Combining a Technical and Clinical Perspective
Joel Gibbard – Using the Latest Digital Technologies to Drive Adoption of Multi-Grip Bionic Arms
Holly Phimister – Preventing Catastrophic Deformity in Multiple Myeloma- Orthotic Interventions
Helen McCormack – EDS & Hypermobility Management
Fiona Davie-Smith and Bruce Carse Comparison of patient-reported and functional outcomes following transition from mechanical to microprocessor knee in the low-activity user with a unilateral transfemoral amputation
Stacey Care – Facilitating Student Placements in Prosthetics & Orthotics: A Practice Educator’s View
Gemma Cassidy – The Holistic Management of Patients and the Discussion of Mental Health
Sarah Williams – Fast and Simple ABPI Assessment: Allowing You to Compress with Confidence
Lynne Rowley – COVID: Virtual Ax Pathways
Malgorzata Serafin – 3D Printing: Experiences of a Digital Orthotist
Ian Reilly – Nerve Entrapments of the Foot and Ankle
Ivan Phelan – VR for Upper Limb
Dr Simin Li – Development of a Digital Design and Manufacturing Workflow for Personalised Paediatric Prosthetic Sockets
Dr Matthew Dyson – A Home-Based Biofeedback System for Teaching Children Prosthetic Control Through Games
Stephen Blakeley – Developing new everyday prosthetics for active children and adults
Laura Wiggins – Cerebral Palsy Integrated Pathway
Joshua Young – Orthotic Management of Scoliosis, navigating a varied and changing landscape
Dr Navid Aslani – Customisable 3-D Printed Covers for Children’s Prostheses
Christian Pankhurst – Mental Health Screening in Diabetic Foot Clinics
Professor Nachiappan Chockalingham – Biomechanical Assessment in Scoliosis and Spinal Deformities
Alan & Christopher Hutchison- ProsFit, a Fitting Solution: 3D Printing in Prosthetics
Carly Bauert – Limbformation
Alan Gordon – Low Mobility Patient Rehabilitation Using an MPK: The Journey to K3
Abigail Needham and Dr. Gemma Wheeler – The Starworks Child Prosthetics Research Network: Progress & Next Steps
Jamie Halliday & Donna Cooper – Rigo Cheneau Bracing at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital
Kirsty Sutters & Rachel Adam – Spinal Bracing for Scoliosis

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Prosthetists and Orthotists Day – only days away!

With the first ever Prosthetists and Orthotists (P&O) Day only days away the British Association of Prosthetists and Orthotists (BAPO) is reminding prosthetists and orthotists to support the awareness day in their own services and organisations.

Taking place on the 8th September 2021, the awareness day aims to raise the profile of the two disciplines primarily with other health and care professionals. The day will provide the opportunity for prosthetists and orthotists to celebrate the profession and the benefit these roles have for patients accessing the services.

A suite of case studies is being prepared, based on information shared from prosthetists and orthotists across the country, to demonstrate the role the profession play in promoting patient wellbeing, health and rehabilitation.

There is also a P&O Day toolkit which includes various assets – social media content, website banners, posters etc – for BAPO members to use throughout their organisations and networks to raise the profile of the awareness day. The toolkit can be accessed here.

If you have got a case study or success story to share about the P&O profession, please complete the template which can be found on the P&O Day page on the BAPO website and return it by 31 August 2021

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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

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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

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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!

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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

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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.

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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.