The British Association of Prosthetists and Orthotists

Executive

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AGM

British Association of Prosthetists and OrthotistsAnnual General MeetingWednesday 19th April 2023

 

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the British Association of Prosthetists and Orthotists is scheduled to take place virtually on Wednesday 19th April at 19:30. The Executive Committee (EC) invites all members to attend this meetingNon-Agenda questions raised in the AGM which, after discussion develop into voting issues, may be voted on in the AGM or, depending on their importance, may be placed before the whole membership with supporting information from the AGM. The EC under the Chair will decide if a vote must be placed before the whole membership or may be voted upon in the AGM.

Past AGMs have provided a time for constructive discussion of key issues concerning BAPO members and the EC hope that this AGM will be no exception.To register for the AGM please complete the MSForm here 

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BAPOs Leadership Programme 2022-2023

Why?
Prosthetists and orthotists will be most effective in delivering and improving healthcare if there is sufficient leadership to maximise their contribution and impact their future.
This programme is aimed at harnessing the potential of prosthetists and orthotists to transform
healthcare. Like other AHP professions, outcomes in prosthetics and orthotics (P&O) are often
poorly understood, resulting in missed opportunities to support improvement.
The British Association of Prosthetists and Orthotists’ (BAPO) aim is to develop a programme which
fulfils the delegates’ leadership expectations from both an operational and strategic perspective, to
provide a catalyst for their future professional and career development.


What?
Course content
• Delivery by national and international speakers
• AHP leadership – where you fit in
• Leadership theories
• Adaptability and resilience
• Working with colleagues – understanding personality traits
• SpotlightPROFILE – individual assessment profiles to support understanding of self
• Business case writing in healthcare – an essential tool for improving your services
• Making an impact – leadership that works


When?
The Leadership Programme will commence on Friday 25th November 2022, with a follow
up session in early 2023. In addition, we will be hosting evening seminars to support the learners
on their leadership journey.


Where?
The event will take place face to face at the Royal College of Podiatry offices, Tower
Bridge, London, a world class venue. The follow up session and the evening seminars will be held
virtually.


Who?
This fully funded programme is open to all BAPO members across the UK. The programme
has been developed to support the next generation of leaders in P&O.


Application process
To apply for one of the limited spaces, applicants need to complete a 250-word
expression of interest to attend this programme, entitled:
“How this BAPO leadership programme will assist my own professional development”


Send your expression of interest by completing the MS Form and emailing your CV to
enquiries@bapo.com.

Closing date – Monday 5th September 2022
Successful candidates will be informed by Friday 16th September 2022


Background Information
BAPO has been successful in obtaining an educational grant from Health Educational England
(HEE). This funding will support a professional development programme to support the next
generation of leaders in P&O.
To be truly effective, leaders need to build a toolkit of knowledge, skills and behaviours that will set
them, their teams, and their organisations up for success.
Leaders are role models, and the example they set has a huge impact on the organisational
culture. It is therefore critical that they first appreciate and then demonstrate the appropriate
behaviours that build trust and promote a positive working environment – and do so authentically
and consistently.
The programme has been developed and will be facilitated by Real Healthcare Solutions Ltd.

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New Secretary 2022

The British Association of Prosthetists and Orthotists (BAPO) has confirmed that Christabelle Asoluka has been appointed as the association’s new Secretary

Commenting on the recent appointment, BAPO’s Chair, Peter Iliff, said: “I am delighted that Krista has taken the role of Secretary for BAPO.  It is such an important role for the association both in supporting our valued members while working alongside our various committee members across our calendar of meetings.”

BAPO’s new Secretary Christabelle Asoluka said: “It is a great honour that I have the opportunity to volunteer as the Secretary of BAPO’s executive committee. I am delighted to take on this role to contribute to the smooth running of BAPO and assist in supporting our members in this given capacity.” 

Krista takes on the role with immediate effect following Kate Spiller recently stepping down from the role after almost two years of service.

Peter Iliff added: “I would like to take this opportunity to thank Kate Spiller for her hard work during her time as BAPO’s Secretary and wish Krista much success going forward.”

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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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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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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.

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AHP’s Listen Event

The Current Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) strategy ‘AHPs into Action is coming to an end in 2022 and so our CAHPO (Chief Allied Health Professionals Officer) is now starting a consultation period for its successor.

The aim is for the content to be crowed sourced from both professionals and ‘citizens’ and will be split into 3 sections to allow views to be sourced from all parties

The first group ‘citizen’s’ can register now to have there say at the AHPListens website please share this link amongst colleagues, patients, family and friends.

Prosthetists and Orthotists can also sign up to the first national conversation in their capacity as citizens who also use health care services but the second conversation in may will be aimed at capturing your views as a professional

For more information see the attached covering letter from the campaign:

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