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We are delighted to congratulate the Career Outreach and Work Experience Initiative Team from the British Association of Prosthetics and Orthotics on winning the British Association of Prosthetics and Orthotics Award for Evidencing Impact and Excellence in Prosthetics and Orthotics, sponsored by BAPO, at the Advancing Healthcare Awards 2026.

🥇 WINNER
Career Outreach and Work Experience Initiative
The Career Outreach Team, British Association of Prosthetics and Orthotics

This prestigious recognition celebrates the team’s outstanding commitment to promoting prosthetics and orthotics as a career, supporting work experience opportunities, and inspiring the next generation of professionals. Their dedication is helping to strengthen the future workforce and raise the profile of prosthetics and orthotics across the UK.

👏 Highly Commended
Queen Mary’s Hospital Orthotic Department – Pectus Carinatum Bracing Service
Jack Presnell, Assistant Clinical Lead Orthotist; Andy Kelly and Tom Williams, Senior Technicians; and Diana Chau, Orthotist, Queen Mary’s Hospital, Roehampton.

🌟 Finalist
Active Neuro Rehabilitation Hub – Gateshead Amputee Service
Gemma Stoddart, Lead Physiotherapist; Rachel Lees, Lead Occupational Therapist; and Gail Archer, Senior Lead Occupational Therapist.

Congratulations to everyone recognised in this category at the Advancing Healthcare Awards 2026. Your work demonstrates the innovation, collaboration and excellence that continue to advance prosthetic and orthotic care and improve outcomes for patients.

📸 Photo credit: John Behets Photography.

We are encouraging all orthotists and prosthetists to use the presentation provided to start a discussion within their service, department, or wider Trust about the new AHP framework being developed by Chief Allied Health Professions Officer Suzanne Rastrick and her team. 

 

A Microsoft Forms survey is also available to capture views and can be completed individually, at service level, or as a collective Trust response. Multiple submissions are encouraged to ensure as many voices as possible are heard. 

 

The deadline for survey submissions is Friday 18 September at 17:00. This is an important opportunity to ensure the voice of P&O is represented at a national level and that the perspectives of smaller professions are not lost within the wider AHP conversation.

Hodge Jones and Allen Solicitors – Proud Partner

Hodge Jones & Allen have been helping individuals to right wrongs for over 49 years.  We share and support BAPO’s awareness of prosthetics and orthotic’s in promoting independence and mobility to improve the quality of life of thousands of people.  As a law firm who represent clients who have been involved in accidents that can be life-changing, we know all too well that rehabilitation and treatment are key to helping our clients early. 

For our clients who are amputees as a result of an accident, the work in the area of prosthetics and orthotics is vital to give mobility and positivity to those who have been injured. We understand the emotional impact that a life-changing injury can have on both an individual and their family or close networks, and we can provide support not just in the legal process but also in ensuring the correct rehabilitation is sought. Our specialist lawyers can put you in contact with charities that may also be able to provide the vital support that is required. 

If you have suffered an injury as a result of an accident that was not your fault we are able to assist in pursuing a personal injury or medical negligence claim. 

Contact: 

Ruchi Fowle RFowle@hja.net 

Karen Mann KMann@hja.net

Telephone: 0333 920 8901

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