The British Association of Prosthetists and Orthotists

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BAPO launches new service provision guidance

🚀 LAUNCH ANNOUNCEMENT
📘 Service Provision Guidance for Prosthetic & Orthotic Services 

We’re proud to unveil the BAPO Service Provision Guidance for Prosthetic and Orthotic Service, a vital resource that defines what good prosthetic and orthotic care looks like — and why it matters.


✅ User-focused
✅ Clinically led
✅ Designed for commissioners, clinicians , and service leaders

This guidance sets a new standard for service delivery across the UK, addressing everything from an introduction to P&O services, the benefits of P&O services, current commissioning arrangements, and key aspects of delivery. 

It’s not just a document — it’s a call to action to ensure every service user receives high-quality, timely, and person-centred care.

📥 Download now and join us in shaping the future of P&O services:

Service Provision Guidance FINALDownload

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BAPo Teatime Talk – Empowering the Technician Workforce

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Empowering the Technician Workforce explores the vital role technicians play in amputee rehabilitation, shared from my perspective as a prosthetic technician with 10 years of experience, current workshop lead, and chair of the technician committee. I’ll discuss how we can build a work environment that is inclusive, encouraging, and collaborative—one where every team member feels valued and empowered.

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BAPO Teatime Talk: AHP Day: The Three Shifts · From hospital to community · From treatment to prevention · From analogue to digital

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I will explore ahead of AHP day what we have to celebrate. We will take stock and consider what makes us unique and how we best serve our patients. I will look at what the 3 elements of the future shift and will be exploring opportunities. 

I will recommend: – ways in which I believe we can thrive as AHPs in the future shift. where we should position ourselves and what I believe to be the key factors for AHP success. I will share some practical examples and ideas, and appreciate discussion through questions.