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- Access to Vaccinations
BAPO have made a statement across all the home nations on their stance regarding the new Covid-19 vaccination. The statement is below The British Association of Prosthetists and Orthotists (BAPO) is the professional body representing clinicians working in our field in the UK. Prosthetist/orthotists are one of 14 Allied Health Professions (AHPs) providing key […] - Exploring the knowledge, assessment and management of symptomatic hypermobility in adults among allied health professionals in the UKFollowing on from our email where you can access the survey link, please click below to view participant information sheet:
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- AOPAAustralian Orthotic Prosthetic Association (AOPA) National Congress 2020, Remotely Connect, Virtually Together Venue: Virtual event Date: Thursday 8th – Friday 9th October 2020 Website: https://www.aopa.org.au/events/category/aopa-congress Description: The AOPA is delighted to invite our wider O&P network and allied health colleagues to the AOPA National Congress 2020 to be held as a live, virtual event from Thursday […]
- BACPARJoin us for BACPAR’s first ever virtual conference! Also, for the first time, BACPAR 2020 will be part of the Vascular Societies Annual Scientific Meeting. This means BACPAR delegates get access to all content from the VS, SVN and SVT programmes! Prosthetists & orthotist can take advantage of the reduced AHP delegate rate of £25 to […]
- OTworldOTWorld Connect 2020 – Exhibitor Brochure The show will now be held totally digital and companies can upload information and book one of the 3 Packages with prices starting from € 3900. Please see exhibitor brochure above for more details. Deadline 30th September 2020.
- Orthotist of the Year
BAPO is proud to announce the “Centre for Biomechanics and Rehabilitation Technologies, Staffordshire University Orthotist of the Year Award.” This award is for an Orthotist who consistently goes that extra mile for patient satisfaction or has a great understanding of what their patient needs. It could be for an Orthotist who has excelled in research […] - Returning to PracticeHCPC have advised they have some new process and help in place for those returning to practice, taking into considerations the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic, The updates are as follows: Timescales Our returning to practice processes will take account of the impact COVID-19 may have had on the timescales within which returnees have been […]
- Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) CareersAllied Health Professionals (AHPs) – how my eyes were opened to these wonderful careers Physiotherapist and former Health Education England Leadership Fellow Marie-Clare Wadley began filming some of her colleagues – and discovered incredibly rewarding ‘secret’ careers that provide essential support to patients. Here she describes her experience. For those receiving A-level results and still […]
- Press Release – Footcare NetworkInvitation to join the English Diabetes Footcare Network BAPO strongly recommend that Orthotists working in diabetes in England join this new MDT network. To register for the network, visit edfn.org/register. The English Diabetes Footcare Network (EDFN) is an online community dedicated to the improvement of diabetes footcare in England. It is supported by both […]
- Call To Action- Student Practice Placements
Our profession needs your help! With services slowly resuming across the UK, our undergraduate students have been unable to start their placements due to the pandemic. Whilst the universities have continued to offer virtual educational sessions with training officers, clinical placement still remains the keystone to their development and ultimately gaining their qualification. We are […] - Clinical Placement WebinarsTo support the Clinical Placement Expansion bid, to inspire ideas and confidence and also ongoing placement expansion Health Education England have produced some quick webinars. They will be recorded and will be available here shortly after https://www.hee.nhs.uk/our-work/allied-health-professions/helping-ensure-essential-supply-ahps Placement expansion quick wins webinar 1: ‘What are ‘alternative models’ of student supervision and how can we […]
- Limb Power Online FitnessLimbPower is proud to announce that it is running online ‘Adaptive Fitness Fun’ sessions twice a week for children with limb difference. These workout sessions are being run by LimbPower Ambassador Jack Eyers, not only an elite athlete and personal trainer, but also the first amputee to win Mr England. The sessions take place every […]
- UK Assistive Products ListBAPO are a stakeholder partner for a new survey launched by the British Assistive Technology Association in collaboration with the WHO-GATE programme. The UK Assistive Products List survey follows on from the original global survey developed by GATE, to which you may have been asked to contribute. Using the original Assistive Products List as […]
- COVID-19 Psychological First Aid
PHE have launched an updated Psychological First Aid (PFA) digital training module, aimed at all frontline and essential workers and volunteers. The course aims to increase awareness and confidence to provide psychosocial support to people affected by COVID-19. PFA is a globally recognised training in emergency situations and we have developed this new course as […] - After care needs of inpatients recovering from COVID-19A new NHS guidance document has been produced on the after care needs of inpatients recovering from COVID-19; it can be found on our Covid-19 resource page or downloaded below: After care needs of inpatients recovering from COVID-19
- Dementia WebinarsThe AHP Dementia Webinar Team have worked on some new webinars on supporting patients. The following is a message from them including links to register for the webinars Let’s stay connected: Allied Health Professionals using digital technology to stay connected with people living with dementia or supporting a person with dementia In these times of change […]
- Workforce Survey
Thanks to those who have responded to our ‘Workforce Survey’. This poll has been designed to get a perspective on members experiences and, through comments, their views on the current Covid-19 crisis; providing the opportunity to explain how this has affected them, the services where they work and patients they treat. In responding to the […] - BAPO Guidelines for Virtual Patient Assessment
In light of the Covid-19 Pandemic and the challenges it has caused to normal practice, a working group was formed to assist our clinicians in providing a virtual service. This group has worked incredibly hard in a very short timescale to produce some new guidance for the profession and we would like to thank them […] - Opportunities for employment in NHS Scotland.Are you a Prosthetic and Orthotic Students based in Scotland? Are you in your final 3-6 months of your degree? Under the UK Coronavirus Act 2020, Emergency Registers have opened to former registrants to accelerate the workforce capacity across NHS Scotland. NHS Education Scotland (NES) has created an accelerated recruitment portal live from 29th […]