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Allied Health Professions public health strategic framework 2025-2030

This UK-wide Strategic Framework sets out a shared vision for the role of Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) contribution to public health across the UK between 2025 and 2030, along with the goals we aim to achieve to realise the vision.

AHP UK Public Health Strategic Framework 2025-2030_final+links

Social prescribing

Social prescribing improves outcomes for people by giving more choice and control over their lives. It is effective at targeting the causes of health inequalities and is particularly useful for people who need more support with their mental health, have one or more long-term conditions, are lonely or isolated, and/or have complex social needs that affect their wellbeing. 

Prosthetists and Orthotists can engage with social prescribing in a number of ways and the framework describes a continuum of practice in this area.

Access resources from NHS England or the RSPH.

Access NHS England information on social prescribing

Make Every Contact Count (MECC)

By using a MECC approach healthcare professionals can help people make healthier choices to achieve positive long-term behaviour change. Access NHS England’s resources to support local implementation and measure impact or take a look at resources from NICE and Public Health Wales.

Access MECC resources from NHS England

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Chief Allied Health Professions Officer Awards 2025

The 2025 CAHPO Awards nomination period will open on Thursday 1 May and close on Sunday 1 June.

The Chief Allied Health Professions Officer (CAHPO) Awards is a unique opportunity for AHPs to receive recognition for their personal contributions towards delivery of exceptional care for patients. The awards also promote adoption and scale of good practice through celebrating and sharing success.

The awards are open to all 14 AHPs including support workers, assistant practitioners, registered professionals, and pre-registration apprentices. You can either nominate yourself or another AHP. However, nominations of another AHP will be kept anonymous.

Please note that the CAHPO Awards is for NHS or publicly funded initiatives/projects. Nominations can be made here or via this QR code once the nomination form opens:

The award categories include:

  • AHP Leadership for Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Award
  • AHP Research Impact Award
  • AHP Digital Practice Award
  • AHP Workforce Transformation Award
  • AHP Creative Provision of Placements Award
  • AHP Public Health Award
  • AHP Innovation and Improvement within Integrated Care Systems Award
  • Greener AHP Award

 

Questions can be directed to england.cahpo@nhs.net. Find us on X @SuzanneRastrick, Instagram @chief_ahp_officer_england, and Bluesky @suzannerastrick.bsky.social

CAHPO Awards 2025 – Instructions pack (v01)Download

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BAPO Teatime Talk – Advances in clinical trials involving prosthetics therapies

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This talk will focus on clinical trials involving prosthetics therapies in the UK. Following a successful NIHR-funded feasibility trial (delivered in 2018-2020) that investigated the acceptability of a self-aligning hydraulic ankle-foot to transtibial amputee patients categorised as K2-level users (limited community mobility), the STEPFORWARD full-trial will begin in 2026. This 4-year definitive trial will evaluate the clinical and cost-effectiveness of a self-aligning foot compared to usual care feet for K2-level users. The findings of the trial will inform future decision-making and prioritisation of funding by NHS commissioners for prosthetics. This talk will also present other research involving advancing socket technologies for primary patients.  

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National Feet Week 2025

National Feet Week 2025 raises awareness and invites everyone to prioritise foot health. This week we shine a light on how prosthetics and orthotics play a role in good foot health.

Please see the below information collated for National Feet Week from our Education Committee.

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