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Allied Health Professions Education and Workforce Policy Review: National Strategic Oversight Group

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Overview

The Programme for Government 2021 made a commitment to review Allied Health Professions (AHP) Education in 2022. The aim of the review was to consider whether or not policy for AHP education provision is congruent to the current and future needs of our students and the future health needs of the people of Scotland. The scope of the review was extended in December 2021 to also include workforce policy.

Our intention is to consider the actions necessary to deliver a national education and workforce plan for AHPs, giving full consideration of all aspects of workforce measurement, planning and education needs for the future. The National AHP Strategic Oversight Group will lead the development of this work to ensure collaborative working takes place across the AHP education and workforce sectors.

Related groups

Workforce and Recruitment subgroup

 

The Workforce and Recruitment Sub-Group will take forward specific actions identified by the National Strategic Oversight Group, specifically to explore issues around this theme. The outputs of this group will be used to form recommendations for the AHP Education and Workforce Policy Review.

The Programme for Government 2021 made a commitment to review Allied Health Professions (AHP) Education in 2022. The aim of the review was to consider whether or not policy for AHP education provision is congruent to the current and future needs of our students and the future health needs of the people of Scotland.

The Workforce and Recruitment Sub-Group will take forward specific actions identified by the Oversight Group, specifically to explore issues around this theme. The outputs of this group will be used to form recommendations for the AHP Education and Workforce Policy Review. 

Members

  • Kay Sandilands, Chair, Director of Human Resources, NHS Lanarkshire
  • Anne Wallace, Allied Health Professions Education Advisor, Scottish Government
  • David Wylie, Associate Director NMAHP - Allied Health Professions, NHS Education for Scotland (NES)
  • Helen McFarlane, Head of Programme, AHP Practice Education, NHS Education for Scotland (NES)
  • Alistair Reid, National Allied Health Professions Workforce Lead, Healthcare Improvement Scotland (HIS)
  • Professor Anita Simmers, Dean School of Health and Life Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University, representative for Council of Deans of Health Scotland (CoDHS)
  • Fiona Smith, Director of Allied Health Professionals, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Scottish Directors of AHPs (SDAHP)
  • Paul Williams, Associate Director AHP's NHS Borders, Scottish Directors of AHPs (SDAHP)
  • Glenn Carter, Head of RCSLT Scotland Office, Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
  • Kenryck Lloyd Jones, Public Affairs and Policy Manager for Scotland, Chartered Society of Physiotherapy Scotland (CSP), Allied Health Professions Federation Scotland (AHPfS).
  • Lyndsay Turner, Senior Programme and Policy Manager, Health and Social Care Workforce Planning and Development, Scottish Government
  • Alison Moore, Team Leader, Directorate for Chief Nursing Officer, Nursing, Midwifery, Allied Health Professions and Healthcare Science Education, Scottish Government
  • Kim Lynch, Secretariat, Policy Officer, Directorate for Chief Nursing Officer, Nursing, Midwifery, Allied Health Professions and Healthcare Science Education, Scottish Government
  • Abby Campbell, Secretariat, Policy Officer, Directorate for Chief Nursing Officer, Nursing, Midwifery, Allied Health Professions and Healthcare Science Education, Scottish Government
  • Sean Torrens, Secretariat, Policy Manager, Directorate for Chief Nursing Officer, Nursing, Midwifery, Allied Health Professions and Healthcare Science Education, Scottish Government

Documents

Advancing Practice subgroup

 

The Advancing Practice subgroup will take forward specific actions identified by the National Strategic Oversight Group, specifically to explore issues around this theme. The outputs of this group will be used to form recommendations for the Allied Health Professions (AHP) Education and Workforce Policy Review.

The Programme for Government 2021 made a commitment to review Allied Health Professions Education in 2022. The aim of the review was to consider whether or not policy for AHP education provision is congruent to the current and future needs of our students and the future health needs of the people of Scotland.

The Advancing Practice Subgroup will take forward specific actions identified by the National Strategic Oversight Group, specifically to explore issues around this theme. The outputs of this group will be used to form recommendations for the AHP Education and Workforce Policy Review.

Members

  • Joan Pollard, Chair, Director of Allied Health Professions Dumfries and Galloway, Chair of Scottish Directors of AHPs (SDAHP)
  • Anne Wallace, Allied Health Professions Education Advisor, Scottish Government
  • Valerie Blair, AHP Programme Director, NHS Education for Scotland, (NES)
  • David Wylie, Associate Director NMAHP - Allied Health Professions, NHS Education for Scotland (NES)
  • Sara Smith, Head of the SHS Division, Queen Margaret University
  • Professor Helen Gallagher, Vice Dean of the School of Health and Life Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University
  • Gillian MacLeod, National Advanced Practice and Non-Medical Prescribing Lead, at the Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS) Scottish Directors of AHPs (SDAHP)
  • Lynn Morrison, Lead for the Allied Health Professional Services, Aberdeen/ Deputy Director Allied Health Professions NHS Grampian. Scottish Directors of AHPs (SDAHP)
  • Alison Keir, Scottish Policy Officer, Royal College of Occupational Therapy, Chair of Allied Health Professions Federation Scotland (AHPfS)
  • Sara Conroy, Professional Adviser, Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (Scotland) Allied Health Professions Federation Scotland (AHPfS)
  • Ruth Currie, Acting Head of Physiotherapy and Professional Lead NHS Lanarkshire, Allied Health Professions Federation Scotland (AHPfS)
  • Mhairi Brandon, Consultant AHP, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
  • Alison Moore, Team Leader, Directorate for Chief Nursing Officer, Nursing, Midwifery, Allied Health Professions and Healthcare Science Education, Scottish Government
  • Kim Lynch, Secretariat, Policy Officer, Directorate for Chief Nursing Officer, Nursing, Midwifery, Allied Health Professions and Healthcare Science Education, Scottish Government
  • Abby Campbell, Secretariat, Policy Officer, Directorate for Chief Nursing Officer, Nursing, Midwifery, Allied Health Professions and Healthcare Science Education, Scottish Government
  • Sean Torrens, Secretariat, Policy Manager, Directorate for Chief Nursing Officer, Nursing, Midwifery, Allied Health Professions and Healthcare Science Education, Scottish Government

Documents

Education Solutions subgroup

 

The Education Solutions subgroup will take forward specific actions identified by the National Strategic Oversight Group, specifically to explore issues around this theme. The outputs of this group will be used to form recommendations for the Allied Healthcare Professions (AHP) Education and Workforce Policy Review.

The Programme for Government 2021 made a commitment to review AHP Education in 2022. The aim of the review was to consider whether or not policy for AHP education provision is congruent to the current and future needs of our students and the future health needs of the people of Scotland.

The Education Solutions Sub-Group will take forward specific actions identified by the Oversight Group, specifically to explore issues around this theme. The outputs of this group will be used to form recommendations for the AHP Education and Workforce Policy Review.

Members

  • Fiona Coutts, Chair, Dean of the School of Health Sciences Queen Margaret University, Chair of the AHP Academic Heads Group
  • Tracy MacInnes, Vice Chair, British Dietetic Association Policy Officer (Scotland), Allied Health Professions Federation Scotland (AHPfS)
  • Anne Wallace, Allied Health Professions Education Advisor, Scottish Government
  • Gail Nash, AHP Practice Education Programme Lead., NHS Education for Scotland (NES)
  • Kevin Kelman, Director, NHS Scotland Academy
  • Laura Binnie, Dean of School of Health Sciences, Robert Gordon University
  • Professor Helen Gallagher, Vice Dean of the School of Health and Life Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University
  • Roy Bowers, Principal Teaching Fellow, Prosthetics and Orthotics Biomedical Engineering, University of Strathclyde
  • Peter McCrossan, Director for AHPs, NHS Lanarkshire, Scottish Directors of AHPs (SDAHP)
  • Jo McBain, Deputy Director for AHPS, NHS Highland, Scottish Directors of AHPs (SDAHP)
  • Sharon Weiner Ogilvie, Professional Lead Podiatry, NHS Borders, Allied Health Professions Federation Scotland (AHPfS)
  • Jane Dudgeon, AHP Practice Education Manager, Greater Glasgow and Clyde/NHS Golden Jubilee
  • Alison Moore, Team Leader, Directorate for Chief Nursing Officer, Nursing, Midwifery, Allied Health Professions and Healthcare Science Education, Scottish Government
  • Kim Lynch, Secretariat, Policy Officer, Directorate for Chief Nursing Officer, Nursing, Midwifery, Allied Health Professions and Healthcare Science Education, Scottish Government
  • Sean Torrens, Secretariat, Policy Manager, Directorate for Chief Nursing Officer, Nursing, Midwifery, Allied Health Professions and Healthcare Science Education, Scottish Government
  • Abby Campbell, Secretariat, Policy Officer, Directorate for Chief Nursing Officer, Nursing, Midwifery, Allied Health Professions and Healthcare Science Education, Scottish Government

Practice-Based Learning subgroup

 

The Practice Based Learning subgroup will take forward specific actions identified by the National Strategic Oversight Group, specifically to explore issues around this theme. The outputs of this group will be used to form recommendations for the Allied Health Professions (AHP) Education and Workforce Policy Review.

The Programme for Government 2021 made a commitment to review AHP education in 2022. The aim of the review was to consider whether or not policy for AHP education provision is congruent to the current and future needs of our students and the future health needs of the people of Scotland.

The Practice Based Learning Sub-Group will take forward specific actions identified by the Oversight Group, specifically to explore issues around this theme. The outputs of this group will be used to form recommendations for the AHP Education and Workforce Policy Review.

Members

  • Alison Keir, Chair, Scottish Policy Officer, Royal College of Occupational Therapy, Chair of Allied Health Professions Federation Scotland (AHPfS)
  • Karin Massie Senior Educator - AHP Practice Educator Coordinator, NHS Education for Scotland (NES)
  • Donna Wynne, Academic Strategic Lead, School of Health Sciences, Robert Gordon University
  • Elizabeth MacKay, Professor Occupational Therapy, Lead : AHP-SW MSc Programmes, Edinburgh Napier University
  • Fiona Coutts, Dean of the School of Health Sciences Queen Margaret University, Chair of the AHP Academic Heads Group
  • Anita Volkert, AHP Practice Education Lead, Lecturer Occupational Therapy, Glasgow Caledonian University
  • Nic Richardson, Director of Allied Health Professions, NHS Tayside, Scottish Directors of AHPs (SDAHP)
  • Amanda Wong, Director of Allied Health Professions, NHS Fife, Scottish Directors of AHPs (SDAHP)
  • Dr Margot McBride, Fellow of the College of Radiographers, Allied Health Professions Federation Scotland (AHPfS)
  • Julie King, Lecturer within the Occupational Therapy and Art Therapy division Queen Margaret University, Allied Health Professions Federation Scotland (AHPfS)
  • Sarah Goudie, Speech and Language Therapist, Highland Council and AHP Practice Education Lead NHS Highland
  • Jane Dudgeon, AHP Practice Education Team Manager, Greater Glasgow and Clyde/NHS Golden Jubilee
  • Alison Moore, Team Leader, Directorate for Chief Nursing Officer, Nursing, Midwifery, Allied Health Professions and Healthcare Science Education, Scottish Government
  • Kim Lynch, Secretariat, Policy Officer, Directorate for Chief Nursing Officer, Nursing, Midwifery, Allied Health Professions and Healthcare Science Education, Scottish Government
  • Sean Torrens, Secretariat, Policy Manager, Directorate for Chief Nursing Officer, Nursing, Midwifery, Allied Health Professions and Healthcare Science Education, Scottish Government
  • Abby Campbell, Secretariat, Policy Officer, Directorate for Chief Nursing Officer, Nursing, Midwifery, Allied Health Professions and Healthcare Science Education, Scottish Government

Documents

Research Innovation and Relationships subgroup

 

The Research Innovation and Relationships subgroup will take forward specific actions identified by the National Strategic Oversight Group, specifically to explore issues around this theme. The outputs of this group will be used to form recommendations for the Allied Health Professions (AHP) Education and Workforce Policy Review. 

The Programme for Government 2021 made a commitment to review AHP education in 2022. The aim of the review was to consider whether or not policy for AHP education provision is congruent to the current and future needs of our students and the future health needs of the people of Scotland.

The Research Innovation and Relationships Sub-Group will take forward specific actions identified by the Oversight Group, specifically to explore issues around this theme. The outputs of this group will be used to form recommendations for the AHP Education and Workforce Policy Review. 

Members

  • Professor Anita Simmers, Dean School of Health and Life Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University, representative for Council of Deans of Health Scotland (CoDHS)
  • Anne Wallace, Allied Health Professions Education Advisor, Scottish Government
  • Peter Glover, Allied Health Professions Practice Education Coordinator, NHS Education for Scotland (NES)
  • Valerie Blair, AHP Programme Director, NHS Education for Scotland, (NES)
  • Dr Heather Cameron, Director of Allied Health Professions (AHP), NHS Lothian, Scottish Directors of AHPs (SDAHP)
  • Laura Neil, Lead AHP NHS 24, representative for Scottish Directors of AHPs (SDAHP)
  • Professor Kay Cooper, Clinical Professor of Allied Health Professions, NHS Grampian and Robert Gordon University
  • Wendy Cohen, Senior Knowledge Exchange Fellow, Speech and Language Therapy, Strathclyde University, Council for Allied Health Professions Research (CAPHR Scotland Hub)
  • Dr Ruth Barn, Senior Lecturer Podiatry, Glasgow Caledonian University, Allied Health Professions Federation Scotland (AHPfS)
  • Margo McBride, Fellow of the College of Radiographers, Allied Health Professions Federation Scotland (AHPfS)
  • Dr Jenna Breckenridge, Lecturer in Health Sciences, University of Dundee and Lead for Allied Health Professions Research, NHS Tayside
  • Judith Balfour, Advanced Physiotherapy Practitioner, NHS Lothian
  • Peter McCrossan, Director for AHPs, Scottish Directors of AHPs (SDAHP)
  • David Hamilton, Associate professor in physiotherapy, academic lead for knowledge exchange and innovation Edinburgh Napier University
  • Alison Moore, Team Leader, Directorate for Chief Nursing Officer, Nursing, Midwifery, Allied Health Professions and Healthcare Science Education, Scottish Government
  • Kim Lynch, Secretariat, Policy Officer, Directorate for Chief Nursing Officer, Nursing, Midwifery, Allied Health Professions and Healthcare Science Education, Scottish Government
  • Abby Campbell, Secretariat, Policy Officer, Directorate for Chief Nursing Officer, Nursing, Midwifery, Allied Health Professions and Healthcare Science Education, Scottish Government
  • Sean Torrens, Secretariat, Policy Manager, Directorate for Chief Nursing Officer, Nursing, Midwifery, Allied Health Professions and Healthcare Science Education, Scottish Government

Documents

Members

  • Carolyn McDonald, Chair, Chief Allied Health Professions Officer, Scottish Government
  • Kay Sandilands, Co-Chair, Director of Human Resources, NHS Lanarkshire
  • Jessica McPherson, Unit Head, Directorate for Chief Nursing Officer, Nursing, Midwifery, Allied Health Professions and Healthcare Science Education, Scottish Government
  • Anne Wallace, Allied Health Professions Education Advisor, Scottish Government
  • Karen Wilson, Executive Director of Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professions, NHS Education for Scotland (NES)
  • David Wylie, Associate Director NMAHP - Allied Health Professions, NHS Education for Scotland (NES)
  • Anita Simmers, Dean of Health Life Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University, representative for Council of Deans of Health Scotland (CoDHS)
  • Fiona Coutts, Dean of the School of Health Sciences Queen Margaret University, Chair of the AHP Academic Heads Group
  • Alison Keir, Scottish Policy Officer, Royal College of Occupational Therapy, Chair of Allied Health Professions Federation Scotland (AHPfS)
  • Duncan Condie, Senior Funding Policy Officer, Scottish Funding Council (SFC)
  • Joan Pollard, Director of Allied Health Professions Dumfries and Galloway, Chair of Scottish Directors of AHPs (SDAHP)
  • Alastair Reid, National Allied Health Professions Workforce Lead, Healthcare Improvement Scotland (HIS)
  • Jamie Hunt, Education Manager, Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
  • Lyndsay Turner, Senior Programme and Policy Manager, Health and Social Care Workforce Planning and Development, Scottish Government
  • Rebecca Wright, Senior Policy Manager, Directorate for Chief Nursing Officer Regulation, Scottish Government
  • Alison Moore, Team Leader, Directorate for Chief Nursing Officer, Nursing, Midwifery, Allied Health Professions and Healthcare Science Education, Scottish Government
  • Kim Lynch, Secretariat, Policy Officer, Directorate for Chief Nursing Officer, Nursing, Midwifery, Allied Health Professions and Healthcare Science Education, Scottish Government
  • Abby Campbell, Secretariat, Policy Officer, Directorate for Chief Nursing Officer, Nursing, Midwifery, Allied Health Professions and Healthcare Science Education, Scottish Government
  • Sean Torrens, Secretariat, Policy Manager, Directorate for Chief Nursing Officer, Nursing, Midwifery, Allied Health Professions and Healthcare Science Education, Scottish Government

Publications

Contact

CNOD_Education@gov.scot

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