This systematic review aims to make explicit how therapists can optimise their collaboration with parents of young children with developmental disabilities, according to the perspectives of parents and therapists. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
As part of the Autumn immigration rule changes, all medical practitioners have been added to the shortage occupation list.
Other roles that have been added include:
occupational therapists
psychologists
radiographers
speech and language therapists
all social workers.
There is no change for nurses, who have been on the list since 2018. Nurses will still require a resident labour market test (RLMT), whereas the newly added professions will not. The changes were accepted by the government in July this year following recommendations by the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC).
This interactive guide describes the common features of the AHP leadership journey, by combining insights and evidence from trust chief executives and chief AHPs. Its primary audience is aspiring AHP leaders and those with responsibility for developing the AHP workforce. It will also interest trust boards, commissioners and other system leaders, keen to recognise the AHPs’ potential for leading and delivery transformation across the health and care infrastructure.
West London NHS Trust had very high vacancy rates for allied health professionals (AHPs) in January 2016, and so developed a strategy to retain more AHPs and close the vacancy gap long-term. When developing their strategy they looked at their own data and engaged with staff to find out more about why they leave.
The collaborative aims to enable AHPs to lead improvement work across multiple disciplines and agencies, bringing a new perspective and focus to delivering solutions. Participants also had the opportunity to develop transferable skills in quality improvement.
This resource demonstrates the value and impact AHPs have on patient flow and shows examples of how trusts have staged interventions to reduce avoidable hospital admissions, patient length of stay and promote a home first approach.