Celebrating our allied health professionals

Today, on 14 October, the Dorset General Practice Alliance is celebrating allied health professionals (AHPs) and thanking them for the skills, care and support they bring to our communities.

AHPs Day celebrates the difference allied health professionals make to people’s lives, and how they work together to improve care. It highlights the national AHP strategy, which puts people first, supports better care and encourages colleagues to learn and work together.

It is also a chance to recognise our local AHP colleagues and strengthen connections across Dorset’s primary care teams.

'AHPs Day is a chance to say thank you to our colleagues and recognise the difference they make,' said Liz Hoskinson, Allied Health Professional Lead at the Dorset General Practice Alliance. 

'By sharing our skills, ideas and experiences, we can support each other and improve care for people across Dorset.'

The Primary Care Training Hub has a new AHP Community of Practice webpage. A community of practice brings colleagues together to share learning, ask questions and support each other.

Graham Sharman, AHP Fellow, Trainee Advanced Practitioner and First Contact Physiotherapist said, 'I would encourage other AHPs to get involved in our community and help shape how we support each other.

‘We are also pleased to have created a new undergraduate,  respiratory physiotherapy placement opportunity in primary care, working in collaboration with Health Sciences University and South Coast Medical Group.

‘We hope this will be the start of developing more opportunities for undergraduate AHP students to experience primary care and see it as an exciting and rewarding place to develop their careers.’

Visit the new AHP Community of Practice page and request to join the AHP Whatsapp group. Let the Training Hub team know any page feedback by emailing: dorsetpcth@dorsetgp.nhs.uk.

Thank you to all our AHP colleagues for everything you do.