Advanced practice toolkit

Advanced practice in the Allied Health Professions (AHPs)

The Chief Allied Health Professions Officers across the four UK countries have collaborated to produce a statement that provides clarity for leaders and decision makers about how advanced practice for AHPs is defined, regulated and governed.

Access the CAHPO statement

Recently the Chief Allied Health Professions Officer published the recommendations from the Allied Health Professions Education and Workforce Policy Review Allied Health Professions - education and workforce policy review: recommendations - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

The recommendations from the 5 working groups consider:

• Workforce and Recruitment
• Education Solutions
• Practice Based Learning
• Advancing Practice
• Research, Innovation and Relationships

Within advancing practice there are 14 recommendations that cover all levels of practice from levels 2 to 8. The implementation plan to progress these recommendations is being developed and will support the development of education and career pathways. As we continue in the recovery phase post pandemic the Transforming Health and Care Roles will reconvene and will also consider how advanced practice roles are developed and supported in Scotland. The implementation of the AHP Workforce and Education Review of advancing practice recommendations and Transforming Roles will enable AHPs to map against a new agreed definition of advanced practice as well as role and profession specific knowledge skills and behaviours across the 4 pillars of practice.