The Executive
Committee are meeting on 25th April to set the workstreams for 2015
for the association. Issues were raised at the AGM by the membership which will
be discussed and an action plan will be circulated in the next month.
Professional Affairs Committee are meeting on Friday 24th April. Included in the Agenda are progression of treatment posters; review of our
standards in light of HCPCs intended update; consideration of Jonathan Wright’s
proposal for a professional review; progression of regional meetings;
developments with NICE and much more!
The BAPO Insurance policies renews on 01/05/15 and if by any
chance you have not returned your insurance renewal form before this date then
you will no longer covered under the BAPO Membership Policies so please return
your form ASAP.
HCPC
HCPC have 2
consultations running at the moment.
The first is
on planned changes to their Standards of conduct, performance and ethics. The
consultation will run from 1 April until 26 June 2015, expecting that new
standards will be in place in early 2016.The second is on a planned rise to their annual fees.
Department of Health NHS England
New handbooks to support personalised
care planning for long term conditions - NHS England has published three new handbooks to support
commissioners and practitioners in planning services for people with long term
conditions (LTCs), in order to achieve more effective, personalised care for
this group. LTCs currently account for £7 of every £10 health and social care
spend in England. The guides cover three key areas: identifying people in the
population with LTCs that are most vulnerable and at risk of unplanned hospital
admissions; planning personalised care and support; and best-practice
multi-disciplinary working across professional and organisational
boundaries. The handbooks are available
on NHS England’s website at http://www.england.nhs.uk/resources/resources-for-ccgs/out-frwrk/dom-2/ltc-care
Surveys
Latrobe
university is running a survey open to 30th June, 2015. They are
interested in work related injuries for Prothetists and Orthotists and would
like to survey the profession in the UK. You can access the survey through the
link on the BAPO website front page or by clicking the link below https://latrobe.co1.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_b4sP2QYFtTB8UuN
James Lind Alliance are looking for Orthotists to
assist on the Early OA of Hip and Knee survey which aims to identify your most
pressing unanswered questions about the diagnosis, surgical and non-surgical
treatment, and likely outcomes of early OA of hip and/ or knee. This will
ensure that future research can be prioritised according to the needs of
patients, carers and health professionals.
The survey takes about 10 minutes to complete, so
please take this opportunity to influence the future of early OA of hip and
knee.
Short courses
Advanced orthotic technology: functional stimulation
for drop foot and associated weakness in neurologically impaired gait.
Saturday 16th May- Birmingham cost £135Critical
Appraisal course
Thursday 18th June Seacroft
Hospital, Leeds £70
For more details on our short course programme, please
visit our website www.bapo.com
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