Today’s a good day to celebrate the good work of health-care professionals
(Picture: Peter Byrne/PA)Ocrober 14 is Allied Health Professionals Day, an opportunity for AHPs to come together and showcase to others the impact they’re making on the delivery of high-quality care.
Allied Health Professions (AHPs) are a diverse group of clinicians, who deliver high-quality care to patients and clients across a wide range of care pathways, and in a range of different settings. They also play an important role in modern health and social-care services.
There are approximately 14 allied health professional roles, which include physiotherapists, prosthetists, and therapeutic radiographers, to name a few, and they all share one thing in common: they play a vital part in treating, rehabilitating, and improving the lives of their patients.
But, what is Allied Health Professionals Day, and, when is it?
Here’s everything you need to know.
What is Allied Health Professionals Day?
Allied Health Professionals Day is an annual event that allows AHPs to come together and celebrate their trade. It also offers an opportunity to showcase to others the impact that AHPs can have on the delivery of high-quality care.
The collaboration of services, organisations, trusts, and regions nationally enables:
- The improved awareness of the role of allied health professions.
- A chance to showcase achievements of local services and their impact on patient care and population health.
- Integrated working with other services and organisations.
Other aims of the day include:
- Increasing awareness of the work of AHPs.
- Share the impact achieved by staff and students.
- Developing relationships with stakeholders and seeking opportunities to share stories of achievements within networks.
When is Allied Health Professionals Day?
Allied Health Professionals Day falls today, on October 14.
As with previous years, the public is invited to join with other Allied Health Professionals in a day of collective action, by doing something that’s meaningful and important to you.
The first-ever AHPs Day was held in October 2018, as a way to celebrate, appreciate, and recognise the extraordinary work of the AHP workforce.
If you want to celebrate the day, you’re invited to join in by posting using the hashtags #AHPsDay and #AHPSDayScot.
Thanks to all of the AHPs working across @WYpartnership on #AHPsDay You are fundamental to so much of the good work we do. And from personal experience you make a profound impact in people’s lives, helping them to fulfil their potential #AHPDay pic.twitter.com/m2oLyLMtKL
— Rob Webster 💙 (@NHS_RobW) October 14, 2022
AHPs are the third largest workforce in the NHS and play a vital role in treating, rehabilitating and improving the lives of patients.
— NHS England (@NHSEngland) October 14, 2022
This #AHPsDay we want to say a huge thank you to AHPs across the NHS for all your hard work looking after our communities. 🙏 pic.twitter.com/yqbqgkLJke
On #AHPsDay lets celebrate and thank everyone involved in practice based education who give our AHP students such amazing practice learning experiences. 👏👏👏 pic.twitter.com/K7RrzTHax1
— AHP Practice Learning CoP (@AHPpracticeCoP) October 14, 2022
Good morning #AHPs!
— Suzanne Rastrick (@SuzanneRastrick) October 14, 2022
It’s #AHPsDay #AHPsDay2022
Let’s go and:
💫 Celebrate
💫 Appreciate
💫 Inspire
💫 Connect@WeAHPs pic.twitter.com/k1K6Vxgo4W
What is an Allied Health Professional?
According to NHS England, there are 14 Allied Health Professionals. These are:
- Art therapists
- Drama therapists
- Music therapists
- Chiropodists/podiatrists
- Dietitians
- Occupational therapists
- Operating department practitioners
- Orthoptists
- Osteopaths
- Paramedics
- Physiotherapists
- Prosthetists and orthotists
- Radiographers
- Speech and language therapists
