This tweetchat will be hosted by Support Workers and Physiotalk team
Come and join us and use your voice
It is being led by a group of passionate physiotherapy support workers @chris_richards2 @gvhawtin @LorraineAllchu2 and @SherylB76
#AHPSupportWorkers
Introduction
Please join us on the 28th September at 8pm BST to discuss how you and your team/health board celebrate support Workers achievements. What opportunities are there in your area of support worker development? Is there anything you would like to see happen to help celebrate?
Chat Questions
- Q1 How are you celebrating your Support Workers for AHPs Day?
- Q2 Whats your trust doing to develop Support Workers? Do they get protected CPD Time?
- Q3 How easy can you access funding for CPD?
- Q4 What recognition awards are out there for Support Workers?
- Q5 Awaiting CSP Council approval for development of the associate network. How would you like to see this run?
- Q6 What will you take away from this tweetchat? Thanks for taking part
Chat Hosts
Your chat hosts are:
Chris Richards – Therapy assistant practitioner in prostate cancer prehab and Community Physiotherapy at Hywel Dda university heath Board. Member of the CSP Support worker reference group (SWRG)
Lorraine Allchurch – Lead AHP Support worker at the Dudley group NHS foundation trust. Co chair of the CSP West Midlands Regional Network and on CSP ARC Agenda Committee
Gemma Hawtin – Children’s Physiotherapy Assistant at Leeds Community healthcare NHS Trust. West Yorkshire AHP Faculty Support Worker Sub Group. AHPQI for Y&NE
Sheryl Barnett – Senior Physiotherapy technician working within an integrated team at Caerphilly Resource team (CRT) CBC & ABUHB. Chair (interim) for CSP Wales RN and CSP Associate representative for Wales
Transcript
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Resources
https://www.england.nhs.uk/ahp/chief-allied-health-professions-officer-awards/
Dont forget your local trust/heath board also has recognition awards for Support Workers
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