Allied Health Professions into Action - NHS England

1 EnglandAllied Health Professions into ActionUsing Allied Health Professionals to transform Health , care and - 2020/21#AHPsintoAction2 NHS England INFORMATION READER BOXD irectoratePublications Gateway Reference: 05863 MedicalNursingFinanceCommissioning OperationsTrans. & Corp. and InformationCommissioning StrategyDocument Purpose StrategyDocument Name AHPs into Action . Using Allied Health Professions to transform Health , care and wellbeingAuthor Chief Allied Heath Professions Officer s TeamPublication Date January 2017 Target Audience CCG Clinical leaders , NHS England Regional Directors, CCG Accountable Officers, Care Trust CEs, Directors of HR, Foundation Trust CEs, Directors of Finance, Medical Directors, Allied Health Professionals, Directors of PH, GPs, Directors of Nursing, Communications Leads, Local Authority CEs, Emergency Care Leads, Directors of Adult SSs, Directors of Children s Services, NHS Trust Board Chairs.

2 NHS Trust CEsAdditional Circulation List Council of Deans for Health , Charitable and Voluntary sector organisations, AHP professional BodiesDescription The AHPs into Action is a product for leaders and decision makers, to inform and inspire the system about how AHPs can be best utilised to support future Health , care and wellbeing service delivery. It offers examples of innovative AHP practice and a framework to develop a plan of reference N/ASuperseded documents N/A(is applicable) Action required Details outlined in AHPs into Action sectionTiming deadlines N/A(is applicable)Contact details for Chief Allied Health Professions Officer s Teamfurther information NHS England Skipton House London SE1 6 LHDocument StatusThis is a controlled document.

3 Whilst this document may be printed, the electronic version posted on the intranet is the controlled copy. Any printed copies of this document are not controlled. As a controlled document, this document should not be saved onto local or network drives but should always be accessed from the into Action Using Allied Health Professionals to transform Health , care and number: 1 First published: January 2017 Prepared by: Chief Allied Health Professions OfficerClassification: OFFICIALG ateway number: 05863 Promoting equality and addressing Health inequalities are at the heart of NHS England s values.

4 Throughout the development of the policies and processes cited in this document, we have: given due regard to the need to eliminate discrimination, harassment and victimisation, to advance equality of opportunity, and to foster good relations between people who share a relevant protected characteristic (as cited under the Equality Act 2010) and those who do not share it; and given regard to the need to reduce inequalities between patients in access to, and outcomes from healthcare services and to ensure services are provided in an integrated way where this might reduce Health 4 Foreword.

5 5 Executive summary. 6 Part 1 - AHPs key to transforming Health , care and wellbeing in England . 8 The impact for individuals and populations. 10 Impact 1 - AHPs will improve the Health and wellbeing of individuals and populations. 11 Impact 2 - AHPs will support and provide solutions to general practice and urgent and emergency services to address demand. 13 Impact 3 - AHPs will support integration, addressing historical service boundaries to reduce duplication and fragmentation.

6 15 Impact 4 - AHPs will deliver evidence based/informed practice to address unexplained variances in service quality and efficiency. 17 Part 2 - Enabling AHPs to transform Health , care and wellbeing. 19A framework to support local decision makers to address how they utilise the potential of AHPs. 20 AHPs into Action . 23 Bibliography. 28 Appendix 1 - AHPs. 30 Appendix 2 - AHPs commitments to the way services are delivered. 37 Commitment 1- Commitment to the individual.

7 38 Commitment 2 - Commitment to keep care close to home. 39 Commitment 3 - Commitment to the Health and wellbeing of populations. 39 Commitment 4 - Commitment to care for those who care. 40 Appendix 3 - AHPs priorities to meet the challenges of changing care needs. 41 Priority 1 - AHPs can lead change. 42 Priority 2 - AHPs skills can be further developed. 43 Priority 3 - AHPs evaluate, improve and evidence the impact of their contribution. 45 Priority 4 - AHPs can utilise information and technology. 46 Appendix 4 - AHPs case studies; innovative solutions. 474 ForewordIt is two years since I took on the role of Chief Allied Health Professions Officer for England .

8 I am proud to represent Allied Health professionals (AHPs) employed in the NHS, together with those working in social care, higher education, independent sector, housing and voluntary organisations where these roles are funded by the taxpayer. I have travelled widely across England in this time and been privileged to meet many AHPs, the citizens whose lives they touch and their employers. A direct result of these visits, and my meetings with local system leaders , suggested that it would be most appropriate - and presently we understand unique in such a national policy context - to develop a framework for AHPs in England via crowdsourcing.

9 Crowdsourcing is a process of empowering people to solve challenges and generate collective insight via use of an online digital platform. By engaging with and supporting this platform, AHPs have demonstrated their commitment to innovate and actively seek resulting AHPs into Action depicts the wide and diverse nature of what AHPs collectively offer to the system and the citizens they serve. Not every aspect of the whole AHPs into Action will be entirely relevant for each of the individual Allied Health Professions , given the diversity of their work. But this is not what we collectively set out to are the third largest workforce in Health and care in England and AHPs into Action sets out their collective commitments and priorities to deliver significant impacts for patients, their carers and communities.

10 Whilst the work has been undertaken as part of my remit as professional lead for the 12 AHP professional groups, it has been recognised throughout the development of AHPs into Action , that there are other professional groups who regard themselves as Allied to Health . AHPs into Action is inclusive and reflects how we work together in multi- professional teams, such that those who align themselves to it and support it are encouraged to use its findings to continually improve and redesign services. There were over 16,000 contributions to the on line digital platform and not one of them said leave things the way they CAHPO for England and in partnership with senior professional leaders in England , I am delighted to lead the launch of AHPs into Action .