Glossary

EDI&B 

Equality, diversity, inclusion and belonging.  

HEI  

Higher Education Institution 

NQP  

Newly Qualified Practitioner 

Professional Body 

A group that seeks to further a particular profession, the interests of individuals and organisations engaged in that profession, and the public interest. The professional bodies for AHPs are:  

The British Association of Art Therapists  

The Association of UK Dietitians 

The British Association of Dramatherapists  

The British & Irish Orthoptic Society 

The British Association for Music Therapy  

British Association of Prosthetists and Orthotists  

The College of Operating Department Practitioners.  

The College of Osteopaths 

College of Paramedics  

Chartered Society of Physiotherapy 

Royal College of Occupational Therapists 

Royal College of Podiatry 

Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists  

The Society of Radiographers  

Workforce Transition/s 

Changes in an AHP’s situation that can benefit from support, such as being a newly qualified trainee, returning to work after parental leave, coming to work in the UK from abroad, taking up a new role, or moving to a new organisation.