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AHP enhanced practice
On this webpage you will find out about how we are ensuring the impact of enhanced practice is used to best effect for Allied Health Professions (AHPs).
AHP Programme update - 2023
We’re delighted to share some significant progress in our work to develop nationally recognised profession-specific training schema and model curricula for the enhanced level practice apprenticeship applicable to the individual Allied Health Professions (AHPs).
Following a positive procurement exercise, we have successfully awarded four contracts to the following organisations:
- University of Salford
- Coventry University
- Sheffield Hallam University
- and the Institute of Osteopathy.
This is an important step in the development of AHP profession specific clinical academic qualifications enhancing the options available across the breadth of the career framework. Working collaboratively within innovation partnerships alongside education providers, professional bodies, clinical experts and employers, we are pleased that 10 of the AHP professions will be covered* by this piece of work.
Working to a timeline of delivery by the end of June 2023 this work will bring a blueprint for the delivery of profession specific content within the enhanced practice apprenticeship framework, alongside examples of key model curricular for each of the awarded professions critical to the delivery of 21st century care. This work will then be made available by HEE to other education providers to enable their delivery of the enhanced practice apprenticeship to cohorts of AHP learners. These apprenticeships will provide an alternative education route to co-exist alongside traditional education for the enhanced workforce such as post qualification certificates, professional development courses, degree, or master’s level qualifications.
The partnerships delivering this commission will incorporate a strong element of blended learning and technology enhanced learning (TEL), aiming to utilise the most up to date methods of education delivery.
Claire Arditto, Programme Lead and Regional Head of AHPs in the North East Yorkshire said:
‘I am delighted that 10 of our AHP professions will have access to profession specific enhanced practice apprenticeships for those delivering patient care in environments that are complex and require highly specialist levels of clinical expertise and leadership. We will be working closely with our innovation partners to develop training and upskilling fit for the future.’
We intend to explore opportunities in the future for enhanced practice schema for those professions not covered in this current phase of work. We will maximise the learning opportunities from the current work to develop robust approaches with these professional groups.
Enhanced level practice apprenticeships
In 2022 we commissioned the development of nationally recognised AHP profession specific schema and model curricula for enhanced level practice apprenticeships. To support with this we held a number of webinars.
View our frequently asked questions from our event on 22 September and our frequently asked questions from our webinar on 09 November.
Further details are available via the UK Government contract finder website or via UK Government find a tender website.