Practice Development Network for AHP's - Network Flyer April 2008
Please click on the link below to download the flyer for the AHP Practice Development Network, we would be grateful if you could share this with your colleagues via email and on notice boards. If you require a hard copy please contact ahpadmin.qis@nhs.net with your mailing address.
‘Promoting the Emotional & Social Well Being of Children – The Contribution of Arts Therapies’
(Information Leaflet for Professionals Working with Children)
Please click on the link below to view the ‘Promoting the Emotional & Social Well being of Children - The Contribution of Arts Therapies’ leaflet for professionals working with children.
This product was developed by the Practice Development Network – Arts Therapies, and funded by the Practice Development Unit of NHS Quality Improvement Scotland.
We hope that the leaflet will prove useful for professionals dealing with children and young people by outlining the role of Arts Therapists.
There is space on the back page of the leaflet to add your professional details or details of your Arts Therapy Department.
Click here to download the leaflet (PDF, 138K, 39 Secs)The Road to Recovery – One Step at a Time
Ankle-Foot Orthoses Following Acute Stroke – Scoping Report
This report outlines a review of issues relevant to Allied Health Professionals and Nurses in the management of ankle-foot orthoses following acute stroke. This scoping work was carried out by the Practice Development Unit, NHS Quality Improvement Scotland, in collaboration with the National Centre for Training and Education in Prosthetics and Orthotics, Strathclyde University.
As a result of this work, a Best Practice Statement on ankle-foot orthoses following stroke will be developed.
This is the second publication of a suite of products entitled ‘The Road to Recovery’.
Click here to download the Ankle-Foot Orthoses Following Acute Stroke – Scoping Report (PDF, 1.11M, 5.23Mins)
The Road to Recovery – Hard to Swallow
Dysphagia Following Acute Stroke – Scoping Report
This report highlights scoping work carried out by the Practice Development Unit, NHS Quality Improvement Scotland, with Allied Health Professionals and Nurses in the area of dysphagia following acute stroke.
As a result of this work, an action group has been convened to develop a programme of Practice Development support for Nurses and AHPs.
Practice Development Network for Allied Health Professions Bulletin
Welcome to the Practice Development Network for AHPs Bulletin. We hope you find this useful and would be grateful for your feedback and any suggestions as to future content, please contact ahpadmin.qis@nhs.net for further information.
We are keen to showcase AHP achievements so don t miss this opportunity to tell us about any awards or success stories!
- Click here to download a copy of the PD for AHPs Network Bulletin - December 2007 (PDF, 180K, 51 Secs)
- Click here to download a copy of the PD for AHPs Network Bulletin - July 2007 (PDF, 180K, 51 Secs)
- Click here to download a copy of the PD for AHPs Network Bulletin - April 2007 (PDF, 180K, 51 Secs)
- Click here to download a copy of the PD for AHPs Network Bulletin - February 2007 (PDF, 180K, 51 Secs)
- Click here to download a copy of the PD for AHPs Network Bulletin - December 2006 (PDF, 191K, 54 Secs)
- Click here to download a copy of the PD for AHPs Network Bulletin - October 2006 (PDF, 181K, 51 Secs)
- Click here to download a copy of the first PD for AHPs Network Bulletin - August 2006 (PDF, 173K, 49 Secs)
Managed Knowlegde Network Newsletter October 2006
Mental Health Information Programme
This is the Summer Newsletter from the Improving Mental Health Information Programme at NHS Scotland
AHP 'Together We Can' Network Report
This is the first Allied Health Professions Network Report to emerge from the Practice Development Unit published in April 2006. This was launched at the Playfair Library in Edinburgh on 5th April 2006. The event was attended by over 80 AHPs and key stakeholders from research, education and professional organisations. If you would like a hard copy please contact Jane Higginbottom at ahpadmin.qis@nhs.net with your mailing address.
The Development & Evaluation of Clinical Effectiveness Network Report 2004
This report provides a summary of the Scottish Allied Health Professions Clinical Effectiveness Project, 2001-2004 funded by NHS Quality Improvement Scotland (previously CRAG). It provides an overview of the:
- background to the project,
- the methodology adopted,
- the outcomes achieved and progress made and
- recommendations with regard to the future direction and support requirements of AHP clinical effectiveness activity in Scotland.
Click here to view the Executive Summary (Word, 712K, 3.23 mins)