Key Links
Allied Health Professions e-CHIP Website for the e-CHIP Project
Updated by Margaret Hastings, AHP Information Development Officer
This is a continually updated source of current best evidence in stroke care. It provides a concise account of the evidence on the prevention and treatment of clinical conditions within stroke, helping to keep health professionals up to date with rapidly increasing volumes of high quality research.
The Health Professions Council is an independent, UK-wide health regulator. They set standards of professional training, performance and conduct for thirteen professions.
NHS 24 is a 24-hour nurse-led helpline providing confidential healthcare advice and information on, what to do if you're feeling ill, health concerns for you and your family, local health services, self-help and support organisations.
National Electronic Library for Health
The National electronic Library for Health Programme is working with NHS Libraries to develop a digital library for NHS staff, patients and the public.
Physiotherapy advice for knee pain and problems on the internet. No appointment necessary - just register, log on and fill in the knee questionnaire.
The website has been created by NHS Lothian and is available to all - worldwide.
School of Health & Social Care at GCU
From this site, you can access each AHP's individual site, including links to short courses and post-graduate courses.
The e-Library is aimed directly at Scottish NHS staff and contains a wealth of evidence and knowledge resources such as full text electronic journals, books, and databases, many of which are relevant to the Allied Health Professions.
www.orthopaedic-podiatry.org
This new website is a focus point for the emerging discipline of "Orthopaedic Podiatry" an ESP role which is proving popular in Scotland.
NHS Scotland - Clinical Governance
This website aims to help you use clinical governance and risk management quality improvement methods in your work.
Other Guidelines Websites
SIGN Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network
Guideline links from Exeter Medical Library
SEEK Clinical Guidelines provides links to local and national guidelines
NeLH Guidelines National electronic Library for Health
Professional Bodies
Arts Therapists
British Association of Art Therapists
Association for Dance Movement Therapy
British Association of Dramatherapists
British Association for Music Therapy
Dietetics
The British Dietetic Association
Occupational Therapists
British Association/College of Occupational Therapists
Orthoptics
British and Irish Orthoptics Society
Physiotherapy
Chartered Society for Physiotherapy
Podiatry
The Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists
Prosthetics and Orthotists
Radiography
Speech and Language Therapy
The Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
Other Useful Links
Allied Health Professions in Scotland
Click here to visit the main links page of the NHS Quality Improvement Scotland website.
Disclaimer - When accessing other websites via our website, you must understand that it is separate from the NHS QIS website, and that we have no control over or responsibility for the content or availability of other websites.