The Allied Health Professions (AHP) Strategy for England: AHPs deliver, published in June 2022, is for the whole Allied Health Profession (AHP) community: support workers, assistant practitioners, registered professionals, pre-registration apprentices and students.
It has been developed to provide strategic direction to the AHP community across England, with the purpose of maximising their contribution to the aim of improving health outcomes for all, providing better quality care, and improving sustainability of health and care services.
Five areas of focus have been identified for the next five years, each complemented by a set of ambitions.
Focus 1 – People First: AHPs support people with the right tools to manage their mental and physical health & AHPs work to prevent illness and treat people early to help improve health and wellbeing in communities.Focus 2 – Optimising Care: The NHS is facing increased pressure and AHPs can help to reduce this by working in different areas of care, for example, the introduction of First Contact Practitioner Roles (FCP).
Focus 3 – Social Justice: AHPs must focus on working with their local communities to reduce health inequalities and improve outcomes for all.
Focus 4 – Environmental Sustainability: To achieve this, AHPs must act now by working more sustainably.
Focus 5 – A stronger AHP community: Increasing recognition of AHP roles by the public.