Allied Health Professions
About Allied Health Professions (AHPs)
An overview of the Chief Allied Health Professions Officer (CAHPO) and her team’s work, and what the AHPs do.
The 14 allied health professions
Discover and learn which professions make up the 14 varied AHP roles, including a brief summary of each.
About AHPs into Action
Read about the potential and role of AHPs within the health, social and wider care system.
Annual Chief AHP Officer awards
Find out about the annual Chief Allied Health Professions Officer's awards.
Non-medical prescribing by allied health professionals
We're working closely with partners to developing prescribing by AHPs.
Implementing AHPs into Action
Implementing AHPs into Action is a four-year programme led by the AHP leadership team.
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News and blogs
Paramedics, physiotherapists and other Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) play a pivotal role in patients’ care and in helping to deliver our NHS Long Term Plan.
The Allied Health Professions – for example paramedics, physios and speech therapists – are some of the most rewarding careers available, so it was great to hear the government demonstrate such a strong commitment to the AHP community by providing additional financial support. In December 2019 the government announced that, from academic year 2020/21, many […]