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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 Deliver
Read the AHP strategy for England and how it will provide strategic direction to the AHP community across England.
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.
Guidance, publications and resources
Content and material to support effective change and improvement
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Allied health professionals making integrated care a reality
Former NHS England CEO Simon Stevens and AHP colleagues tell us about the important role AHPs play in improving care for patients, streamlining services, and supporting NHS staff.
As we move towards delivering more integrated health and care, closer to home and out of hospital, the role of AHPs has never been more important.
News and blogs
It has never been more important for allied health professionals to come forward for their vaccinations
We are now seeing significant pressures on health services including high levels of hospital admissions from flu, with cases in hospital now more than seven times higher than November 2022. As allied health professionals (AHPs), you can protect yourself and those you care for against these potentially serious viruses by getting both the flu vaccine […]