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- Job Advert – Clinical Lead Prosthetics NHS Greater Glasgow and ClydeClick here to view job advert
- Sidas UK – Podiatech Lab E-shot 2025Click here to view e-shot
- BAPO’s Response to the Government’s Plans to Abolish NHS EnglandThe British Association of Prosthetists and Orthotists (BAPO) acknowledges the government’s recent announcement regarding the abolition of NHS England. While we recognise the need for strategic reform within the healthcare system, it is essential that this transition does not overshadow the importance of supporting smaller yet vital allied health professions, including the prosthetic and orthotic workforce. Ensuring the continued expansion… Read more: BAPO’s Response to the Government’s Plans to Abolish NHS England
- Job Advert – Buchanan Orthotics – Orthotist – NHS BordersClick here to view job advert
- BSR (British Society for Rheumatology) launches its first foot health guidelineThe new national clinical guideline in foot health has now been published. Full guideline: https://academic.oup.com/rheumatology/article-lookup/doi/10.1093/rheumatology/keaf071 Exec summary: https://academic.oup.com/rheumatology/advance-article/doi/10.1093/rheumatology/keaf072/8083042 The BSR have shared some resources around the guideline below: There is a news article on our the BSR website. A new podcast episode has gone live in Talking Rheumatology, available here. A video version is also available on THE BSR YouTube channel. They… Read more: BSR (British Society for Rheumatology) launches its first foot health guideline
- Ottobock E-shotClick here to view e-shot
- Website Explainer Video
BAPO is thrilled to launch our new website explainer video. This video shows what exciting resources you can find on our website and what members can use when they sign in. - BAPO Teatime Talk – Why we feel the need to flee from ourselves
Details Addiction cannot be explained through medicine alone, even though its effect on the body is analogous to that of a disease. Addiction is a spiritual and an existential malaise, it is an illness that stems from a crisis of meaning in an individual and a crisis of identity. The Living Room sums it up thus: Addiction is a… Read more: BAPO Teatime Talk – Why we feel the need to flee from ourselves - Calling All AHP Practice Placement Professionals!Have you been involved in AHP placement delivery within the past 5 years? The Health Sciences University need your insights! The NHS Long Term Workforce Plan aims to increase AHP training places by 25%, reaching over 18,800 by 2031/32. However, the challenge of providing enough clinical placements is well-known and has significant implications for the future pipeline of AHPs. To… Read more: Calling All AHP Practice Placement Professionals!
- Call for Responses: A questionnaire looking at the perceived quality of referrals received by orthotics servicesA referral acts as a snapshot of a patient’s experience and is written with the intention of continuing their care in an appropriate setting. However, the quality of information provided can vary based on factors such as the referring clinician, the format it is submitted in, and the language used. Often these factors are outside of the patient’s control. If… Read more: Call for Responses: A questionnaire looking at the perceived quality of referrals received by orthotics services
- Job vacancy – BAPO Membership and Events Administrator
The British Association of Prosthetists and Orthotists (BAPO) is the professional body for people working in prosthetics and orthotics in the UK. BAPO exists for our members and so providing them with high quality support is very important, and we have a small team who are home based but in the Midlands area who focus on member support and professional… Read more: Job vacancy – BAPO Membership and Events Administrator - Job Advert – Wirral University Teaching Hospitals – Senior OrthotistClick here to view job advert
- Career webinars and video resourcesWe also have videos that covers some of the job of a Prosthetist, filmed by a Prosthetist in the South West and kindly shared and a suite of different levels of an Orthotist shared by NHS Scotland. We also have videos shared by NHS Scotland from Prosthetists and Orthotists Awareness Day
- Explore a career in prosthetics and orthotics
Are you wondering what career steps to take? Have you ever considered a career in prosthetics and orthotics? There are a world of possibilities embarking in a career in prosthetics and orthotics and opportunities to work with a wide range of people. If you have practical and problem solving skills, a career in P&O could be for you. Watch our… Read more: Explore a career in prosthetics and orthotics - Updates from BAPO’s Research Committee
- Prescribing Now – Two years on, Feb 2025
- Job Advert – Livewell SouthwestProsthetic Clinical Lead/Prosthetist, PlymouthClick here to view job advert
- BAPO Short Course – MSK Foot & Ankle: Holistic Management & Treatment Strategies – Chesterfield 5-6 June 2025
- Job Advert – Orthotist – NHS Fife, Buchanan Orthotics
- Webinars