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There is a lack of data on the scope of Allied Health Professionals, despite costing a reported £2bn in salaries and making up six per cent of the NHS workforce.
Allied Health Professionals (AHP) includes dieticians, physiotherapists and speech and language therapists working in both public and private settings. The number of full time practitioners has risen since 2002 by 51 per cent to 172,686.
Despite the growth of the workforce, data on the impact and roles carried out by AHPs has remained minimal and a report from Nuffield trust Health Foundation has been published today calling for more routine data collections to take place.
http://www.carehome.co.uk/news/arti...ion-of-nhs-workforce-measured-population-ages
Allied Health Professionals (AHP) includes dieticians, physiotherapists and speech and language therapists working in both public and private settings. The number of full time practitioners has risen since 2002 by 51 per cent to 172,686.
Despite the growth of the workforce, data on the impact and roles carried out by AHPs has remained minimal and a report from Nuffield trust Health Foundation has been published today calling for more routine data collections to take place.
http://www.carehome.co.uk/news/arti...ion-of-nhs-workforce-measured-population-ages