Adult social care is made up of 4 sectors: the NHS, local authorities, direct payment recipients and independent services. 78% of staff work within the independent sector. Find out more about the makeup of the adult social care workforce in our nutshell. kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-an…

The BOB AHP Faculty May 2024 Newsletter is out everywhere now - see it below, or you can download it on our #AHP faculty page: bhsca.co.uk/allied-health-…

Highlights for Issue 31 include:
- #CAHPOAwards
- BOB AHP #ReturntoPractice survey for AHP managers

Sajida Hanif

Another successful Buckinghamshire Health & Social Care Academy Research and Knowledge Exchange faculty #WritingRetreat done and dusted! ✅✍️📚

Thank you to all the excellent attendees and to Hoda Wassif & Buckinghamshire New University's GTA Team for the incredible leading as always.

The faculty will have future retreats...stay tuned!

Our Research and Knowledge Exchange faculty #WritingRetreat is up and running today at Missenden Abbey! We've got attendees from across secondary care, local HEIs & FE college, the VCSE sector & BOB ICS
Led by co-faculty lead Hoda Wassif & Buckinghamshire New University's GTA Team - will be fantastic!

There's still time to book your place on our #KFHealthInequalities online event. Over the course of two days we'll hear from a wide range of leaders and case studies on the approaches being used to tackle health inequalities in the UK and abroad. kingsfund.org.uk/events/health-…

Excellent resource for nursing students or for learning environments!

This year is our 24th #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek ! 🎉

We started the awareness week in 2001 as a vital part of our work - bringing together the whole of the UK to focus on getting good mental health. 💜

Find out more about the history of the week: bit.ly/3JAL1sx

The 2024 Buckinghamshire Economy evidence base report is essential reading for all those who wish to understand the current state of Buckinghamshire’s economy at a macro-level, and potential opportunities for future growth.
Read here 👇
bucksdataexchange.org/resources/buck…
@buckslep

Nominations opened today let's celebrate our AHPs across NHS BOB ICB and there are 8 award categories to choose from. @OxfordHealthAHPs BHTAHP AHPsBerksHealth OUH Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust OUH Therapies Oxford Centre for Enablement

Calling all social workers! Social Work England is asking for your views!

Complete the annual survey about:

• Regulation
• Professional standards
• Perceptions of social work and how these might change over time

🗓 Deadline is 12pm Mon 20 May
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🌟 #Bucks #Charity News Spotlight🌟
Buckinghamshire Mind is offering fully funded Mental Health First Aid & Suicide First Aid training. These courses are running throughout April, May and June. More info >> buff.ly/44j9n3M
Subscribe to our mailing list >> buff.ly/4aHraV6

Our #WritingRetreat has now closed to applications.

Thank you so much to everyone who has applied - applicants will be notified on the success of their application by the end of this week via email.

Our joint initiative with Community Impact Bucks

Are you a frontline practitioner working/volunteering with people experiencing health inequalities from inclusion health groups and/or with protected characteristics in Aylesbury, High Wycombe and Chesham?

All info below!!

Happy #GreenerAHP Week!

It’s #EarthDay2024 and this year’s theme is ‘Planet vs. Plastics’! You can start reducing your plastic waste by avoiding single-use plastics and hygiene products, as well as reusing the plastics you already have. Find out more: orlo.uk/Rij5g
@BucksRecycles EARTHDAY.ORG

The first Aylesbury Health Inequalities Community of Practice is coming up on Thursday 16/5!

See the full information and register on EventBrite here:
eventbrite.co.uk/e/health-inequ…

Community Impact Bucks

Ellie Ruddock Chiltern Music Therapy Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust BHT Clinical Effectiveness Thank you Ellie for all your amazing input for our work streams across our AHP Faculty in BOB and Buckinghamshire Health & Social Care Academy We have learnt so much from you and you’re going to be hugely missed. All the very best