The Operating Theatre Journal May 2022

Chief Allied Health Professions Officer Awards
2022 – Submissions Open on the 9th of May
We are excited to announce that this year, we will be holding the Chief
Allied Health Professions Officer Awards virtually on the evening of the
13th October 2022.
We will be opening submissions on the 9th May for six weeks until the
19th June. Submissions will be welcomed from all 14 of the allied health
professions and from all members of the AHP Community including
support workers, assistant practitioners, registered professionals, preregistration
apprentices and students. Submission will be made via
an online platform, where you will be given an option to either make
a written submission or attach a PowerPoint submission. We will be
delivering a webinar on the 18th May from 12:00pm – 12:30pm to go
over how to make a submission, judging criteria and to answer any
questions you may have about the awards. The link for this webinar
will be shared in the coming weeks but for now you can save this date.
The award categories this year are:
o AHP Creative provision of placements award
o AHP Public health champion award
o AHP Digital practice award
o AHP Workforce transformation award
o AHP Innovation and delivery of systems award
o AHP Research impact award
o Greener AHP award
o AHP Leadership for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion award
More information on how to nominate yourself or a colleague for an
award, will be shared in the coming weeks via email, twitter and
on FutureNHS. Last years awards pages give further detail on each
award category, and the attached gives further detail on our two
new categories; the ‘Greener AHP award’ and the ‘AHP leadership for
Equality, diversity and Inclusion’ award. When we open nominations
on the 9th May, our web pages will give further detail about these
new categories as well as some minor amends to category sponsor
information.
We are very much looking forward to receiving submissions from across
the AHP Community this year. Queries regarding the awards can be
directed to england.cahpo@nhs.net
Last years award page for further information:
https://bit.ly/CAHPOOTJ522
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General Medical Council – good
medical practice consultation
opens to physician associates
The General Medical Council (GMC) has launched a 12-week consultation
on the content of Good medical practice. The updated guidance builds
on the principles of the interim standards for physician associates (PAs)
and anaesthesia associates (AAs) that were published last year and will
replace them when it comes into effect in 2023.
Like the interim standards, Good medical practice (GMP) is written as a
series of high-level principles, which, can be applied flexibly across the
complex, varied, high-demand systems that PAs and AAs work in. It’s
designed to help PAs navigate the professional and ethical challenges
they face throughout their careers.
Throughout the review of the guidance, the GMC has focused on making
sure the principles are relevant to all roles they’ll regulate in the future.
So, in the consultation, PAs will have an opportunity to tell them how
this would work in practice, as a PA or as a supervisor to PAs.
The updated guidance places even greater focus on behaviours between
colleagues and interactions with patients which are compassionate,
civil, inclusive, and fair.
Speaking about the consultation, Mikaela Carey, FPA secretary said
‘This is an opportunity for the GM to function and support the multidisciplinary
team and it’s diverse range of registrants and patients.
Historically, PA skills, knowledge, safety and values have aligned with
GMP, however, our formal inclusion marks a new chapter for PAs.
I hope that the review of the GMP considers the current working
environment, expectations and safety of patients; whilst also looking
to the future to provide assurance for patients and registrants.’
This new guidance emphasises the importance of supporting PAs
to develop leadership skills appropriate to their role, the need to
show respect for the skills of all colleagues, and to listen to their
contributions.
In all, the draft updated Good medical practice runs to 16 pages.
It provides detailed guidance for medical professionals covering
areas including ‘working with colleagues’, ‘working with patients’,
‘professional capabilities’, and ‘maintaining trust’.
The GMC’s consultation on the draft updated Good medical practice
runs until 20 July 2022. Your views are crucial because this guidance
will apply to you when you’re regulated by the GMC, and they need to
ensure it’s going to support you.
Take part in the consultation here: https://bit.ly/GMCOTJ522
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