An investigation into the challenges facing the future provision of continuing professional development for allied health professionals in a changing healthcare environment

Gibbs, Vivien

Abstract

This paper outlines current challenges facing healthcare providers and education providers in trying to ensure Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) are fit for practice, in a climate driven by financial constraints and service improvement directives from the Department of Health (DH). Research was undertaken in 2009 to investigate the current provision of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) in the southwest region of England. The purpose was to define exactly what problems existed with this provision, and to propose changes which could be implemented in order to ensure that the provision meets the needs of stakeholders in future years. © 2011 The College of Radiographers.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: May 1, 2011
• Journal: Radiography
• Print ISSN: 1078-8174
• Electronic ISSN: 1532-2831
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 17
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 152-157
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2011.01.005
• Keywords: postgraduate education, ultrasound education, action based learning, enquiry based learning, life long learning
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/963062
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2011.01.005