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Introducing 51�Թ� Bitesize

Designed for the prosthetics and orthotics community, with relevance for colleagues across the wider multidisciplinary team.

51�Թ� Bitesize is the online, on demand education resource from the British Association of Prosthetics and Orthotics (51�Թ�), created to support learning across the prosthetics and orthotics community.

Built for busy professionals, 51�Թ� Bitesize delivers concise, accessible learning that can be accessed anytime, anywhere. Each course supports continuing professional development (CPD) while helping you stay informed about current thinking, practical approaches, and best practice in prosthetics and orthotics.

Courses are developed and delivered by experts in the field and the wider multidisciplinary team, ensuring the content reflects real clinical experience, collaborative practice, and current professional knowledge.

Whether you are looking to refresh your knowledge, explore new topics, or build your CPD portfolio, 51�Թ� Bitesize provides flexible learning that fits around your schedule.

Why 51�Թ� Bitesize?

Flexible learning
Access short, focused modules online whenever it suits you.

Delivered by experts
Courses are developed and delivered by experienced professionals working in prosthetics and orthotics and across the wider multidisciplinary team.

Designed for the P&O community
Created for prosthetists and orthotists, technicians, support workers, and learners, with learning that is also relevant to colleagues across the wider MDT.

Support your CPD
Use 51�Թ� Bitesize to maintain and evidence your continuing professional development.

Practical and relevant
Courses focus on real world practice, emerging ideas, and key professional topics.

51�Թ� Member Pricing

51�Թ� members receive discounted access to 51�Թ� Bitesize learning:

£4.99 per module
£25 for a complete course (6 modules)

Non-Member Pricing

£9.99 per module
£55 for a complete course

Look for courses that are pre-approved by OETT at 51�Թ� member prices.

Available 51�Թ� Bitesize Courses

51�Թ� Bitesize offers a growing collection of short courses designed to support learning across prosthetics and orthotics practice.

Explore the available 51�Թ� Bitesize courses and start learning today.

🔍 Enhanced Practice: Clearing up the confusion

Swipe through the graphic to see a few myths busted about what Enhanced Practice really is in Prosthetics and Orthotics.

👀 Myth 1: It’s a job title
Reality: It’s a level of capability across the four pillars of practice. It’s about how you apply knowledge and skills every day.

📚 Myth 2: Off the job training means time away from clinic
Reality: Most learning happens in your usual patient facing role. What matters is how you evidence new behaviours.

🎓 Myth 3: The Salford PGCert is only for band 6, NHS or full-time staff
Reality: The course is open to NHS and private providers and part time applicants. Banding does not define access.

�ʵ Myth 4: Enhanced Practice only applies in England
Reality: The apprenticeship route is England based, but the direct entry route is open to applicants from anywhere.

🚀 Why it matters
Enhanced Practice focuses on real world capability and can be a stepping stone toward Advanced Practice.

This week, first-year prosthetics and orthotics (P&O) students at the University of Salford and the University of Strathclyde received their 51�Թ� “Welcome to the Profession” goody bags, marking an exciting start to their journey into the P&O community. 🦾📚

The packs are designed to introduce students to the profession early, providing useful tools, resources, and a sense of connection with the professional body from the outset. Students shared what they loved most:

University of Salford:
💬 “Having an awareness so early into my career is invaluable.”
💬 “Makes you feel more connected to the industry and a part of the community before you are qualified.”
💬 “Insight into the industry, connections, benefits, and a team of assistance.”

University of Strathclyde:
💬 “I love the useful tools like the tape measure and goniometer — they’ll be helpful in our patient assessments.”
💬 “The water bottle was a nice touch.”
💬 “The resources about mentorship and what is available through 51�Թ� are really helpful.”

Receiving these packs helps students build confidence, develop practical skills, and feel part of the P&O professional community from day one.

51�Թ� is proud to support the next generation of prosthetists and orthotists as they embark on their learning journey. 💙

Warm invitation to join the �����پ��DzԲ�������������ٱ𳾱�Գپ������±�����Բ�����������������– sharing practice, connecting people, connecting support.����

The webinar will be held on MSTeams��

“Connecting you to support. The Balance System© in dementia. Innovation and Improvement in Action”-��AHP��Dementia��Webinar��on 10th December 2025, 3:30 -4:30pm

Join us to hear the learning and impact in practice from two areas of Scotland when AHP services have implemented the Balance System© approach to support people with dementia to live well.��

Guest Speakers :����

Carolyn MacDonald, Chief AHP Officer Scottish Government��

Marie Gascoigne, Better Communication CIC

Kate Lowson, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde��

Vivienne Thomson, ��NHS Forth Valley

Follow the link to register:����

You can listen again to any of our previous AHP Dementia webinars by following this link: ��

(scroll down webpage to find the webinar links)

Details

Join us for an engaging session exploring the real value of 51�Թ� membership — what it offers, why it matters, and how you can get involved. This 75-minute webinar will bring together a range of voices across our membership community, from full and graduate members to technicians, learners, affiliates, and retired professionals.

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The session will include:

• An overview of 51�Թ� membership and recent updates
• Insights into how membership supports professional development and representation
• A panel discussion featuring members sharing their experiences and benefits gained
• A live Q&A session
• Optional breakout rooms for those looking to renew or re-engage with 51�Թ�

Whether you’re new to 51�Թ�, a long-time member, or considering rejoining, this webinar will highlight how membership strengthens both your professional journey and our collective voice as a profession.

Bridging Borders: Strategies to master a UK Interview as an Internationally trained AHP” webinar
Date: 12th of November Wednesday
Time: 5pm to 6pm BST (10:30pm to 11:30pm IST)

Hosts: Vignesh Murali (Chair- BIAHPA) and Bhavna Mehta (Executive Co-Lead for Communications)

THE ANATOMO-CLINICAL METHOD: CHARCOT LEGACY IN 21^ST CENTURY

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The theme of the webinar will be a reflection of J.M. Charcot’s anatomo-clinical method which became the beacon of the Salpêtrière. We will provide an overview of its significance over two centuries and pave the way for the future in bone biology.��

��Programme:��

Charcot’s innovative approach in medicine: the anatomo-clinical method��

Dr Richard Paisey

��Inflammation-Driven Osteoclast Activity in Charcot Foot: evidence from blood and bone biomarkers��

(Dr Ioanna Eleftheriadou & Dr Anastasios Tentolouris;�� Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Laiko General Hospital, Athens, Greece).

��From Tissue to Genes – One Cell at a Time – Exploring Charcot foot through cutting-edge��spatial transcriptomics and cellular mapping��

(Assoc Prof Christina��Moeller Andreasen, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark)

��Scan the bar code or click the link below to register.��

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��Participation is free and the webinar will be recorded.�� However, access on demand will be available only to registered participants.��

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This event is sponsored by the ���� and

NHS Education for Scotland are hosting a launch webinar for the refreshed programme on Wednesday 5th November at 12.30 – 13.30pm. Flying Start is the national development programme for newly qualified Nurses, Midwives and Allied Health Professionals. Flying Start supports practitioners to develop in their first year of practice and build evidence of learning and development.

Please register by clicking the link or scanning the QR above:

The webinar will outline:��

• The benefits of Flying Start��
• Key Changes to the programme
• Overview of completing Flying Start
• The role of Facilitators and Line Managers/Supervisors��

We would greatly appreciate your support in raising awareness of the launch event. The webinar is open to all including NQPs, practice educators, facilitators and managers.��

If you require any further information please email us at Flyingstart@nes.scot.nhs.uk