Dorset Allied Health Professionals Community

Connect

Build relationships with Allied Health Professionals across Dorset.

Learn

Access relevant education, resources and shared learning.

Collaborate

Understand each other’s expertise and strengthen multidisciplinary working.

Influence

Help shape the development of AHP roles and services in primary care.

Allied Health Professionals are a vital and growing part of the primary care workforce. Our community brings together AHPs from different professions, organisations and areas of Dorset.

Meet the team

Liz leads work to support and develop Allied Health Professionals across Dorset primary care

Graham is a First Contact MSK Practitioner and MSK Service Lead at South Coast Medical Group. His fellowship work focuses on developing the Dorset Primary Care AHP Community of Practice, supporting collaboration, shared learning and stronger connections across professions and services.

Michelle is a primary care paramedic based in the Blandford area and supports the development of AHP learning and connections across Dorset.

About us

The Dorset AHP Community provides a supportive space to connect with colleagues, share knowledge, discuss challenges and learn from one another.

Although we bring different professional expertise, we share a strong AHP identity and a common purpose, that is to help people live healthier, more independent lives.

By learning across professional boundaries and understanding each other’s roles, we can strengthen multidisciplinary working and improve care for patients and communities across Dorset.

What we offer

  • Connect with AHP colleagues
  • Share experiences, ideas, resources and good practice
  • Find relevant training, education and development opportunities
  • Discuss common clinical and professional challenges
  • Learn more about the expertise and contribution of other AHP professions
  • Develop links across primary, community and secondary care
  • Contribute to practical, multi-professional learning
  • Help shape future events, resources and workforce development
  • Strengthen the collective voice and visibility of AHPs in primary care

Who is the community for?

The community is open to Allied Health Professionals working in or alongside primary care across Dorset.

You might be:

  • Directly employed by a GP practice, Primary Care Network or another primary care organisation
  • Working in a community or hospital service that connects closely with primary care
  • Highly experienced or new to primary care
  • Working in an established AHP role, First Contact Practice, enhanced practice, advanced practice or leadership
  • Supporting, supervising or developing the future AHP workforce

Whatever your profession, employer or career stage, you are welcome to join.

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Primary Care Community of Practice LIVE – coming soon!

Community of Practice LIVE will be our interactive, multi-professional learning forum.

The sessions will use real cases and practical discussion to bring professionals together to share knowledge, explore different perspectives and learn from one another.

You will be able to:

  • Bring a challenging or interesting case for discussion
  • Submit a topic or question
  • Hear the perspectives of different professions
  • Share your own experience and expertise
  • Join the clinical discussion
  • Attend simply to listen and learn

The emphasis will be on respectful clinical debate, practical learning and understanding how different professionals can contribute to better patient care.

Multi-professional. Real cases. Practical learning.

We are building this at the moment. To present at this community or to share topic ideas please share via the whatsapp group below.

Join our Whatsapp Group to stay up to date

Stay connected

Join our AHP WhatsApp community to keep in touch with colleagues and hear about:

  • Upcoming training and education
  • Community of Practice LIVE sessions
  • Local and national AHP news
  • Professional-development opportunities
  • Useful resources and clinical updates
  • Opportunities to contribute to projects and service development

Our WhatsApp community provides an accessible way for AHPs across Dorset to stay connected, exchange information and support one another between events

Together we can connect, learn, lead and continue to raise the profile of Allied Health Professionals in general practice across Dorset.

Join the Dorset Primary Care AHP WhatsApp Community

Help shape the community

This is your community.

We want it to reflect the needs, interests and experience of AHPs working across Dorset. You can help by:

  • Suggesting future learning topics
  • Sharing useful resources or training opportunities
  • Presenting an area of your practice
  • Bringing a case to CoP LIVE
  • Highlighting innovative work
  • Sharing challenges that would benefit from collective discussion
  • Helping colleagues understand your profession and its contribution

By contributing, you can help us build a connected, visible and influential AHP community. Please get in touch with me by email at liz.hoskinson@nhs.net.

Working together to support primary care and improve health outcomes across Dorset.