<span class="ac-designer-marked-selection ac-designer-copy"><span class="ac-designer-copy">There has been a lot of noise from social media, PT’s, fit pro’s &amp;  movement coaches wondering why we weren't allowed to work, keep gyms open &amp; help keep our nation moving during lockdown.</span><br class="ac-designer-copy" /><br class="ac-designer-copy" /><span class="ac-designer-copy">Yet we keep demanding for cheaper &amp; quicker qualifications….?!?!</span><br class="ac-designer-copy" /><br class="ac-designer-copy" /></span><span class="ac-designer-marked-selection ac-designer-copy"><span class="ac-designer-copy">So much so that what 30yrs ago was a 12 month face to face qualification can now be achieved purely online over just a few weeks!</span></span><b class="ac-designer-copy"><span class="ac-designer-marked-selection ac-designer-copy"><br class="ac-designer-copy" /></span></b><span class="ac-designer-marked-selection ac-designer-copy"><br class="ac-designer-copy" /></span><span class="ac-designer-marked-selection ac-designer-copy"><span class="ac-designer-copy">What did we expect???</span><br class="ac-designer-copy" /><br class="ac-designer-copy" /><span class="ac-designer-copy">Compare this with our peers, the allied health care professionals (AHP’s) who are considered part of ‘the front line’, along with their higher level of training….we fit pros are just not perceived, nor professionalised, in the same way. This contributes to the stigma around us not being very well trained or equipped to work with clients.<br class="ac-designer-copy" /></span></span>
<h2><span class="ac-designer-marked-selection ac-designer-copy"><br class="ac-designer-copy" /><span class="ac-designer-copy">The 14 Allied Health Professions<br class="ac-designer-copy" /></span></span></h2>
<span class="ac-designer-marked-selection ac-designer-copy"><br class="ac-designer-copy" /></span><span class="ac-designer-marked-selection ac-designer-copy"><span class="ac-designer-copy">Do you know how much training is involved in the 14 listed AHP's on the NHS England website?</span></span><b class="ac-designer-copy"><span class="ac-designer-marked-selection ac-designer-copy"><span class="ac-designer-copy"><br class="ac-designer-copy" /></span><br class="ac-designer-copy" /></span></b>
<ol class="ac-designer-copy">
 	<li class="ac-designer-copy" dir="ltr" aria-level="1"><span class="ac-designer-marked-selection ac-designer-copy">Art Therapists</span></li>
 	<li class="ac-designer-copy" dir="ltr" aria-level="1"><span class="ac-designer-marked-selection ac-designer-copy">Drama therapists</span></li>
 	<li class="ac-designer-copy" dir="ltr" aria-level="1"><span class="ac-designer-marked-selection ac-designer-copy">Music therapists</span></li>
 	<li class="ac-designer-copy" dir="ltr" aria-level="1"><span class="ac-designer-marked-selection ac-designer-copy">Chiropodists/podiatrists</span></li>
 	<li class="ac-designer-copy" dir="ltr" aria-level="1"><span class="ac-designer-marked-selection ac-designer-copy">Dietitians</span></li>
 	<li class="ac-designer-copy" dir="ltr" aria-level="1"><span class="ac-designer-marked-selection ac-designer-copy">Occupational therapists</span></li>
 	<li class="ac-designer-copy" dir="ltr" aria-level="1"><span class="ac-designer-marked-selection ac-designer-copy">Operating Department Practitioners</span></li>
 	<li class="ac-designer-copy" dir="ltr" aria-level="1"><span class="ac-designer-marked-selection ac-designer-copy">Orthoptists</span></li>
 	<li class="ac-designer-copy" dir="ltr" aria-level="1"><span class="ac-designer-marked-selection ac-designer-copy">Osteopaths</span></li>
 	<li class="ac-designer-copy" dir="ltr" aria-level="1"><span class="ac-designer-marked-selection ac-designer-copy">Paramedics</span></li>
 	<li class="ac-designer-copy" dir="ltr" aria-level="1"><span class="ac-designer-marked-selection ac-designer-copy">Physiotherapists</span></li>
 	<li class="ac-designer-copy" dir="ltr" aria-level="1"><span class="ac-designer-marked-selection ac-designer-copy">Prosthetists and Orthotists</span></li>
 	<li class="ac-designer-copy" dir="ltr" aria-level="1"><span class="ac-designer-marked-selection ac-designer-copy">Radiographers</span></li>
 	<li class="ac-designer-copy" dir="ltr" aria-level="1"><span class="ac-designer-marked-selection ac-designer-copy">Speech and language therapists</span></li>
</ol>
<span class="ac-designer-marked-selection ac-designer-copy"><br class="ac-designer-copy" /><span class="ac-designer-copy">We seriously need to raise our game, NOT cheapen it! </span><br class="ac-designer-copy" /><br class="ac-designer-copy" /><span class="ac-designer-copy">IF we are to be truly </span><span class="ac-designer-copy">professionalised</span><br class="ac-designer-copy" /><span class="ac-designer-copy">IF we are to aim for </span><span class="ac-designer-copy">recognition</span><br class="ac-designer-copy" /><span class="ac-designer-copy">IF we are wanting to be </span><span class="ac-designer-copy">taken seriously</span><br class="ac-designer-copy" /><span class="ac-designer-copy">IF we really genuinely care about our clients </span><br class="ac-designer-copy" /></span><span class="ac-designer-marked-selection ac-designer-copy"><span class="ac-designer-copy">IF we feel we can truly help</span></span><b class="ac-designer-copy"><span class="ac-designer-marked-selection ac-designer-copy"><br class="ac-designer-copy" /></span></b><span class="ac-designer-marked-selection ac-designer-copy"><br class="ac-designer-copy" /></span><span class="ac-designer-marked-selection ac-designer-copy"><span class="ac-designer-copy">Then each &amp; every one of us should be held accountable &amp; responsible for representing our industry with the duty of care &amp; professionalism we wish to be admired for. </span><br class="ac-designer-copy" /><br class="ac-designer-copy" /><span class="ac-designer-copy">We should welcome </span><span class="ac-designer-copy">regulation &amp; evaluation.</span><br class="ac-designer-copy" /><span class="ac-designer-copy">We should welcome</span><span class="ac-designer-copy"> standards</span><br class="ac-designer-copy" /><span class="ac-designer-copy">We should be prepared to pay more</span><br class="ac-designer-copy" /><span class="ac-designer-copy">We should research ‘qualified’ education providers</span><br class="ac-designer-copy" /><span class="ac-designer-copy">We should commit time &amp; effort into ALL our skills &amp; not simply gaining leads</span><br class="ac-designer-copy" /></span><span class="ac-designer-marked-selection ac-designer-copy"><span class="ac-designer-copy">We should devote CPD to enhance our soft skills of communication &amp; listening</span></span><b class="ac-designer-copy"><span class="ac-designer-marked-selection ac-designer-copy"><br class="ac-designer-copy" /><br class="ac-designer-copy" /></span></b><span class="ac-designer-marked-selection ac-designer-copy"><span class="ac-designer-copy">How can we expect to be taken seriously if we do not behave seriously?</span></span><span class="ac-designer-marked-selection ac-designer-copy"><br class="ac-designer-copy" /><br class="ac-designer-copy" /><span class="ac-designer-copy">12 week transformations may well have their place, six packs are appropriate for a competitive bodybuilder &amp; aesthetic training is not a sin </span><br class="ac-designer-copy" /><br class="ac-designer-copy" /><span class="ac-designer-copy">BUT</span><br class="ac-designer-copy" /><br class="ac-designer-copy" /><span class="ac-designer-copy">If in fact we wish to have the opportunity to gain more leads, change more lives, be rewarded &amp; recognised well then there is an entire nation of long Covid sufferers that require our help. </span><br class="ac-designer-copy" /><br class="ac-designer-copy" /><span class="ac-designer-copy">Phase 5 of Covid-19 Rehabilitation being movement…...that's us! </span><br class="ac-designer-copy" /><br class="ac-designer-copy" /><span class="ac-designer-copy">How do you feel about gaining more specialist training? </span><br class="ac-designer-copy" /><span class="ac-designer-copy">Do you value &amp; invest in communication skills?</span><br class="ac-designer-copy" /><span class="ac-designer-copy">Do you have a multidisciplinary team around you?</span><br class="ac-designer-copy" /><span class="ac-designer-copy">Do you think we should be held accountable through regulation? </span><br class="ac-designer-copy" /><span class="ac-designer-copy">How do you feel about gaining Chartered status</span><br class="ac-designer-copy" /><br class="ac-designer-copy" /><span class="ac-designer-copy">HELP TO </span><span class="ac-designer-copy">PROVE</span></span><span class="ac-designer-marked-selection ac-designer-copy"><span class="ac-designer-copy"> OUR VALUE!</span></span><b class="ac-designer-copy"><span class="ac-designer-marked-selection ac-designer-copy"><br class="ac-designer-copy" /><br class="ac-designer-copy" /></span></b><span class="ac-designer-marked-selection ac-designer-copy"><a class="ac-designer-copy" href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/ahp/role/" data-ac-default-color="1">NHS AHP's LIST </a></span>

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