AHPs in Scottish Borders: Providing High Quality Services for People and Communities

1. AHPs in NHS Borders &SBC working together with our partners to provide high quality, skilled, effective and valued services for people and communities. Karen McNicoll AHP Associate Director Our Values Care & Compassion, Dignity & Respect, Openness, Honesty, Responsibility, Quality & Teamwork

2. Who are the AHPs in Scottish Borders? • Art Therapies • Dietetics • Occupational Therapy • Orthotics • Orthoptics • Paramedics • Physiotherapy • Podiatry • Radiography • Speech & Language Therapy Over 300 staff across the NHS & Scottish Borders Council Using a range of assessment, diagnostic and therapeutic techniques to support people to live independent, healthy and active lives in their communities. • The Active and Independent Living Improvement Programme (AILIP) will maximise the AHP contribution to the wider health and social care agenda • The Active and Independent Living Improvement Programme (AILIP) will allow identification & action of AHP specific issues • The aim of the engagement events is to hear what matters to you, so that the Programme reflects the views of all our stakeholders

3. Who was invited today? • Public Participants • Health, social care, housing, education, clinical, care, health improvement, • public health and management colleagues • Other Health Boards colleagues NES, Ambulance Service, NSS & NHS D&G • Allied Health Professionals • Third Sector, voluntary & charitable organisations, Leisure Trusts • Scottish Government colleagues • The Active and Independent Living Improvement Programme (AILIP) will maximise the AHP contribution to the wider health and social care agenda • The Active and Independent Living Improvement Programme (AILIP) will allow identification & action of AHP specific issues • The aim of the engagement events is to hear what matters to you, so that the Programme reflects the views of all our stakeholders

4. What have we been working on? (as well as providing services....) • The AHP National Delivery Plan in Scottish Borders • Professional Leadership • Rehabilitation, reshaping care and enabling independent living • Improving Health & Well Being • Supporting Early Years, Children & Young People • Making the most of our workforce - engaging and developing • Driving Improvement in what we do and delivering sustainable quality • The Active and Independent Living Improvement Programme (AILIP) will maximise the AHP contribution to the wider health and social care agenda • The Active and Independent Living Improvement Programme (AILIP) will allow identification & action of AHP specific issues • The aim of the engagement events is to hear what matters to you, so that the Programme reflects the views of all our stakeholders

5. Why are we here? • To share what we do and our successes – with you • To enable you to meet, talk and make new connections with us and • others • To ask you what is important to you • To generate ideas, possibilities and opportunities • To inform local and national priorities • To listen • The Active and Independent Living Improvement Programme (AILIP) will maximise the AHP contribution to the wider health and social care agenda • The Active and Independent Living Improvement Programme (AILIP) will allow identification & action of AHP specific issues • The aim of the engagement events is to hear what matters to you, so that the Programme reflects the views of all our stakeholders