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Publication - Impact assessment

Transforming Roles paper 9 - allied health professions advanced practice: equality impact assessment

Published
13 January 2026
From
Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, +12 more … Chief Allied Health Professions Officer, Chief Executive of NHS Scotland and Director-General Health and Social Care, Chief Medical Officer, Chief Nursing Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Deputy Chief Executive, NHS Scotland, Director of Health Workforce, Director of Mental Health, Director of Primary Care, Director of Social Care and National Care Service Development, Director-General Health and Social Care, Minister for Public Health and Women's Health, Minister for Social Care and Mental Wellbeing
Directorate
Chief Nursing Officer Directorate, +8 more … Chief Medical Officer Directorate, Chief Operating Officer, NHS Scotland Directorate, Digital Health and Care Directorate, Health Workforce Directorate, Mental Health Directorate, Population Health Directorate, Primary Care Directorate, Social Care and National Care Service Development
Topic
Health and social care
ISBN
9781806436026

Guidance supporting fair, competency‑based pathways into allied health professions (AHP) advanced practice, improving consistency, equity, flexibility and person‑centred care across Scotland.

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Mitigation Measures

  • Broader workforce statistics, including NHS England data and data from nursing advanced practice roles, were used to provide indicative trends where Scottish-specific and/or AHP-specific data was unavailable. It is recommended that NHS Scotland and AHP-specific data is collected.
  • Evidence from literature and national reports on AHP development and advanced practice supplemented gaps.

Contact

Email: cno@gov.scot

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