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Transforming Roles paper 9: allied health professions advanced practice

Guidance for developing Allied Health Professions (AHP) advanced practice roles in Scotland. Outlines policy context, role definition, education pathways, governance, and impact metrics to support consistent, sustainable workforce transformation across health and social care.


Appendix 2: List of Contributors

Project Team

Dr Valerie Blair

Head of Programme, NHS Education for Scotland

Kirsty McLachlan

Senior Educator, NHS Education for Scotland

Dr Anna Julian

Senior Educator, NHS Education for Scotland

Lynsey Ferguson

Specialist Lead, NHS Education for Scotland

Sheila Wilson

Specialist Lead, NHS Education for Scotland

Tom Moore

Administrative Officer, NHS Education for Scotland

Richard Sharpe

Senior Administrative Officer, NHS Education for Scotland

Steering Group

Tony Rednall

Unit Head – Strategy & Policy, Chief Nursing Officer Directorate, Scottish Government

Anne Wallace

AHP Education Adviser, Scottish Government

Dr Heather Cameron

Director of AHPs, NHS Lothian

Dr Gareth Hill

Associate Director NMAHP, Lead Allied Health Professional, NHS Education for Scotland

Gillian Macleod

Interim Associate Director NMAHP, Lead Allied Health Professional, NHS Education for Scotland

Stakeholder Group

Helen Beaumont-Waters

Head of Clinical Development for Primary and Urgent Care, College of Paramedics

Sinead Braiden

Art Therapist/Arts Therapies Professional Lead, NHS Tayside

Dr Mhairi Brandon

West of Scotland Representative, Advanced Practice Academies Transforming Roles Steering Group Review Subgroup

Will Christopher

Advanced Practice Lead, Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists

Matthew Clayton

Policy Lead, The Health and Care Professions Council

Sara Conroy

Professional Adviser (Scotland), The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy

Sian Cunningham

Professional Practice Manager, British Dietetic Association

Karen Diamond

Director of Professional Affairs, British Association of Music Therapy

Maureen Fagan

Senior Educator, NHS Education for Scotland

Sarah Florida-James

Senior Specialist Lead, NHS Education for Scotland

Jane Harris

NES Transforming Roles Steering Group Representative

Dr Julie Jones

North of Scotland Representative, Advanced Practice Academies

Kirsty Lowery-Richardson

Head of Education, College of Paramedics

Katie MacGregor

Policy and Public Affairs Lead – Scotland, Royal College of Occupational Therapists

Jo McBain

Chair of Scottish Directors of AHPs

Dr Margot McBride

Scotland Representative, The Society of Radiographers

Hilary Munro

Chair of Allied Health Professions Federation Scotland

Julie Rankin

Professional Officer of Scotland, Society of Radiographers

Susan Roberts

Associate Director (Pharmacy), NHS Education for Scotland

Claire Ronald

Senior Negotiating Officer, The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy

Fiona Smith

AHP Director, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

John Smith

AHP Service Lead, Prosthetics & Orthotics

Professor Sara Smith

Council of Deans of Health Scotland

Dr Stephanie Tempest

Clinical Fellow, The Health and Care Professions Council

Emma Vail

Senior Specialist Lead, NHS Education for Scotland

Alexa Wall

Principal Pharmaceutical Officer (Workforce Planning), Scottish Government

Allison Whitenack

Policy Lead, The Health and Care Professions Council

Sharon Wiener-Ogilvie

Podiatry Head of Service, NHS Fife

Dr Donna Wynne

Associate Dean of Academic Development & Student Experience, Robert Gordon University

Reference & Education Groups

Phil Ackerman

Consultant Physiotherapist MSK, NHS Lothian

Emma Barnes

Occupational Therapy Clinical Lead, NHS Lothian

Victoria Campbell

Lecturer & Practitioner Advanced Practice, NMAHP Governance & Regulation, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde

Dr Mark Cooper

West of Scotland Representative, Advanced Practice Academies

Aileen Gardner

Head of Orthoptic Services, NHS Highland

Marie Gibson

Consultant Diagnostic Radiographer, NHS Lothian

Karen Hamilton

Education Lead for Advanced Practice, SAS

Colette Henderson

Scottish Advanced Practice Educators Network

Louise Kellichan

Lead General Practice Advanced Physiotherapy Practitioner, NHS Fife

James Magro

AHP Consultant in Rehabilitation, NHS Tayside

Lynn Mann

Lead AHP – Dumfries and Galloway Community Health & Social Care Partnership, NHS Dumfries and Galloway

Cameron Marr

Advanced Physiotherapy Practitioner Lead in Primary Care and Advanced Practice Lead for AHPs, NHS Forth Valley

Simon Marshall

Deputy Head of Arts Psychotherapies, NHS Lothian

Amber McGookin

Advanced Specialist Orthoptist, NHS Highland

Steven McMillan

Consultant Podiatrist, NHS Lanarkshire

Nikki Munro

Orthotic Clinical Lead, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde

Maureen Murray

Dietetic Service Manager, NHS Ayrshire & Arran

Laura Neil

AHP Lead, NHS24

Fiona Reid

AHP Education and Teaching Lead, NHS Tayside

Sonja Smit

Occupational Therapy Services Manager, NHS Western Isles

Clare Tarr

Clinical Lead Speech and Language Therapist in Acute and Critical Care, NHS Grampian

Kathryn Wales

Senior Physiotherapist, NHS Golden Jubilee

Lindsay Wheeler

Lead for Advanced Practice Physiotherapy in Primary Care, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde

Examples of Advanced Practice

Sarah Bayne

Advanced Practice Diabetes Dietitian, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde

Lesley Clazey

Advanced Practice Diabetes Dietitian, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde

Kerry Costello

Clinical Lead Speech and Language Therapist for CAMHS, NHS Lothian

Deena Dean

MSK Advanced Practice Physiotherapist, NHS Dumfries & Galloway

Vicky Laidlaw

Head of Orthoptics Service, NHS Lothian

Derek Laidler

Professional Lead Physiotherapist, NHS Highland

Fiona Main

Advanced Practice Podiatrist, NHS Highland

Michael Medici

Professional Lead Podiatry, NHS Shetland

Georgina Parkinson

Advanced Practice Speech and Language Therapist, NHS Lothian

Debbie Pipe

Advanced Practitioner Occupational Therapy, NHS Lanarkshire

Contact

Email: cno@scot.gov

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