Assistant Practitioner Survey

Since the role Assistant Practitioner was introduced there have been concerns raised about the ambiguity of the role in relation to their development and the responsibilities they have been given. As a result Skills for Health set up a Task and Finish group of stakeholders to develop core standards for the role.

Research confirmed there was a variation in the responsibilities, training and ongoing progression of Assistant Practitioners, click here for full report.

Based on the report we have created standards for the Assistant Practitioners that we would like you to comment on so we can determine a common consensus on the core standards which can then be integrated into local developments and the Assistant Practitioner can be identified as a National Transferable Role.

So we can monitor your responses we have created a online consultation which has been designed to take no longer than 20 minutes to complete. The online consultation will remain open until the 31st July 2009, your feedback is invaluable.

Click here to access the Assistant Practitioner online consultation.

To help answer the questions please refer to the Core Standards for Assistant Practitioners in England which is also accessible via the survey.