{"id":2210,"date":"2026-08-13T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/askneurology.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/13\/connecting-you-to-support-allied-health-professions-who-are-they-and-how-can-they-help-you\/"},"modified":"2026-08-13T06:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T06:00:00","slug":"connecting-you-to-support-allied-health-professions-who-are-they-and-how-can-they-help-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/askneurology.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/13\/connecting-you-to-support-allied-health-professions-who-are-they-and-how-can-they-help-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Connecting You to Support: Allied Health Professions. Who are they and how CAN they help you?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>An AHP Dementia Webinar<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/letstalkaboutdementia.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ahp-dementia-webinar-series.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"537\" data-attachment-id=\"7695\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/letstalkaboutdementia.wordpress.com\/2026\/08\/13\/connecting-you-to-support-allied-health-professions-who-are-they-and-how-can-they-help-you\/ahp-dementia-webinar-series-13\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/letstalkaboutdementia.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ahp-dementia-webinar-series.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"5000,2625\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"AHP Dementia webinar series\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/letstalkaboutdementia.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ahp-dementia-webinar-series.jpg?w=640\" src=\"https:\/\/letstalkaboutdementia.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ahp-dementia-webinar-series.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7695\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.alzscot.org\/ahpresources\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.alzscot.org\/ahpresources<\/a> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>\u201cI liked the use of the website in real time to get a better understanding of the resources available. and where to find them.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As an allied health professional (AHP) dementia community we have developed a National\u00a0AHP\u00a0Dementia\u00a0Webinar\u00a0series where we share practice, connect people, to support.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0s_CxY-MrzM\">AHP Dementia webinar in April 2026<\/a>, people joined us in this interactive session to learn about the self-management resources which AHPs in Scotland have been developing to support people with dementia. We shared how you can access these resources to support people you know.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our guest presenters were<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Elaine<\/strong> Hunter<strong>,<\/strong> <em>National AHP Dementia Consultant<\/em> ,<em>\u00a0Alzheimer Scotland<\/em>,<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Claire<\/strong> Craig, <em>Physiotherapist, NHS Ayrshire and Arran<\/em> <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Claire<\/strong> Clark<strong>,<\/strong> <em>Speech and language therapist, NHS Grampian<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can <strong>WATCH AGAIN<\/strong>; the webinar link is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0s_CxY-MrzM\">here \u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can view all our AHP Dementia webinars<a href=\"https:\/\/www.alzscot.org\/community-support\/allied-health-professionals\/\"> here<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a>If you joined us live at the webinar session in November, or you are listening again to the recording,\u00a0we would encourage you to take a few minutes and share with us your thoughts. Simply Click the link\u00a0to comment and let us know \u2013<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/links.uk.defend.egress.com\/Warning?crId=685d01be8606bfdab3456948&amp;Domain=alzscot.org&amp;Threat=eNpzrShJLcpLzAEADmkDRA%3D%3D&amp;Lang=en&amp;Base64Url=eNrLKCkpKLbS10_LL8ot1stPS8tMTtVLzs_VT9X3iUoJsXTPKnOxAAAAjwz3&amp;@OriginalLink=forms.office.com\">https:\/\/forms.office.com\/e\/LZdT9GjvD8<\/a><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>What did you like?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Even better if?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>What are you planning or have already done next with what you heard?\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We would love to hear from you and feeding back provides a positive contribution to transforming the support available in Scotland available to people living with dementia. Some of your comments so far are shared below:<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cMore time \u2013 time just flew and everything was really interesting \u201c<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cMake time to explore the website so I know where to easily find appropriate resources for my patient\u2019s in the future \u201c<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cResources being attainable at my leisure. \u201c<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cMake better use of CPCS website.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cI liked the use of the website in real time to get a better understanding of the resources available. and where to find them.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>COMING SOON.\u00a0<\/strong> Our AHP Dementia webinars this year will be held on: <strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>30<sup>th<\/sup> September from 3.30pm \u2013 4.30pm<\/strong>. AHP Dementia Rehabilitation in a hospital. Christine Steel, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and Kirsty Williamson, NHS Lothian<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>9<sup>th<\/sup> December from 3.30pm \u2013 4.30pm<\/strong> where Elaine Hunter, Dr Claire Craig and Helen Fisher will be sharing their work to co-design person led planning, sharing the evidence, practice and the co-designed toolkit.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Email us at <a href=\"mailto:AHPDementia@alzscot.org\">AHPDementia@alzscot.org<\/a> for more information or to let us know what content you would be interested to learn more about.<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Stay connected.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>We post<\/strong> daily@AHPDementia<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>We blog<\/strong> weekly<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alzscot.org\/talking_dementia\">www.alzscot.org\/talking_dementia<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>We support<\/strong> our AHP students to share their work at AHPDementia Instagram\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>We share<\/strong> self-management resources at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alzscot.org\/ahpresources\">www.alzscot.org\/ahpresources<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>We have an email<\/strong> for youto send questions <strong>\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:AHPDementia@alzscot.org\">AHPDementia@alzscot.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>We developed<\/strong> an interactive website with 32 resources for you <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cpcs.online\/\">www.cpcs.online<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Enjoyed this blog? Tell us more. We love feedback.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please spend 1 minute completing this short anonymous feedback form to allow us to make our blog posts even better in 2026. Thank you<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/e\/HqqcAcMPD5\">AHP Let\u2019s Talk About Dementia Blog Feedback Form \u2013 Fill out form<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/letstalkaboutdementia.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ahp.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" data-attachment-id=\"7700\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/letstalkaboutdementia.wordpress.com\/2026\/08\/13\/connecting-you-to-support-allied-health-professions-who-are-they-and-how-can-they-help-you\/ahp-3\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/letstalkaboutdementia.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ahp.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2500,1406\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"AHP\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/letstalkaboutdementia.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ahp.jpg?w=640\" data-src=\"https:\/\/letstalkaboutdementia.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ahp.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7700 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; 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