Allied Healthcare Support Worker Role Development Building for the Future

Abstract

This project was commissioned by the Scottish Executive Health Department to identify the requirements necessary to support Allied Healthcare Support Worker (AHCSW) career development within a modernising Scottish NHS. The work was conducted by the School of Health Sciences, Queen Margaret University College over a period of eight months extending from March to October 2004. A total of ten recommendations were made based on the findings of the projects which was conducted through a series of interviews with Allied Healthcare Support Workers and Allied Health Professional Managers in NHS Scotland and through an postal questionnaire.