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First Contact Practitioner (FCP) in Primary Care for - DIETITCIANS, MUSCULOSKELETAL PHYSIOTHERAPISTS, PARAMEDICS & OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS | 7SCZFCP1 | Level 7 | 2023/24
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First Contact Practitioner (FCP) in Primary Care for - DIETITCIANS, MUSCULOSKELETAL PHYSIOTHERAPISTS, PARAMEDICS & OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS | 7SCZFCP1 | Level 7 | 2023/24
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Applications will open September 2023. Please see the links below relating to the individual profession application pages.
** Applications will ordinarily close 48 days before start date of a course.
Description

Department of Allied Health Professions, Midwifery and Social Work 

and the Department of Clinical, Pharmaceutical and Biological Sciences   

 

A flexible route to NHSE recognition as a First Contact Practitioner (FCP) in Primary Care 

 

 DIETITCIANS, MUSCULOSKELETAL PHYSIOTHERAPISTS, PARAMEDICS & OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 

 

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With an established reputation for running successful NHS England (NHSE) approved First Contact Practitioner (FCP) short courses, the University of Hertfordshire has again been awarded a contract by NHSE to offer FULLY FUNDED training for registered Dietitians, MSK Physiotherapists, Paramedics and Occupational Therapists.

 

Why should you study? 

 

 

  • The University of Hertfordshire’s flexible programme of study is approved by NHSE as fulfilling stages 1 and 2 of each Allied Health Professional’s FCP ‘Roadmap to Practice’
  • Both supported portfolio and taught routes to FCP recognition offered.
  • Successful students will be able to apply to the Centre for Advancing Practice at NHSE for  recognition as a First Contact Practitioner.
  • The University of Hertfordshire is one of only select few providers in England approved by NHSE to deliver this training and has a national reputation for excellence in this field.

 

  

When do applications open?
 

September 2023 

 

When do applications close? 

 

31st January 2024 

 

Please note applications will close before this date if the course is full so you are advised to apply as soon as possible. 

 

What do I need to know? 

Please click on one of the following links to apply, dependant on your profession: 

 

Dietitians - Apply Here

 Musculoskeletal Physiotherapists - Apply Here

 Paramedics - Apply Here

Occupational Therapists - Apply Here

 

 

 

 

 

 

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