Allied Health Profession

Allied Health Professions (AHPs) are primarily degree-level professionals who work independently in their fields and make up the third-largest workforce of the NHS.They help manage the care of patients throughout their lives, from birth to palliative care, using a holistic healthcare approach. Their focus is on health and well-being prevention and improvement and maximising people’s capacity to live full and active lives.

The Allied Health Professions at a glance

​Art therapists

Art therapists play a vital role in the field of mental health and wellness, utilizing the expressive and transformative power of art to promote healing and self-discovery. These professionals employ various art modalities, such as drawing, painting, sculpture, and other creative processes, to help individuals explore their emotions, cope with challenges, and enhance their overall well-being.

Dietitians

Dietitians are trained health professionals who examine, diagnose, and treat dietary and nutritional disorders based on up-to-date public health and scientific research into food, health, and illness. They provide practical advice to help individuals make healthy lifestyle and eating choices. Work opportunities can be found in a variety of settings, including the NHS, private practice, industry, and non-governmental organisations (NGOs).

Music Therapists
Music therapists engage clients in live musical interaction to improve their emotional well-being and communication abilities. This can help develop and promote communication skills, independence, and improve their self-awareness as well as that of others.
Clients who cannot communicate due to disability, illness, or injury are able to benefit from music therapy because their psychological, emotional, cognitive, physical, communicative, and social needs can be met through musical contact with their therapist.