Allied health professions lead awarded MBE

Health Education England’s allied health professions (AHP) lead Professor Beverley Harden has been awarded an MBE in the New Year Honours list for services to healthcare. Professor Harden is also deputy chief allied health professions officer for NHS England. Since 2018 she has led HEE’s work across England to enable employers to realise the full workforce potential of the AHPs, including radiographers, secure and grow the future workforce and develop the skilled allied health support, assistant practitioner and technician workforce. Professor Harden also leads the national Multiprofessional Advancing Practice programme, establishing the Centre for Advancing Practice to bring together clinical and education experts from across professions to develop educational and career pathways for enhanced, advanced and consultant level practice. This is enabling more highly skilled staff to pursue clinical career opportunities as advanced and consultant practitioners. She said: “The privilege of working across professions, across sectors and across the whole career spectrum has enabled workforce solutions that liberate both the unique and the shared skills of our professions to the benefit of the people and the populations we serve.”

Published on page 14 of the February 2023 issue of RAD Magazine.