Adult Social Care Glossary, v 0.41

Allied health professionals

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Definition (in a digital/TEC context)

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Someone trained to perform services in the care of patients but not a doctor or registered nurse.

Plain English definition

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People who provide different types of health care who are not doctors, nurses or pharmacists. The description includes a wide range of roles, including physiotherapists, occupational therapists, dietitians, podiatrists and others.