Dramatherapy students encouraged to join the National Allied Health Professions Learners Council
Posted On: Thursday 4th December 2025
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The council brings together pre-registration AHP learners from across England at different stages of their learning journey to review, advise, and influence policy and AHP priorities. Expression of interest deadline: 9th December.
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ר AHP programme team are setting up a ‘National AHP Learners Council’.
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They have received 108 expressions of interest across 9 professions, but no interest from dramatherapists yet (ideally they are looking for two learners from each profession to join). So please do consider joining and representing our profession.
The first meeting is provisionally planned for 29th January 2026 at 6.00pm for one hour. The closing date for the expression of interest is 11.59pm on the 9th of December 2025. Learners can find out more and express their interest to Paul at paul.chapman27@nhs.net.
Please see the poster attached for more information.
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