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Help the Hospices hosts the Network of Professional Associations (NPA) which aims to bring together representatives from Professional Associations and special interest groups whose members work within, or adjacent to, hospice and palliative care.
The average membership of each Association is nearly 200. Each one has a national focus, but with a regional structure to enable its members to meet and interact effectively.
The Associations include a wide range of people, ranging from social workers to nurse managers and from fundraisers to chairmen.
There are 17 Professional Associations:
Art Therapy - The Creative Response - for state registered Art Therapists
Association of Bereavement Service Co-ordinators in Hospice & Palliative Care
Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Oncology and Palliative Care
Association of Hospice & Palliative Care Chaplains
Association of Palliative Care Social Workers
Association of Palliative Day Care Leaders
Association of Voluntary Services Managers
Forum of Chairmen of Independent Hospices
National Association of Complementary Therapists in Hospice & Palliative Care
National Association of Hospice Fundraisers
National Association of Palliative Care Educators
National Forum for Hospice at Home
National Network of Palliative Care for People with Learning Disabilities
Nurse Managing Hospice & Specialist Palliative Care Services
Occupational Therapists
Palliative Care Nurses
Palliative Care Pharmacists Network.
There are also some new groups under development:
Diversional Therapists
HR Managers in Hospices
The content and views expressed by the Professional Associations do not represent the views of Help the Hospices.
