Focus group participants needed – England

Identifying the extent to which theatre support workers seek opportunities to become Operating Department Practitioners 

Invitation to take part in a focus group for theatre support workers 

Introduction 

The College of Operating Department Practitioners (CODP) and Unison, through funding from Health Education England (HEE), has commissioned Allied Health Solutions to identify the extent to which theatre support workers seek opportunities to become Operating Department Practitioners (ODPs) and be a potential supply line to increase the number of ODPs. The project will include identification of the enablers and the barriers to achieving this. The project will take place from December 2020 with completion in November 2021. 

Capturing your views 

As part of this project, we are keen to capture your views as a theatre support worker on: 

• Barriers and enablers to progressing to become an operating department practitioner. 
• The types of roles that you would like to go into 
• The flexibility you wish to have in your roles. 
• Your career ambitions and opportunities 
• Preferable education and training routes  

In order to gather your views and discuss further we would like to invite you attend one of the following virtual focus groups which will be held via Microsoft Teams scheduled for: 

If you have any queries please contact Chetna Malvi, Project Manager, Health Education England.

You will be sent a calendar invitation after registering above.