Research carried out by City University London has suggested that optometrists and other allied health professionals (AHPs) are not being utilised to their full potential when being used in health promotion. The research said that a gap in knowledge and skills affected their capability.
The study found that published evidence on the role of AHPs in health promotion interventions was limited and that there were few examples of effectively designed, implemented and evaluated interventions. The research was based around a review of the literature and the role of AHPs in health promotions.
Dr Justin Needle, lecturer in health services research and policy at City University London said: 'The Government has a strong focus on health promotion, however, we have identified a clear gap in terms of practice and research in this area. The evidence base relating to health promotion by AHPs is very sparse we found only 141 journal articles across all the AHPs. Musculoskeletal disorders, cancer and obesity were the main areas in which they were involved.'
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