AHP Support and Supervision

The newly refreshed Scotland’s Position Statement on Supervision for Allied Health Professions (2026) has been updated to reflect workforce feedback, a literature review, Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) research (2019) and Preceptorship Guidance (HCPC, 2024), as well as guidance on the recording and storage of supervision records.  The Statement affirms that all AHP practitioners and AHP Health Care Support Workers (HCSW), irrespective of their level of practice or experience, should have access to, and be prepared to make constructive use of supervision.

In August 2020, Lothian Allied Health Professions Strategic Supervision Working Group published the Lothian AHP Support and Supervision Guidance. The group meet regularly to support the implementation of the principles, structure and skills required for an effective supervisory relationship. 

In 2024 we sent out a survey to find out what supervision was like for AHP team members and we got a great response which helped us understand some of the barriers and facilitators. This will help shape some of what we offer to support support and supervision across AHPs. You can find out more about the results by clicking this link.

A series of Support and Supervision resources are available to increase or consolidate your knowledge and skills to support effective supervision in practice (see below). You must be signed into your TURAS account to access the learning units.

• Unit 1: Introduction to Supervision
• Unit 2: Structuring Your Supervision
• Unit 3:  Key Skills for Effective Supervision
• Unit 4: Methods of Delivering Supervision
  • If you would like to arrange an in-person session with the Lothian AHP Practice Education Team please contact us at LOTH.AHPPracticeEducation@nhs.scot. For more information check out our flyer.
  • The NES AHP Practice Education team is supporting the national delivery of supervisory skills training for the AHP workforce in health and social care. Visit the link for full info and to book.

You can also visit the AHP Support and Supervision pages on Turas for further information and resources.

If you are a nurse, midwife or health visitor and want to find out more about clinical supervision training please see:

Clinical Supervision for the Nursing and Midwifery Workforce (intranet site, NHS staff only)