Passionate about the ODP Profession and providing new routes into Higher Education via Integrated BSc Apprenticeship
14/05/2026
The dream team with our anaesthetic colleagues 🙌🏻
Happy to all our operating department practitioner colleagues.
We appreciate everything you do to deliver great care for patients.
Thank you♥️
Happy National ODP Day!!! Thankyou to all of the amazing ODPs I’ve worked with, my team and placement partners supporting our learners and all our future ODPs! #
It was a pleasure to hear Cat Eccles discussing her story at the College of Operating Department Practitioners - CODP Annual Conference from her journey as a student to MP. She inspired us all to consider that we all have something to teach, being a nice nuisance when asking why and pushing for the progression of our profession. University of Gloucestershire
11/05/2026
We really encourage all of our learners and fellow ODPs to become members for College of Operating Department Practitioners - CODP and the fantastic new partnership with CPDMe for collating all of your CPD to be portfolio ready and support your CVs!
📢 At the College of Operating Department Practitioners (CODP) Annual Conference, we will be announcing our collaboration with CPDme, marking an exciting step in supporting ongoing professional development for CODP members.
As part of our membership offer, this new partnership is an important step forward in supporting CODP members with access to the CPDme Portfolio making it simpler to record CPD, manage professional development and align activity with HCPC standards.
For further details 👉 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/annual-conference-of-the-college-of-operating-department-practitioners-tickets-1665512997209?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true
22/12/2025
26/11/2025
Today we held our first ODP Symposium at University of Gloucestershire with our three ODP cohorts, partners and Alan Mount, Chair of the Education and Standards Committee for the College of Operating Department Practitioners - CODP
It was wonderful to see the impact all of our ODP learners are having out in their clinical areas, raising the profile of our profession and disseminating their findings from service improvement projects, awareness of human factors in perioperative practice, critical literature reviews and primary research ultimately enhancing understanding of who ODPs are and what we do to improve patient care.
Our hope is that our student ODPs engaging with research today are forging the evidence base that will elevate our profession and transform patient care tomorrow. Thankyou to you all!
26/11/2025
We had the pleasure of seeing our 2nd group of UoG ODP graduates celebrate with loved ones at Graduation last week! 🎓We are so proud of you all and was great to catch up and hear about your newly qualified roles..good luck to you all!
College of Operating Department Practitioners - CODP University of Gloucestershire
26/11/2025
Really important call to action regarding our workforce! Please do sign up to these events 🙌🏻
📢 As part of the NHS England ODP Workforce Reform Project, the ODP SURGE Team are holding a number of Stakeholder Engagement Events in November and December:
19th November 13:00 https://tinyurl.com/37j5kvjh
19th November 18:00 https://tinyurl.com/57rzjsw4
18th December 13:00 https://tinyurl.com/yckec4mp
18th December 18:00 https://tinyurl.com/4cnnk4m7
The ODP SURGE Team are also inviting Operating Department Practitioners and Learner Operating Department Practitioners to participate in a ODP Workforce Survey. To access the survey please visit: https://tinyurl.com/4evv4ja3
For further information relating to the NHS England ODP Workforce Reform Project, please visit: https://www.canterbury.ac.uk/news/2025/reforming-the-national-operating-department-practitioner-workforce
17/10/2025
One for all your calendars 📅 have you joined your professional body with College of Operating Department Practitioners - CODP if so you get a discount to go too!
📢 Tickets for the College of Operating Department Practitioners Annual Conference 2026 are officially live.
CODP Members can for a limited time secure your place with a 25% Early Bird discount of just £16.50.
For further details, please visit the Conference booking page: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/annual-conference-of-the-college-of-operating-department-practitioners-tickets-1665512997209?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
17/10/2025
Make sure you have your say in the national consultation on drug administration!
📢 Have you responded to the national consultation to enable Operating Department Practitioners to supply and administer medicines using Patient Group Directions?
Just TWO WEEKS before the consultation closes on 28th October 2025.
To respond to the consultation, please visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/extend-medicines-responsibilities-for-allied-health-professions