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Mark Oaten was BHTA Parliamentary Representative at the time of challenges relating to Part lX of the Drug Tariff
going forward and, over the past few years, numerous Parliamentary Questions had been asked and debates taken place.
Mark wrote at the time that there had been an incredible amount of meetings, not just with Section members and the Patients Industry Professionals (PIPs) Forum but with legal advisors, tax management consultants and a PR company appointed to lobby for the members. Another example of the amount of effort and time members spent on the really important issues that would shape the whole industry in the future.
The end of 2008 saw the formation of the Assistive Technology Practitioners Society (ATPS) which encompassed the existing BHTA registration scheme for individuals working in the sector. Ray Hodgkinson said at the time: “Members of the public will know they are to put their trust in a member of the ATPS.”
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