Looking for advice from any OTs who have supported patients to be discharged from hospital back to a prison with adaptive equipment - any experiences or advice please Royal College of Occupational Therapists Cardiff and Vale UHB Occupational Therapy Service

Question of the week: If you haven't you got a lasting power of attorney, why not?

Can anyone put me in touch with the OTs who presented at the RCOT conference on sensory modulation and worked at Cygnet Stevenage?! Hoping twitter works it’s magic ✨✨✨

89 year old patient in majors you’ve admitted for physio/OT assessment because they couldn’t walk when you saw them

Do you (or close family member) have mental health issues?

If so I'd love you to join the lived-experience research community moneyandmentalhealth.org/community at my charity Money and Mental Health, to ensure the policies we come up with to break the toxic link between mental health & money problems are

Just how bad is this situation across the service?

Had several concerning DMs about #safestaffing this weekend.
There is an agency/bank ban currently in England and I have reports of wards without registered nurse cover.
This is dangerous and also unlikely to force people into poor substantive contracts. False economy

Latest data show that #measles cases are at their highest levels for a decade in England. 📊gov.uk/government/new…

#Measles is a serious illness that spreads very quickly from person to person.

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If we have positive assumptions about people with Down syndrome, we'll give them more opportunities. And maybe these positive assumptions will become reality. #AssumeThatICan #WDSD24 #WorldDownSyndromeDay #EndTheStereotypes

🚨 Calling all AHPs!

I am currently completing a thesis on the factors impacting the recruitment and retention of AHPs in the UK.
Get involved and have your say by completing this survey!

Thank you! QueenMargaretUni

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#AHP #workforce #healthandsocialcare

🔥Exciting collaboration alert! OTC teamed up with 🚒 Beds Fire and Rescue & Bedford Borough Council to provide innovative OT & Telecare solutions. Outcomes: 1) Reductions in call outs 2) Reduction in risk of injury due to fire. Check out these testimonials & see the impact of partnership in action!

BFRS staff and a volunteer attended the Dementia Awareness Event at St. John's Church Hall in Luton on Thursday 25 Jan, organised by The Medics PCN NHS BLMK Health and Care Partnership 💙 #HomeFireSafety info and #Volunteering opportunities were shared, and requests were taken for #HomeFireSafety Visits

👂Its World Hearing Day
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#WorldHearingDay

People with #learningdisabilities have poorer dental health than the rest of the population.

Refresh your #nursing knowledge of the risk factors with poor oral health and the interventions you can try with service users to improve it Queen's University Belfast 🎓 .

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🧵 The next generation of CT scanners are so precise they can count each X-ray photon, leading to the highest resolution images ever seen. It has already revolutionised medical care at OUH and could be coming to a hospital near you: thetimes.co.uk/article/d423a4… 1/5

Supporting Dad after his dementia diagnosis as a person with a learning disability | Alzheimer's Society alzheimers.org.uk/get-support/pu…

Do you work with people with a learning disability and autistic people?

Join RCSLT 💙 to hear about the Reasonable Adjustment Digital Flag being introduced by NHS England in April 2025 and how you can prepare for it. 👇

🗓️ 3.30–4.30pm, Thursday 29 February loom.ly/qsDoAc4