we all love a treat (or two!) here on Ward F + recently we’ve been providing our lovely patients with a choice of healthier alternatives on our snack trolley and so far they’ve been a hit! Chloe Davies recommends the snickers protein bar! Jayne Whitney Rupert Vaughan SBUHB Occupational Therapists 💚

happy bank holiday Monday! relax, spend some time outdoors and remember to treat yourself. Dora says it’s all about balance! #balance #getoutdoors #treatyourself #bekindtoyou

🎨you can’t argue with evidence! looking forward to seeing the creative side of our patients this week and helping them focus on the positives and how far they’re coming along. 👂🏼🤝

it’s polling day on Ward F! No, not for a new PM but for the colour of our brand new outdoor furniture! 🪑🌞The OT team will be asking patients+staff which colours they would love our 4new chairs, 2coffee tables and 2 benches to be... Chloe Davies Jayne Whitney

Seeing these leaves and realising just how much of a difference we can make. Looking forward to continuing this patient-led project 🍁🍂🍃🎨

Whilst working on my placement project this week, I met with some other students to discuss the impact of digital enviroments. I have been reflecting on this in relation to occupational therapy, and I am really fascinated by the potential of the profession in this area!

After kindly being gifted this book, every couple of days myself and Chloe Davies will ask one of our patients to pick a positive quote from this book+write it on a whiteboard telling us why they chose it. We can’t wait to see everyone get involved! All On The Board Jayne Whitney

Our first quote has been selected! When asked why they chose this, our lovely patient said this was the first page they randomly selected and felt it was fitting. #youareimportant MH and LD OT’s Swansea Bay Jayne Whitney Chloe Davies Rupert Vaughan

Ward activities is EVERYONE’S business 🙋🏼‍♀️🙋🏽‍♂️our OT student has been busy co-producing with patients RE outdoor ward activities. Of course these aren’t just “things to do”. Assessing social skills, motivation etc. and the countless benefits of time spent outdoors come to mind♟🎲🌻

another week, another quote hand picked by one of lovely patients! Very relatable 🎈🎈🎈 Jayne Whitney MH and LD OT’s Swansea Bay Swansea Bay UHB Occupational Health Chloe Davies

3,268 individuals in NPT, Ceredigion, Carmarthenshire and Swansea have found employment since 2014. And numerous others have been signposted in recent weeks. Very impressive figures💼💻📈@WorkwaysPlus Chloe Davies Jayne Whitney

myself and Chloe Davies supported a lovely patient today in making his house more of a home for discharge. They suggested ice cream for lunch and myself and Chlo reluctantly (🤥)agreed. His smile when he got back into the car with this SLAB!! - priceless #ilovemyjob Jayne Whitney

“you don’t need to justify your existence in terms of productivity” rest. enjoy your rest. and never regret it and see it as ‘taking away’ from productivity. in fact, it will likely aid your productivity 💆🏼‍♀️☕️🛏 #ot #occupationalbalance

my first student has flown the nest!🤣 i think i learnt as much as they did to be honest! “as challenging as some experiences are we can still be grateful for what we learn” 🌻🌻

🎼🎹🎤Extremely excited to announce we hosted the first live music set in the health board since the pandemic! Today’s genre is 50’s and 60’s. Dancing and so many smiles this afternoon! SBUHB Occupational Therapists 💚

🎹🎼🎤 just a taste of this afternoon’s activity. It sure feels good to be getting back to normal! Bringing activities and joy to the ward is what we love about this job. #feelgoodfriday