This is a great opportunity to develop your specialist skills while still benefiting from the experience a rotation provides

Week 3, celebrating 'Stroke Awareness Month' 💜🧠 Today our therapists did an exercise challenge with some of our stroke patients, to promote the importance cardiorespiratory endurance and muscle strengthening after stroke! 🏋🏼‍♀️ It was great fun! 🙌☺️ *photo shared with consent*

We're celebrating our outstanding AHP's this week MFT_CSS AHP's at MFT Meet our Follow Up Physio Team at MRI site Meg, Siobhan & Rima. They support the transition to the ward by normalisation of patients’ experiences & encouraging normal routines. Continued..

Today on the 6th anniversary we remember the innocent lives lost & all those affected by the Manchester Bombing 22/05/17 Our thoughts & prayers are with them all - we continue to stand together & will never forget. 🐝🐝🐝 #ManchesterArenaAttack #rememberthe22 #OneLoveManchester

Great to see independent research identify the benefits of OT and supports value of OT within acute sector Dr Clare Mander 💙 Sara Bolton 🌈💙

This was me 11 months ago; standing for less than a minute with the help of a physio & a nurse. Through weakness, pain & nausea, I dreamt that I could #SwimBikeRun again Today I made it back to triathlon 🏊‍♀️ 🚴 🏃‍♀️ #BowelCancer #SurgeryMk2 #TRItanium #TacklingTheStomaStigma

We're delighted to announce the return of lunchtime concerts at Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital! 🎶 ✨ Students from Royal Northern College of Music are once again filling the atrium to raise the spirits of families and hospital colleagues. Stay tuned for more information. 🎺 🥁 #MFT #Nhs

How beautiful is this, we have something in our eye at #KidneyCareUK HQ!😭💛

A sneak-peek at a brilliant new resource in Manchester. The SmartSuite in Manchester!! Mcr Community Adult Learning Disability Service

It’s common to feel more tired than usual when you’re unwell, recovering from an illness, or managing a long-term condition. To help people manage this we've launched our new guide 'How to manage your energy levels' full of practical advice from OTs. loom.ly/qF8-gwA

Bursting with pride,for Amy & Winnie. Their hard work & efforts, going the extra mile,volunteering in own time to improve patient, visitors & staff experience has been reorganised widely. They are truly deserving of the MFT_CSS Star Award. MFT NHS legends & history makers

Fantastic opportunity to start your OT career in Manchester Occupational Therapy University of Liverpool Salford University's Student Led OT Cafe SHU AHP DA Take a look 👇👍👏

Why don't patients mobilise more in hospital, and how can we help? Patients KNOW mobility is important but meet so many physical and cultural barriers--learn more in our new paper interviewing 200 patients academic.oup.com/ageing/article…

Therapists were busy on Ward 31 today, clearing out their gym space to optimise the space! Also all in preparation towards meeting the guidelines of increasing intensity of stroke rehab! Exciting times ahead lots of ideas and planning 🙌 Look at these 'before' & 'after' pics!

It's time to renew for all #HCPCregistered occupational therapists! Log into your online account by latest 31 October 2023 and complete your renewal. Here's a step by step guide on how to do it ➡️ hcpc-uk.org/how-to-renew

Very excited to open my OT news to read this article written by 2 fab OTs from MRI 🙌 Thank you for sharing this development and the value of OTs Lois Grainger and Sarah . AHP's at MFT

"If a hospital admits from more socially vulnerable populations, it will be unsurprising that they will have longer LOS; for this they should be resourced, not punished." ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…

Join us celebrate AHP Day on Friday 13th October. We will be showcasing a diverse range of research including the recent immersive audio exhibition “Rise; Stories of Healing & Hope” which launched across Manchester venues 2 weeks ago!👏 MFT_CSS Jan Wilson Dr Justine Theaker (PhD)

The importance and power of rehabilitation should not be underestimated. If we had the same data for a drug as we have for rehab, we would be dishing it out.

Great to speak at the inaugural IMS Education Symposium, educating on deconditioning and how we can support our patients. 🧠💪🏻