More resources are needed in prisons to increase access to educational opportunities and meaningful employment.

Fantastic article from @JessOgle_OT in this month's OTNEWS 👇

Celebrating the launch of our latest service innovation-The Recovery Hub Open Day! We now proudly welcome carers,staff & patients to come tour our department & all it has to offer! Thank you for giving us this valuable opportunity to showcase & celebrate our work.#RiverHouseOT

A wonderful celebration of progression , inspiration and talent in our River House community last week at our Golden Glow Awards ✨ #RiverHouseOT #BethlemRoyal

This The Guardian letter clearly describes the impact of the loss of mental health beds and how people who in mental health crisis impacted when they are waiting days/weeks for hospital admission & right help - from a family member theguardian.com/society/2024/j…

Delighted that my abstract on the use of VR in mental health has been selected. I will be presenting at the Royal College of Occupational Therapists Mental Health Conference. Discussing VR in collaboration with First Step Trust and River House OT. sarah cook OT_Miriam 💚💚💚

Chief Inspector of Prisons telling it how it is in our Victorian prison system.

The countdown is on! See you all this Friday! 3 more sleeps 🥳🥳🥳 #RCOTSSMH24

Thanks for the opportunity to present the use of VR in Mental Health services at #RCOTMHSS24 Celebrating the work of the River House OT team and First Step Trust. Such an inspirational day RCOT Mental Health sarah cook OT_Miriam 💚💚💚

Really enjoyed this presentation from Charlotte French OT Applying doing, being, becoming, belonging to OT practice in Health and Justice services 👏 #RCOTMHSS24

Such an insightful presentation from Callum OT (on bluesky) why OT's can be key leaders in service delivery 👏👏

Worth reading in the context of the occupational justice discussions at #rcotmhss24 👇👇👇

A fantastic opportunity to lead a passionate team of Occupational Therapists across Surrey prisons has gone live. Lots of opportunities for innovative projects and training with CNWL NHS FT. Get in touch to hear more about this band 7 OT post. nhsjobs.com/job/UK/London/…

Congratulations River House Occupational Therapy team for winning Clinical Team of the year 🎉🎉🎉. Hugely deserved recognition for their work supporting Forensic patients.

Final few days to apply for this unique position as OT Lead for Surrey Prisons ⬇️

We have an brand new post for an #OccupationalTherapist to lead across five #Surrey prisons within mental health and primary care teams. Join our forward thinking, friendly and expanding Health & Justice team. Apply by 19 June: cnwl.nhs.uk/work#!/job/UK/…

This unique B5 OT post is a fantastic career opportunity to develop your clinical skills within HMP High Down. Join our team of dedicated practitioners working in secure services. jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/joba…

Exciting news! Our study at HMP Wandsworth has been published, exploring environmental risk factors for self-harm in prisons. Grateful for the opportunity and mentorship! Read it here: journals.plos.org/plosone/articl… Tom Stephenson Forensic Research Group