How do I explain or demonstrate occupational therapy at the front door to a classroom of 5 year olds for approximately 15 minutes? Genuine question 🙋‍♀️ 😂🫣

Doodle for the day: The Swan appearance- Everyone has their own struggles, you might not see them on the surface

Turns out, all you need are some wigs and some walking aids to engage 5 year olds! Thanks Michelle O’Reilly 👩🏻‍⚕️🩺 the sim specs went down a treat too! Age appropriate introduction to the realities of ageing and the services NHS Borders has to support!

I came across this and found it useful after feeling like a I didn’t know enough about the new pay deal in Scotland. Tweeting incase it’s helpful for others

Lots of factors behind resistance to change- just peel back the layers 🧅 love this doodle ✨Sonia Sparkles✨🖤

Excited to hear more Lynsey Alexander

I’ve always said that HCSW’s are essentially the spine of the NHS. Investing in training, support and personal development are key to retention. Great to hear about this training Louise McIntosh !

A former AHP has been appointed Scottish Cabinet Secretary for NHS recovery, Health and Social care! Good luck Michael Matheson MSP - we look forward to working with you on the key priorities impacting allied health professionals in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Our next cohort dates out ⬇️ Spread the word Sarah Tait Vineeth Ravindran💙He/him Valerie Redpath Cathryn Park ashleigh roberts kbacon2020 ENU Simulation & Clinical Skills Centre Fiona Egan_OT

Testing out our new Hospital at Home service today, and I'm beyond impressed! What a game-changer for healthcare. We're thrilled to bring high-quality healthcare to patients in the comfort of their own homes.

Discharges might not be perfect. There’s risks. There’s work to be done upon discharge no doubt about that. Communication and transparency still vitally important but when is the whole system going to align its values

📣📣Specialist Occupational Therapist in our RAD team (scone friday is prioritised should this persuade you. We’re also an exemplary fun bunch) 😁😁😁 - NHS Scotland apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/JobDetail?… Joanna Stewart Rhona Mitch Nikki Patterson

Want to know more about how you can use digital tech to support a full or blended #AHPPrBL experience? Take a look at this resource. AHP practice educator digital placement education sessions | Turas | Learn (nhs.scot) Gillian T @FeeReid_1ahped Karin Massie

What advice as an OT do you give people to help with their anxiety? 💚 The theme of this year's #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek is #ToHelpMyAnxiety. We're always looking at how we can help people to manage their mental health, so we would love to hear how you do this.

Dementia friendly walking framesdelivered in healthy supply to MAU this week. Bonus of being easily identified if migrated downstream by mistake 👀 Louise McIntosh no more “where’s all the zimmers”!

We need need need to talk about this too Royal College of Occupational Therapists

You spend most of your life inside your head. Make it a nice place to be Image: leȯ

You can find the workout here Guy's and St Thomas': youtu.be/ufat0isRhSw

📢Calling all Advanced Practitioners📢 We've just launched our newly refreshed Advanced Practice Toolkit on Turas learn.nes.nhs.scot/63343/advanced… (You'll need a Turas account to access the toolkit.)

OTs help you to help yourself. It's not their job to 'train' you. They teach you how you can own your own body, how to listen to it, how to learn from it, how to work it so that it can work.