🎙️| New Podcast! We're delighted that team member Ashleigh Gray has contributed to the new NESnmahp podcast series, created for Allied Health Professionals to raise awareness about long-arm supervision in practice-based learning. Listen to Ep 1: neslongarmsupervision.podbean.com

💡| Our Year 2 students have been discussing their placement experiences with our Practice Education Lead, Ashleigh Gray. During these sessions, they shared the top three words that best describe their experiences. What words would you add? Let us know in the comments! 👇✨

Hope to see you on 30 April! I’m enjoying the preparation including reflecting on what has opened doors for me and why opening doors for others is a personal and professional priority. Lovely to include people’s stories that demo the power of OT Royal College of Occupational Therapists

On Friday we joined colleagues from the Right to Rehab coalition at Scottish Labour's Conference in Glasgow. It was great to hear Jackie Baillie give her support to our campaign on ensuring everyone has the access to the rehab they need, for as long as they need it.

Read our latest blog from David Clark where he shares the challenges faced in becoming a qualified OT in Scotland. We need alternative routes into the profession so that we have a diverse and inclusive workforce. Thank you David for sharing your story.💚 rcot.co.uk/news/challenge…

We are delighted to be holding an exhibition all this week in Holyrood. Thank you to Emma Harper MSP for sponsoring the event. Across the next three days, we will be speaking with MSPs about how occupational therapy is the solution to many of our health and social care needs 💚

Day 2 at Holyrood and we are joined by Sarah Jane Donald from NHS Lanarkshire who works in their young onset dementia team. We are looking forward to the MSPs trying out the Rookwood assessment and learning more about how occupational therapy can support their constituents.

Day 3 at Holyrood! Today we are joined by Fiona Maclean from Edinburgh Napier Occupational Therapy to talk to MSPs about their exciting research looking into the use of robotics in occupational therapy dementia practice. We need more funding to be made available for AHPs to advance in this area💚

This week I spoke with the Royal College of Occupational Therapists Royal College of Occupational Therapists. Occupational therapy helps people live their best life at home, at work–and everywhere else. We discussed the need to expand therapy workforce and improve early intervention, supporting people to be

🌟And that's a wrap! What a brilliant week we had in Holyrood. Really helpful conversations with the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, Minister for Public Health and Women's Health and the Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport.

Huge thank you to all the MPSs who stopped and chatted, took part in our interactive OT assessment and gave your support to the occupational therapy profession.

And a final thanks to Sarah Jane Donald and Fiona Maclean for their support, enthusiasm and engagement with all the MSPs - last three days wouldn't have been possible without you! Some final photos from a great week 💚

Last week our Policy & Public Affairs Lead for Scotland, Katie MacGregor, raised the profile of occupational therapy in the Scottish Parliament. 👏 It was a great chance to connect with members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) and talk all things occupational therapy.

📰Have you read April's edition of OT News yet? On Page 8 you will see our article on the exhibition we held last month in the Scottish Parliament. We were delighted to meet with 30+ politicians, including Neil Gray MSP and Liam McArthur MSP alongside Fiona Maclean and Sarah Jane.

📰Huge thanks to Foysol Choudhury MSP for Lothian for writing this article about how Occupational Therapy is the solution to many of our health and social care challenges. We met Foysol last month in Parliament at our exhibition and are grateful for his continued support. nen.press/2025/04/25/bui…

Huge congratulations to Charlie Chung for his Casson Lecture last night. It was an inspiring talk which focused on how he has achieved great success in his career thanks to others supporting him & how we all have the opportunity to open doors for others. rcot.co.uk/discover-membe…

Last night Catherine McDerment and I were delighted to be at the RCPCH Scotland's parliamentary reception to celebrate the launch of their report on community child health services in Scotland. Investment across all professions is needed to ensure effective care for all children and YP.

🙌Less than a month to go until our first Member's Day in Edinburgh. Join us for a packed agenda, an opportunity to network with colleagues and pose your questions to your professional body. Book now: rcot.co.uk/discover-membe…

It's more than just an event, it's more than just a meeting. It's a day designed to lead OT into the future. Join us for an exciting day of insight and connection. 🗓️ Tue 17 June. 📍 Edinburgh International Conference Centre 🎟️ Book today 👉🏽 loom.ly/dk2goZw

So pleased to see this role advertised. So few and far between opportunities in Scotland and a great first step for someone! Contact John Watson, Stroke Association if you have any questions 😀