I wrote with Anna Batchelor on Facebook and the response has been incredible. #havetheconversation m.facebook.com/story.php?stor…

Occupational Therapy in palliative care - providing continuity of care from the acute setting to home. #WeCanDoThis Wendy Griffiths Wye Valley NHS Trust RCOT Specialist Section - Major Health Conditions

OTs in palliative care use effective rehabilitation techniques to improve fatigue, physical and social functioning, and participation in daily life activities. Occupational Therapy prolongs independence, improves quality of life and gives people a sense of meaning. #OTweek

‘We all have to find some way of handling our own hurts and losses and a means of carrying on … Without this it is difficult to continue to open ourselves to the pain of others or to hold together any belief that there is purpose in life’. Cicely Saunders 1983.

Palliative Care OT Rebecca Lawrence proudly advocating for evidence based care for our Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust patients #Red4Research

'I want you to think about the ideas I am sharing and what they mean for your work as an occupational therapist.' – Katrina Bannigan FRCOT #RCOTCasson

We are celebrating an extraordinary achievement! Lt Col John Landau, at the age of 90, completed a 15,000ft skydive in support of our charity! 🪂 We felt truly honoured to meet him and his wife Helen and show the difference his support is making at our hospitals 💙 (1/2)

We can't control what happens around us, but we can choose how we respond. Join us for Meaningful May and focus on the things that matter ❤️ actionforhappiness.org/meaningful-may #MeaningfulMay

I have started a new venture looking at the cardiology therapy service in GRH. I am interested in what other trusts are doing and would love to chat with some of the amazing therapists! Anyone please help!! #CSP #CardiologyPT #Physio forms.gle/EVfyFo2mAb7RDr…

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Gloucestershire Hospitals Therapy Service 🦋GalleryWard-2🦋 Great fun for the cheese roll on the cote therapy wards last weekend. The patients and ward staff enjoyed it immensely!😊🧀🗻

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#SocialCareOT isnt just Reablement, rehab & intermediate care, or about supporting people out of hospital. We stop people from going into hospital & needing the #NHS, we reduce impact of long term conditions & age related decline, we keep people safe, well & thriving at home!

Stacey is the Deputy Head of Inpatient Therapy and specialises in Neurology. From energy conservation techniques to meal preparation skills, she’s passionate about equipping patients with the tools they need to succeed at home. #OTWeek24 Royal College of Occupational Therapists Gloucestershire Hospitals Therapy Service

Meet Becca, an OT on the Acute Medical Unit (AMU), dedicated to supporting patients from admission to a safe, empowering discharge. Becca performs holistic assessments to inform diagnoses, set meaningful therapy goals, and create patient-centred discharge plans. #OTWeek24

.Deidre and I have written a paper on the scope of occupational therapy practice in palliative care in Europe. You can read the blog post here bit.ly/2GpJFOq - and the paper here bit.ly/2Ip9Oi8 .