It's #OTWeek23 and we will be busy as usual supporting our service users to live their best lives by enabling them to participate in the occupations that they want and have to do in order to maintain their mental and physical well-being 😀

East CAHMS OT team held a workshop about exploring meaningful occupations, occupational balance and goal setting with our MDT colleagues today. Always promoting the valued role of OT in CAMHS. #meaningfuloccupations . #OTWeek23

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Day 4 of #OTWeek23 . This evening’s occupation has been Lego! One of my favourites and definitely NOT just for children! Loving my sunflowers!

What a fantastic video to kick off #OTWeek23 within BLMK from #OTcolleagues Bedford Hospital (Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS FT) and Luton and Dunstable University Hospital

Our OT bubbles💚 #otweek23 #occupationaltherapyweek #rcot

#OTWeek23 #ADLThursday Engaging patients in ADLs whilst on ICU helps with their UL function and also helps their mood by humanising their care 💚🧠🖐🏻✍🏻🧖🏼‍♀️

As #OTWeek23 draws to a close this weekend, we salute our colleagues in green, whose work promotes patient independence as part of stroke rehab. Just a few of our colleagues pictured here, who work with patients in hospital and at home 🧠🟢 #stroke #rehab MorecambeBayNHSTrust Royal College of Occupational Therapists

OTs will understand 😅 Grateful for these waterproof shoes 🚿 🧼 #OTWeek23 #OTWeek2023 #OccupationalTherapy

As generic Therapy Support Workers, OT plays a big part in our role, which we are both so passionate about🥰 Blaire Grace Towers

Here’s why we love working in OT🤩

I may not be in green trousers yet but I’m on the way!💚 #wednesdaywork #OTweek23 uhltherapy

End of working #OTWeek23

With colleagues across all our sites we've engaged in conversations, shared info, promoted OT and asked what occupations matter.

Now off to celebrate with some lovely OT friends.

Occupations that matter to colleagues:

We do occupations from the moment we’re born – they’re essential to living. They give our lives meaning and purpose, they shape who we are, and help us connect with others.
Happy #OTWeek23 💞

To end OT week, we asked our nurses what comes to mind when I say ‘OT on ICU’.

Some great ideas! But also room for more education on the role and benefits of Occupational Therapy⭐️💚🧠 #OTWeek23 Blaire Grace Towers Lauren Harper Hayley Brocklehurst uhltherapy

Occupational therapists contribute valuable expertise and diverse skills to primary care teams, helping patients get quick access to the right care at the right time! #OTWeek23

In the same way the human body requires food, hydration, and oxygen, it also needs sleep. Sleep is an occupation that affects mood, alertness and attention, cognitive performance, mood and memory.
Tonight, I am prioritising my routine to support a good nights sleep #OTWeek23

The first of our “meet and greet” roadshows across the Trust for OT week (The Maudsley). #OTWeek23

Week in a tweet :
💺 Attended a bereavement support group this week
👩🏾‍🎓 My mum graduated in occupational therapy this week . #familyofOT
🏟️Great to see the amazing OT lecturers at @lsbu two years later DrLecturerMish PhD 🇬🇧🏳️‍🌈🇵🇸💙🌺 She/Her/Hers Anne Marie Langan Rebecca Swenson
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Our 3rd year Occupational Therapy student Raquel has produced this fantastic poster, focussed on the topic for #OTWeek2023 and how it relates to #stroke
Royal College of Occupational Therapists MorecambeBayNHSTrust Occupational Therapy at University of Cumbria #OTweek23

Day 4 of the SLaM OT week roadshow, last but definitely not least, Lambeth. #OTWeek23

Getting the bus to work is an essential occupation for me, but I hate it. It’s unpredictable, loud, bumpy, & busy. I adapt this occupation by wearing headphones or loops & using a hobby to distract me. Although I still don’t like it, it is meaningful in many ways… #OTWeek23