Hi been asked if I could help to outline what sort of interventions should/ could be offered to patients with dementia living in care homes (ideally evidence based) . Our current offer is limited to CST , followed by periodic consultations with psychiatrist, medication review/ monitoring ; can anyone help please

Hello everyone,

My name is Daniel, and I’ve been a qualified Occupational Therapist for five years. I have experience ranging from Paediatrics to Elderly Care and Rehabilitation, and I’m currently working towards specialising in Paediatrics. I recently moved to Southend from London and have been looking for ways to connect with like-minded people. Since this is a platform for Occupational Therapists, I knew it would be a great place to meet others—after all, OTs are amazing!

I decided to create this group to connect with fellow Occupational Therapists in the area as I’m still finding my feet. I also hope it can become a supportive space for peer discussion and shared learning.

Welcome to our group Southend/Essex Occupational Therapists ! A space for us to connect and share with each other. Start by posting your thoughts, sharing media, or creating a poll.

📢 Calling All UK Mental Health Occupational Therapists!

I am conducting a research study as part of my MSc Occupational Therapy degree at City St George’s, University of London, exploring the experiences of inpatient mental health Occupational Therapists integrating spirituality into their practice.

If you are a HCPC-registered Occupational Therapist currently working, or who has previously worked, in an inpatient mental health service, I would love to hear from you.

You are welcome to share this post with colleagues or within your networks. For more information, get in touch with me at m2405809@sgul.ac.uk

Thank you for your support!

#OccupationalTherapy #MentalHealthOT #HolisticPractice #SpiritualityInHealthcare #OTResearch #PersonCentredCare #EvidenceBasedPractice

💚For my MSc Pre-registration Occupational Therapy dissertation, I’m exploring how prepared newly qualified OTs feel to deliver evidence-based stroke rehabilitation in clinical practice. 💚

If you:

🧠Qualified as an OT in the past two years in the UK, and

🧠Have current or previous post-qualification experience in stroke rehabilitation,

Please feel free to participate by clicking the link below, which will take you to the survey (~10 minutes).

Please read the participant information sheet before starting.

Participants needed!

Are you a UK based paediatric OT who has delivered services using MS Teams or similar online platforms? If so, I would love to hear about your experiences.

I am a MSc Occupational Therapy student at the University of Winchester and am interested in exploring practitioners’ experiences of using telehealth to deliver interventions to children and their families. As an increasing number of healthcare services are delivered online, your input will shed light on practitioners’ experiences of this shift.

If you are interested in finding out more about this study or sharing your experiences with me in an interview, please email me at: b.crouch.24@unimail.winchester.ac.uk

This study has received approval from the University of Winchester Ethics committee (ref. HWB-OT-0825BC).

Thank you so much for your time.

Does anyone have any advice or guidance on how to supervise junior staff. I have just started a new band 6 post and will be supervising a band 4 and band 5 staff. I have mentored students but never a staff member so any advice will be great

For OTs in a leadership or management position, what is the most important aspect of leadership?