May's edition ofOTnewshas the feature 'Responding to financial, climate and social change' on p.21. Here's a lnk for BAOT members: www.cot.co.uk/latest-features-ot-news/otnews-may-2014
Could our current mental health care system be too ‘deficit’ focused? This may explain why we have a system that is very well geared up for managing patients during relapse, but a system that has…
The following letter appeared in the Times on Saturday 29 March 2014.Sir, On Mondaythe Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is due to publish its latest report on the current and projected…
NHS Change Day is a movement with a shared purpose of improving health and care. Their mission is to inspire and mobilise people everywhere, staff, patients and the public to dosomething better…
One principle of sustainable health care is patient empowerment. Empowering patients to manage their own mental health is a key factor in reducing burden on services and therefore reduced use of…
The Natural Approach to Meaningful Occupation (NAMO) is a model I have designed to aid occupational therapy interventions, considering features of outdoor natural environments. NAMO allows…
We have 700 NHS Forest trees to give away this planting season for all healthcare estates interested in doing some planting! Many of the trees were generously sponsored by the Great Outdoor Gym…
Hello everyone! First I wanted to say thank you for all of the great resources that have been shared on this site, especially the recent flurry from the COT conference. It is exciting to hear all…
College of Occupational Therapists 37th Annual Conference, Glasgow SECC These reflections on the COT Annual Conference in Glasgow have been delayed by me having had to take some unexpected time off…