Occupational Therapy Week 2021: Ideas

What as occupational therapists can we do as individuals, within our teams and organisations to create health equity?

As occupational therapists you already do a lot towards creating health equity, but is there more you could do? Is there best practice that you'd like to share with others? Do you have an idea that would overcome blocks that you and others face within your team or organisation to achieving health equity amongst the people who use your services?

What as a profession can we do collectively to create health equity?

There is strength in numbers! Do you have an idea that would use the power of our community and have an impact on health equity?

How would you like RCOT to lead on the healthy equity agenda? What would you like to see RCOT do to support members to create health equity and to influence external agendas?

We’re ready to take action to strive for health equity across the UK. This is the start of our campaign; we’re already putting pressure on governments, healthcare leaders and commissioners in the four UK nations to take action. But we want to hear your ideas on what we could be doing that will make the greatest impact.

What should we be asking governments in the four UK nations to do to create health equity? What should governments do that that will help us as occupational therapists to do more to create health equity?

We know we can’t do this alone. We’re calling on governments in the four UK nations to provide a long-term strategy. When we speak with them which policy calls should we prioritise as having the greatest impact, and why? What resources do you need? What areas need funding so that you can improve and expand healthcare provision across all areas of society.