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These were the direct questions posed by Sherrie Buckley, from St Patrick ’ s Mental Health Services, in a session on the current knowledge, perceptions, attitudes and practice of occupational therapists in Northern Ireland when it comes to driving and depression. There are around 322 million...

In a session on leadership, Helen Lycett from West London NHS Trust looked at some of the challenges of recruiting and retaining occupational therapists within London and her own trust. With a 30 per cent vacancy rate, she said that there are a number of key drivers in the capital city, including...

RCOT ’ s 43rd annual conference and exhibition, held at the ICC in Birmingham on 17 and 18 June, was kicked off with inspiring plenary speeches from Suzanne Rastrick, OBE, chief allied health professions officer at NHS England, and Care Minister Caroline Dinenage. Suzanne focused on leadership...

Two trusts in Gloucestershire have successfully brought together mental health, physical health and learning disability occupational therapy staff ahead of a merger, after consultation helped modify grander plans for integration. Rebecca Shute, the head of profession at 2gether NHS Foundation Trust...

An MSc student used virtual reality elephants and musicians as tools to help people living with dementia in a care home. Richard Short, a post-registration MSc student who is now working at South West Yorkshire Foundation Trust, told a session at RCOT’s annual conference about his work with three...

Occupational therapists need to be agents of change in complex systems, members heard at this year’s Elizabeth Casson memorial lecture. Dr Sarah Kantartzis, senior lecturer at Queen Margaret University in Edinburgh, asked the audience at RCOT’s annual conference if occupational therapists were...

The push to open up the advanced clinical practice agenda to new professions will require occupational therapists ‘to be brave’ in redefining what working at the level requires, a session at RCOT annual conference has heard. Richard Collier, the project lead for the Academy of Advancing Practice at...

Service user Philip Allen was helped by an occupational therapist after a brain injury to see that life could be ‘different but not necessarily worse’, he told the closing plenary of RCOT’s annual conference. Philip’s life was changed dramatically after a cycling accident on a family holiday in...

The Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT) has launched a report demonstrating how occupational therapy can support people with learning disabilities to have a good quality of life.

About us The Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT) is a membership organisation providing a range of services for our members, and some services for non-members. This Privacy Notice explains the types of personal information we collect about you and how we use it. It also provides you...

The Royal College of Occupational therapists (RCOT) has launched a new guide, ‘ Adaptations without delay ’ which will help speed up the process of delivering adaptations to people’s homes. Adaptations play a crucial role in prevention and improving health and wellbeing for older and disabled...

Some of our publications are now available as ebooks, as well as in PDF format. Here's how you can start using them. On an e-reader We offer two formats: Mobi - choose this if you want to read on one of the Amazon Kindle range Epub - this is the best option for almost all other e-readers, including...

Suzanne Rastrick, Chief Allied Health Professions Officer for NHS England, has been awarded an OBE. Julia Scott, CEO, Royal College of Occupational Therapists said: "I’m sure the everyone at RCOT will join me in extending our warmest congratulations to Suzanne on being awarded an OBE. It’s a huge...

At #RCOT2019 we'll be giving you the chance to hear more about our plans for the future. Come and join us to learn more.

Responding to the Interim NHS People Plan, RCOT Director of Professional Operations, Julia Skelton, said:

Electoral Reform Services has confirmed that Professor Diane Cox has won the ballot of members to be selected as RCOT's next Chair of Council. The Chair will start her term on 17 June, at RCOT's Annual General Meeting in Birmingham. Full results COX, Diane L 2,711 ELECTED CLAMPIN, Anna 1,117...

Last autumn, RCOT commissioned ComRes to once again investigate the attitudes of members, lapsed members and non-members towards RCOT membership and their perceptions of the professional body, as a follow-up to membership research undertaken by the same company in late 2015. The research took the...

The Royal College of Occupational Therapists is asking all its members across the UK to take part in ‘What matters to you’ day on 6 June 2019.

Commenting on the publication of the Augar review of Post-18 Education and Funding, Dr Jo Watson, Assistant Director of Education and Research at the Royal College of Occupational Therapists said: “For many students university education is a substantial financial outlay and can leave them in debt,...

The Migration Advisory Committee recommends which jobs are added to the Shortage Occupation List (SOL), making it easier to recruit people from outside the European Economic Area if their professions are difficult to recruit to. The government is now considering its response. RCOT has lobbied for...

Julia Scott, CEO, Royal College of Occupational Therapists said: “Tonight’s Panorama shone a light on the monumental challenges facing the adult social care team at Somerset County Council. The challenges they face are replicated right across the UK and it’s clear that people are struggling to get...

As we continue the countdown to #RCOT2019 , we wanted to share some news about our plans for Annual Conference in the years ahead.

The CINAHL database allows health professionals to search across thousands of journal titles, by subject / topic of interest. We're pleased to announce that the following key journals are now additionally available for RCOT members to search through this database, via the EBSCOhost platform:...

Imagine you’ve written a story and you think it’s going to change the world. Everyone who reads your book is going to end up happier and healthier. So you want this story to be translated into a language that everyone around the world can understand.

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Catch up on what's happening at our Annual Conference. We'd love to hear from you - don't forget to tag #RCOT2019 !

As part of the Allied Health Professionals Federation (AHPF), the Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT), along with Public Heath England (PHE) has launched the AHP Strategic Framework. The new framework sets out the vision for the roles of Allied Health Professions in public health over...

Last month Activity Alliance released a short film for healthcare professionals on supporting disabled people to be active. The film introduces the urgent case for change so more disabled people can reap physical and mental health benefits of being active. Over the coming months, we are featuring a...

RCOT has been commissioned by Health Education England (HEE) to produce a blended learning programme for occupational therapists working in perinatal mental health. Perinatal mental healthcare provides support to mothers throughout pregnancy and to one year post-natally, when they are at high risk...

The Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT) along with the Allied Health Professions Federation, Royal College of Nursing and the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges have launched a consensus statement that outlines how healthcare professionals should promote the benefits of good work and...

Three occupational therapists have got to work as AHP research champions under a new scheme launched by the National Institute for Health Research and the Council for Allied Health Professions Research (CAHPR). Dr Jennifer Wenborn is the champion for the North Thames region, Alison McCracken is the...

James Sanderson, Director of Personalised Care at NHS England and speaker at #RCOT2019, talks to us about the opportunity personalised care offers occupational therapists in England to support people in ever more innovative ways.

As an apprentice you can study for a degree and have on-the-job training. This means you can earn an income as well as studying, so it is a popular option. The first apprenticeships were launched in 2019. They are offered by over 20 universities across England working with hundreds of employers...

A number of NHS unions and professional bodies including UNISON and the Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT), alongside Community Interest Company Helpforce, have launched a new charter supporting volunteers working in the NHS in England. The charter outlines the valuable contribution...

The Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT) has launched an ambitious local government manifesto for the upcoming elections in Northern Ireland on 2 May 2019.

The Royal College of occupational therapists has a number of long-standing partners who work with us year in, year out on a number of initiatives and events. They find great value in being associated with the Royal College and our 33,000+ members. As the leading membership organisation in the UK...

Voice 01: I think some of the important skills and behaviours to be a leader, especially within occupational therapy, is your confidence in your role as an occupational therapist and what occupational therapists can contribute to the team that you are working in. Voice 02: I feel like I spend a lot...

In a relatively short amount of time, we have seen how the health and social care profession is waking up to the benefits of everyday technology in supporting patient care. As voice-activated devices take off in the UK, how long before the pressing of our screens becomes an old-fashioned way of...

The new Closing the Gap report , jointly published by the Health Foundation, King’s Fund and Nuffield Trust on 21 March, addresses some of the most fundamental challenges facing the NHS today. While welcoming the strategy set out in the NHS Long-Term Plan in January to improve the delivery of...

We had a chat with Dr. Sarah Kantartzis to find out a bit more about her and what we can expect to hear when she delivers the Casson Memorial Lecture at this year's Annual Conference in Birmingham.

An article appeared in January OTnews inviting members to stand for vacant seats on Council. As a result, one nomination was received for the R&D and IR seats which means that these individuals are considered to be duly appointed on Council. New Council members will start their term of office...

A medical clinician said to me at a recent conference: "There is no real choice for people in the NHS. Austerity, staff shortages and increased workload, mean that providing personalised care is a luxury most clinicians don’t have time for". I write this not to criticise another professional, but...

RCOT is embarking on a major project to define the occupational therapy profession’s research priorities over the coming years. We want to know the big questions occupational therapists and people who use occupational therapy services want answered. Monday 4 March saw the launch of the project –...

We caught up with Suzanne to find out a bit more about her and what we can expect to hear her speak about at this year's Annual Conference in Birmingham.

Social prescribing fits under the wider agenda across all four nations around a need to bring a more personalised approach to health and social care. This is a cultural shift in the way health and care is thought of and delivered – one that makes individuals active participants, not just passive...

The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) "reluctantly" approved a registrant fee rise of 18% effective from 1 October 2019, following a public consultation at the end of last year. The fee rise will mean all RCOT members will be paying £16 a year more than previously to practise the...

RCOT has embarked on a major new research project to define the occupational therapy profession’s research priorities. What are the big questions that occupational therapists, service users and carers in the UK want answered? RCOT’s research priorities were most recently defined in 2007 in Building...

A new report from the Royal College of Occupational Therapists, (RCOT), has identified three key factors to enable personalised care: Focusing on a person’s strengths and balancing choice and risk Enabling people to take part in daily activities that are important to them Ensuring people stay...

We caught up with Philip to find out a bit more about him and what we can expect to hear him speak about at this year's Annual Conference in Birmingham.

The top 10 priorities for occupational therapy research in the UK have now been identified. Read the full report here The top 10 How does occupational therapy make a difference and have impact on everyday lives? How can occupational therapists ensure that person-centred practice is central to how...

The Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT) welcome the publication today of NHS England’s vison and model for personalised care: Universal Personalised Care: Implementing the Personalised Care Model. The document sets out the vision and model for how 2.5 million people will benefit from...

The Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT) welcomes Monday’s announcement of 1,000 link workers to deliver on the Government’s social prescribing agenda in England. Enabling social participation is at the heart of the occupational therapy profession, and always has been. For this reason,...

The Royal College of Occupational Therapists and the Tower Hamlets Together team were delighted to welcome Caroline Dinenage MP to Mile End Hospital last week. Arranged by the Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT), the visit showcased how occupational therapy led services are improving...

In the lead up to our Annual Conference #RCOT2019, taking place in Birmingham, 17-18 June, we have launched a Twibbon campaign. At the click of a button, delegates can add an ‘#RCOT2019: I’ll be there’ badge to their Twitter and Facebook profile pictures. It’s a fun way to let your friends and...

A working group comprising organisations from across a range of health and social care sectors including RCOT, has today launched a set of principles for continuing professional development (CPD) and lifelong learning. The document, prepared by the Interprofessional CPD and Lifelong Learning UK...

A s a member of this specialist section you can access each of our clinical forums. I f members have any queries or wish to share information please contact us. W e would love to hear from you to learn about any local service development initiatives or research projects. W e would also value your...

The London Clinical Senate is currently recruiting new members for its Council, which is its governing body. RCOT is keen to have occupational therapy representation on the Clinical Senate. Its role is to provide independent, clinical and strategic advice to London’s commissioners and providers...

As we draw to the end of 2018, RCOT would like to wish all its members, staff and supporters a very happy winter break. 2018 has been another fantastic year for the organisation. We are now working towards our Strategic Intentions 2018 – 2023 that were launched in the presence of our Royal Patron,...

Thank you to all those members who have contacted us regarding the BBC drama Care which aired on Sunday 9 December. The Royal College of Occupational Therapists shares your view that the portrayal of our profession in the programme did not do justice to the vast amount of excellent occupational...

The Royal College of Occupational Therapists is delighted to announce that the degree apprenticeship standard for occupational therapy has been approved as ready for delivery by the institute for Apprenticeships. This approval opens up a new pathway to train occupational therapists in England. RCOT...

The Office for Students is inviting funding bids for up to £50,000 to find new ways to attract nursing, midwifery and AHP students. The £400,000 fund is open to existing higher education providers in England, or to new providers if their projects meet the criteria. Proposals can focus on...

RCOT's Professional Adviser for Children, Young People and Families, Sally Payne, reflects on how designing services differently can result in extending the reach of occupational therapy.

We are delighted and very privileged to confirm Suzanne Rastrick, Chief Allied Health Professions Officer for NHS England and Philip Allen, an inspirational service user, as plenary speakers at the 2019 RCOT Annual Conference. Both accomplished speakers will give delegates an insight into the...

An occupational therapist in the Shetlands was among the healthcare staff filmed by BBC One’s Island Medics , which aired in November . The programme is available to watch on the BBC iPlayer until 14 December 2018 . Marc Beswick, based at the Gilbert Bain Hospital in Lerwick, was featured working...

Occupational therapists gathered at Holyrood recently to celebrate occupational therapy in Scotland and raise awareness of the Improving Lives, Saving Money campaign. Sponsored by MSP Lewis Macdonald, Convener of the Health and Sport Committee in Scotland, the reception welcomed guests from across...

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