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“The Royal College of Occupational Therapists welcomes this further investment in General Practice in Northern Ireland. In order to deliver the most benefits we would advocate that it is spent, in part, on the further development of multi-disciplinary services including occupational therapy within...

Professor Heinz Wolff, Vice-President of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists, has died at the age of 89. Professor Wolff was appointed to the College as Vice-President in 1989. He was a member of the fund raising committee for the Disability and Information Resource Centre (DISC), the...

Supporting people to play their favourite sport and take part in hobbies is a key component of occupational therapy. To help people live, not merely exist, with long term conditions makes all the difference to people's health and quality of life. Here are a couple of examples of how sport is making...

Despite the 75% employment rate in the general population, if you are adult with a disability there is less than 5 in 10 chance that you are in employment. Changing this to give everybody equal access to work requires a shift of mind-set from those working across the NHS. All health care clinicians...

Responding to the Welsh Government announcement that there will be a 10% increase in occupational therapy commissions from 2018 – 2020, Ruth Crowder of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists says: “The Royal College of Occupational Therapists wholeheartedly welcomes today’s announcement, in...

Commenting on today’s BBC analysis of A&E waiting times, Julia Scott, Chief Executive at the Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT) says: “The number of long waits at hospital A&E departments is simply unsustainable. Hospitals and ambulance services are struggling to cope and...

Commenting on the recent Department for Work and Pensions Green Paper, ‘Improving Lives: The Future of Work, Health and Disability’, and proposed reforms to the certification of fit notes, which include extending powers of issue to healthcare practitioners such as occupational therapists, Karin...

The Royal College of Occupational Therapists wholeheartedly supports the Government’s aspiration that the barriers which prevent people with disabilities from finding and keeping work should be swept away. People in employment report higher levels of well-being, life satisfaction and happiness than...

2025's Elizabeth Casson Memorial Lecture You can now nominate 2025's Elizabeth Casson Memorial speaker. Do you know an occupational therapist who has made or is making a significant contribution to our profession? If you do, we want to hear from you. Find out more by visiting our nomination page or...

The Royal College of Occupational Therapists welcomes the Centre for Ageing Better’s report today showing how small home adaptations can reduce costs by millions of pounds. It provides further evidence to support the recommendations in our “ Living, Not Existing ” report; that showed how involving...

Macmillan Cancer Support has identified the need to better understand who in the health and social care workforce supports people living with cancer. This includes the vital contribution of the Allied Health Professional (AHP) workforce. The Royal College of Occupational Therapists will be working...

This update aims to provide some information relating to the pre-registration occupational therapy programmes. Please note, that with the exception of item 4, this information is relevant to England only.

Where do I start when writing about self-management? Perhaps I could talk about how supporting people to self-manage is one of the core principles to occupational therapy practice? Perhaps I should start by explaining how we are, and always have been, a profession that prides itself on its person-...

Listen or download the Royal College of Occupational Therapists' podcasts. We welcome your feedback on our programmes, and we want to know what topics you would like us to cover in future episodes, so please get in touch via email , Facebook or Twitter .

Resources marked with an * are available in Welsh language. There is a separate list of publications available in Welsh, below the main listing.

To celebrate the launch of the Career Development Framework , we are running a #5minCPD Twitter challenge over the next four Mondays! Each Monday afternoon on Twitter, we will publish a #5minCPD challenge which will focus on one of the four pillars of learning. You have until 5 pm on Friday of the...

We are pleased to announce that five new ebooks are now available to RCOT members on a 3 rd new ebook platform: 123 Library To view these books, you will first need to be logged in as a member to the RCOT website. Then, by clicking on My ebooks, you will be able to view or download ebooks on a...

The Royal College of Occupational Therapists has launched a substantial review of its research and development activity. This is no small task and will involve undertaking a bit of a ‘journey’ over the next 12-18 months, the outcome of which will be a revised RCOT Vision, Strategy and Action Plan...

Commissioning in Healthcare is a CPD accredited event for anyone facing the challenge of implementing place-based models of care and delivering sustainable services with populations at their heart. As part of the UK Health Show, Commissioning in Healthcare is co-located with focused events on...

In response to research published today in the journal Alzheimer's & Dementia which shows an increase in reliance on emergency care for dementia patients towards the end of their lives, Julia Scott CEO of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists said: "Sadly, people with complex and...

To help ensure that the RCOT can provide high quality membership benefits, services and content to members, we seek to generate revenue from a number of commercial sources. These include advertising, sponsorship and other partnerships.

Some of the Conference highlights are now available to access from the RCOT Annual Conference microsite . The films include: The Opening Plenary Watch acclaimed motivational speaker Paul McGee, who told delegates that they are a MAD (make a difference) profession and Dr Winnie Dunn, who wants the...

The Department of Health has today announced its intention to create 21,000 additional roles for healthcare professionals in Mental Health. Royal College of Occupational Therapists’ CEO Julia Scott said: “We welcome today’s announcement of an expansion in the mental health workforce which is long...

The Royal College has just released a film titled Let’s Talk CPD . The film will help viewers consider how to incorporate CPD in their everyday life. The film is a three way conversation between Dr Stephanie Tempest, the Royal College’s Education Manager (Professional Development); Anne Keen, The...

Answers to key questions on occupational therapy.

Responding to comments from Professor Sir Mike Richards on this morning's BBC Radio 4 Today Programme, Julia Scott CEO of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists said: “The NHS and the nation owe Sir Mike Richards a huge debt of gratitude for his many years of commitment and dedication to...

The degree level apprenticeship standard in occupational therapy has been released for consultation today. We would encourage everyone to take the opportunity to read what has been proposed and to contribute your views. This is your opportunity to be the voice of your profession so we would...

All publications are free for members to access online free of charge and a number of downloads are also available to non-members. Hard copies of our publications can be ordered using the form below. Please complete and return the form, with full payment, to Publication Sales (4th Floor) Royal...

Commenting on the findings of ADASS's 2017 survey predicting further cuts of £824m from social care costs, CEO of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists, Julia Scott, said: “The predictions from ADASS make for further depressing reading about the future of the health and care system in...

We are aware that the Capita PIP advert that ran in the May issue of OTnews and their sponsorship of the 2017 annual conference has caused concern to some of our members. We have reflected member's concerns about the advert back to Capita PIP who have agreed to change its wording for future...

In her speech to close the Royal College of Occupational Therapists annual conference, its CEO Julia Scott told delegates that to ensure that the occupational therapy profession continues to go from strength to strength the role of occupational therapists need to continue to evolve. "I think the...

Four excellent speakers battled it out today (20 June) during the Conference’s debate session. The presenters were poised in their positions on the proposition: This house believes that diverse roles are a vital tool in the future of our profession. The session, chaired by David Brindle, public...

This year’s Conference was officially opened with inspirational presentations by motivational speaker Paul McGee and renowned Professor Winnie Dunn at the ICC, Birmingham today (19 June). During her opening speech, Cynthia Murphy, chair of the Older People Specialist Section, encouraged delegates...

Please note: following session omitted in error from printed timetable: Monday 19 June: 12.35 session 12 Practice Development Facilitated Poster Plot to Pot to Plate - The Therapeutic Journey from Derelict Allotment to Cookbook for Mental Health Clients in Fife David Sanders NHS Fife

New Apprenticeship Standards are being developed for England which will replace the Apprenticeship Frameworks currently in use. Once in place, these new Standards set out the skills, knowledge and understanding a person must possess in order to carry out a specific role. The proposed new standard...

A process of ethical review now exists to facilitate fulfilment of responsibilities. For Specialist Sections, the arrangements apply specifically to research, audit, service evaluation and gathering customer feedback. Where work is being undertaken by the Specialist Section (or on behalf of in the...

We have updated our catalogue to reflect the RCOT digital Library service. To access online publications and information about RCOT print material search our Library catalogue .

The second edition of occupational therapists’ use of occupation-focused practice in secure hospitals is now available to download for free from the RCOT website. It is an invaluable evidence-based resource to support occupational therapists working with adults in secure settings. It provides a...

SS - TMH Conference 2024 We were delighted to hold our 2024 Conference on Monday 14 October 2024 in The Birmingham Conference & Events Centre. Our conference theme this year will be 'Foundations of rehabilitation'. The day will include speakers and presentations with an opportunity to network...

The development of new skills and roles in practice is encouraged within occupational therapy. Occupational therapists’ transferable skills are valued in many settings, and diverse practice is acknowledged by The Royal College of Occupational Therapists 1 and within Health and Care Professions...

We recommend that all occupational therapists wanting to work in the United Kingdom (UK) make themselves fully aware of the national policies and legislation in each of the four UK countries - Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and England. The best way to do this is initially to become an overseas...

The 2024 BAOT Annual General Meeting (AGM) and RCOT Open Meeting took place on 27 June and was chaired by Odeth Richardson, Chair of Council.  Thank you to all members who joined us. About the 2024 Annual General Meeting During the AGM members found out the results of the Council elections , heard...

If you need to seek permission to use extracts from or make additional copies of an RCOT publication, please refer to the RCOT open permissions licence in the first instance to see if this covers your needs:

The AHP Health and Work Report is an A4 form which provides an employee, their employer and GP with information which may be used to help keep that employee in work if possible or be signed off, usually for a specified length of time while recovering from injury, illness or a procedure.

RCOT collects data from all accredited occupational therapy pre-registration programmes through an annual quality monitoring process . Significant data of benefit to the profession and to inform workforce and programme development is collated, presented in a compiled report and made available each...

Please note the Diploma of the College of Occupational Therapists (DipCOT) was replaced by the BSc qualification in the mid-1990s. RCOT's name change in 2017 does not impact on the title of this award, and should continue to be referred to as DipCOT.

Following the closure of the APPLE scheme, the RCOT has developed a new section on the CPD@RCOT webpage dedicated to Practice-based Learning. It supports RCOT members who are or want to become Practice Educators. The section lists resources such as RCOT guidance, OTNews articles, external links and...

Our RCOT Data and Innovation Strategy 2021-2023 vision is that: Every occupational therapist is confident in engaging in a range of activities where data is used, collected and shared for the purpose of improving health outcomes at the individual, service, and population level.

We are excited to announce that our brand new website will be launching on Tuesday 16th May! Please be assured that members who are registered on the old website will be able to log in as normal on the new site.

Insurance benefits include malpractice and professional liability and public and products liability insurance up to a new limit of £10 million per member.

By using this website you agree that you have read and accept these terms and conditions and that they shall apply to your use. If you do not wish to be bound by these terms and conditions please do not use this website. Your use of this website and any downloads from it and the operation of these...

The Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT) has produced an electronic election postcard for members and those who are keen to promote the value of occupational therapy to download and use during the general election campaign. The cards are designed to help start conversations with...

Occupational therapists have the expertise to enable people to work through:

These occupations may have become inhibited due to short or long term mental and/or physical health difficulties.

The HCPC has a very broad understanding of ‘practising your profession’ as ‘drawing on your professional skills and/or knowledge in the course of your work.’ The HCPC states that the practitioner must make a personal decision about whether they are doing this.

Public health encompasses promoting and protecting health and well-being, preventing ill health and prolonging life. Concepts and knowledge of health have evolved, with three key ideas gaining increasing credence that: Health is largely determined by social factors, Health can be measured by what...

When a person is restricted in doing their occupations through illness, disability, changing life circumstances or barriers within the environment, the effective use of moving and handling techniques, equipment and/or adaptations may assist. Occupation should always be the occupational therapist’s...

An article appeared in January OTnews inviting members to stand for vacant seats on Council. As a result, one nomination from Lyn Westcott was received for the seat of Council Member, Learning and Development Board, which means that she is considered to be duly elected and will start her three-year...

Information on demonstrating value through the collection of data can be found within a number of RCOT resources, including this guide and template to help you demonstrate the impact of occupational therapy.

We are delighted to confirm that Dr Patricia McClure has been elected as chair of our council for a further period of 12 months. Following the announcement of the vote, Dr McClure, who is also Associate Head of School, School of Health Sciences at Ulster University said: "I am delighted and...

Management can be defined as organising and guiding the actions and behaviours of a team(s) of people on a day-to-day basis. Management consists of organising, planning, controlling, and directing an organisation's resources to deliver agreed business objectives. Occupational therapists are...

This publication has been withdrawn as it is no longer current (and has been replaced by information in the latest learning and development standards ).

Occupational therapy appealed to me because of the variety of possible work settings. The placements throughout the degree have given me great insight into the many avenues to go down (plus the many potential areas for occupational therapy that are yet to be created).

For general information on reviewing and authoring research, we recommend SAGE Publication's Journal Gateway resources .

The British Journal of Occupational Therapy (BJOT) has been online only for members since January 2015.

My role as a sports technician, working with people with mental illness and learning disabilities, coupled with being supervised by passionate occupational therapists, motivated me to explore occupational therapy more.

The Scottish Government has announced an extra £6.3m for the Scottish Ambulance Service. Responding to the announcement, Julia Scott CEO of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists said: “We welcome this extra investment by The Scottish Government into The Scottish Ambulance Service to help...

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After the announcement last week of our official name change from College to Royal College we were asked about the use of post-nominal letters. We invite our members who wish to use post -nominal lettering to denote that they are a member of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists to use MRCOT...

I chose to study occupational therapy because I love working with people and want to make a difference to the lives of others. Occupational therapy is a natural and perfect fit for me!

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