First, we invite everyone to share their views on RCOT’s newly-launched draft Equity, Diversity and Belonging (EDB) strategy. It’s based on the views and needs of you – our members – colleagues and stakeholders with direct experience of, or insights into, the discrimination and disadvantages members and people they provide services to face.
July is Disability Pride Month. It’s a month to celebrate each person’s uniqueness and open up conversations around stigma, discrimination and the contributions of disabled people. To help celebrate, we’ve changed the ‘O’ on our front cover masthead to the updated Disability Pride flag from 2021, designed by Ann Magill.
Hear from the ABLE Expert Advisory Group about their experience of acting as a ‘critical friend’ to RCOT, as part of the pilot project to set up the ABLE, BAME and LGBTQIA+ steering groups – recently renamed as expert advisory groups.
On pages 30-33, Diane Lane and Sam Dawson evaluate a system-wide training project for single-handed care in Medway Community Healthcare, aiming to reduce hospital discharge delays. Meanwhile, pages 34-37 highlight the benefits of the Occupation Matters programme introduced by the Hereford Neighbourhood Mental Health Team for service users.