Wales (Cymru) Region

RCOT Wales regional committee supports and co-ordinates member activity around Wales.

Committee members:

Rachel Rowlands and Natalie Hughes	Chair (role-share)
Zadie Vaca	Vice Chair
Melanie Porter-Jones	Secretary
Tina Lee	Treasurer
Helen Harris and Katie Williams	Member Activity Lead (role-share)
Jenni Evans and Stephanie Christian	Regional Communications Lead (role-share)
Sarudzai Macheva	Social Media Lead
Gwawr Parker	Co-opted Welsh Language Rep
Dr. Thomas Williams	Co-opted EDB Lead

Committee email address: RCOT.Wales@rcot.co.uk

Find out more

E-newsletters

The Wales region produces an e-Newsletter which is circulated by email to all members with the region.

Read latest issue (December 2020) (PDF, 270.72KB)

RCOT E-Bulletins

The Welsh region produces a regular E-Bulletin which is circulated in-between e-Newsletters by email to all members within the region.

Read the latest e-bulletin from September 2023

Read the latest e-bulletin from June 2023

Get Involved

The Wales region is looking for RCOT members to join the committee, for more information please contact Stacey.Abraham@rcot.co.uk

Local Groups

RCOT local groups offer members the opportunity to join an already existing group or any member can set a new group. RCOT local groups are supported financially by the regional committee and offer the opportunity to gain valuable continuing professional development, share experiences, develop, expertise and competence.

Mid Wales: Vic Deakins - Victoria.Deakins@wales.nhs.uk
North East Wales: Charlotte Warburton - Charlotte.Warburton@wales.nhs.uk
North West Wales: Sara.Roberts@Bangor.ac.uk
West Wales: Kirsty Thomas - Thomas_kirsty@yahoo.co.uk
Community Occupational Therapy Advisory Group (COTAG): Neil Abraham - Neil.Abraham@bridgend.gov.uk

Contacting UNISON

RCOT members can access UNISON services via local staff stewards. If you do not have a UNISON staff steward then contact your UNISON Branch Secretary by telephoning 0800 0857 857.

Lifelong Learning Grants

Looking for an alternative funding option for CPD?

Consider applying for a Lifelong Learning Grant (LLG). The LLG provides financial support for RCOT members to participate in learning opportunities, such as short courses, workshops or conferences. Pre-registration Bsc and Msc courses are not eligible for LLG funding.

You can use the funding to contribute to the fees for the learning opportunities, but it cannot cover the cost of travel and subsistence. You can claim up to 50% of the total learning opportunity cost, with a maximum of £200 per application, and if successful you will be required to submit a report/article (minimum 300 words), giving feedback on the learning opportunity and how it benefited your practice.

To apply for a LLG, please download and complete the application form and return it to communities@rcot.co.uk. Applications are accepted all year round.

If you have any questions, please email communities@rcot.co.uk.