Our strategy

Our five-year strategy will guide our efforts to reach more people and create wider positive impacts. It was developed in collaboration with occupational therapists, members, colleagues and senior allied health profession leaders. 

The focus is on delivering short and long-term action plans that make the biggest impacts, based on our strengths, our members’ needs and the greatest opportunities for us to support occupational therapy and therapists across the UK.  

Steve Ford, RCOT CEO talks about our strategy

Rise Up

We will rise up to be bold, progressive advocates and champions – raising our profile and voice so that more people understand the power of what occupational therapists do.

Open Up 

We will open up to new opportunities and people – joining forces, forming alliances, and getting more people to see occupational therapy as the solution to their needs.

Lift Up 

We will lift up every occupational therapist and support them to be the best they can be throughout their entire career – by offering them the best community, resources and tools that help them to succeed.

Build Up 

We will build up our organisation and culture to be dynamic, high performing and values-led – using insights and data to inform and drive us to achieve our purpose.