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We’re offering a live OTs as approved clinicians webinar at 12– 2pm on Wednesday 8 February 2023 . We’re keen to inform and inspire occupational therapists about becoming an approved clinician, so we can increase the number of therapists in this role and explore: how occupational therapists working...

We have written jointly to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, as part of the Community Rehabilitation Alliance, to call on the government to recognise the need to invest in the rehab workforce and to take our calls into account as the NHS workforce plan is finalised. Karin Orman,...

All occupational therapists and occupational therapy support workers, irrespective of background and/or characteristics, should feel valued, respected and supported to develop their talents to the full.

Over 1,000 of you helped us choose the themes for Annual Conference 2023 , our annual flagship event. We try and make this two-day virtual event all about what’s important to occupational therapists today, The programme will be packed with interactive sessions, opportunities for informative...

Natalie Hicks, one of the founding members of AbleOTUK shares her story about becoming disabled and why being an ally is important.

This event has now taken place. If you missed the event or want to recap you can watch the recording . Join our leadership team for an open conversation at the first of our ‘Let’s get together’ events, at 6.30–7.30pm on Thursday 8 December 2022. We want to engage with you more, hear what’s...

Georgia Vine, Occupational Therapist and Founding Member of AbleOTUK shares her experiences of employment, disability, health and wellbeing.

We'll be at the Occupational Therapy Show at the NEC Birmingham on 23–24 November 2022, to find updated information, new resources, and support from peers, all in one place.

Over 100 health and care organisations, including the Royal College of Occupational Therapists, have signed a letter to the Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt in support of publishing the NHS long-term workforce plan in full – including assessments of how many staff will be needed to keep pace with demand. 

UK Disability History Month (UKDHM) was set up in 2010 to create a platform from which a focus on the history of Disabled people's struggles for equality and human rights could be highlighted and advanced through education. The theme of this year’s UKDHM looks at how disability, health and...

Do you want to champion the value of research within our profession? Can you help to promote, showcase and celebrate occupational therapy research? Become a research champion and help us to shape RCOT Research Connect, a new UK-wide virtual network of members launching in spring 2023.

Today, on the first day of Occupational Therapy Week 2022, the Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT) is launching its first ever public health campaign ‘Lift up your everyday with Occupational Therapy (OT) Life Hacks’. The professional body for occupational therapy’s campaign is designed...

Tell us about yourself and the journey that led you to study occupational therapy. My name is Shir Grunebaum and I’ve concluded my first year of an MSc Occupational Therapy (pre-registration) course at Oxford Brookes University. From a very young age, I always dreamed of studying occupational therapy.

As Steve Barclay takes on the role (again) of Secretary of State for Health and Social care, he will no doubt be aware of the myriad opportunities and challenges in the sector, particularly as we brace ourselves for a challenging winter. The workforce challenge remains a top priority that must be...

In March we changed our leadership structure so that we could grasp the opportunities for occupational therapy and for us as a membership body. Since then, our Senior Leadership Team have been looking at our team structures to ensure that we have the right roles and the capacity we need to deliver...

As part of Black History Month 2022 we’re hearing from Kwaku Agyemang, Occupational Therapist, OT & Chill Podcast Host and member of BAMEOTUK , about his journey into occupational therapy and how it has progressed.

We recognise the threat to human health and that of our natural world from the impacts of climate change. We understand our need to review and make changes both as an organisation and in how we support our members to do the same within their sphere of practice and wider networks.

In celebration of this year’s UK Black History Month – ‘Time for Change: Action not Words’ – your October issue of OTnews brings you the key messages to emerge from the incredible BAMEOT UK Inaugural Symposium, a personal account of using reverse mentoring to understand students’ experiences in a unique way and a university project to develop understanding and resources for practitioners on allyship and being an active bystander in the workplace.

This is a new role which will focus on the implementation of our strategy, delivering projects and initiatives that improve your overall experience with us.

The Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) is running a series of webinars on its current fees consultation.

We’ll be delivering a series of six webinars this autumn facilitated by Kalimah Ibrahiim focussing on practice-based learning (placement) related topics each with a different focus.

Are you an occupational therapist working with children and young people? We’re calling for your input on the first edition of the practice guideline Occupational therapy and play.

We’re pleased to be launching our principles of practice-based learning, which we developed with the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP).

The Social Prescribing Student Champion Scheme is once again inviting AHP students to its champion programme, after a highly successful first year following integration with medical students into the Scheme

The theme of this year’s UK Black History Month is ‘Time for Change: Actions Not Words’. As with every Black History Month (BHM), and throughout the rest of the year, it’s important for us to acknowledge that there’s still so much more we can do to make our profession, our organisation, and our...

Olivia, one of our valued members and occupational therapy student at Oxford Brookes University, talks to us about what inspired her to study occupational therapy. She also shares her experience of being a member with us

Demand for occupational therapy in children's services across the UK has risen sharply, the findings of our latest survey into children’s services show. The survey’s findings paint a stark picture, showing that children’s services are overstretched, underfunded and that staff are worried they can’t...

The policy paper announced in Westminster last week, Our plan for patients , misses an opportunity to make a real difference in cutting waiting times and improving access to services in England. The Secretary of State could have announced the extension of prescribing responsibilities to...

Welcome to the September issue of OTnews. We have an eclectic mix of features for you this month, but we are delighted to be able to focus on housing as our cover story.

We are seeking an advisory group to support our project which will complement a national programme of work that aims to promote excellence and standardisation in the quality of preceptorship programmes across the UK.

We’re calling on occupational therapists to share their data stories with us. But why?

Our pre-registration placement programme returns on Monday 5 September 2022. And we’ve made some changes so you can get the most out of the programme.

We’re launching a new Policy and Public Affairs Working Group: Northern Ireland. Members from across the profession in Northern Ireland have until 9am on Monday 26 September 2022 to join the working group – by filling in the quick MS Form.

NHS Confederation has written to Nadhim Zahawi, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, stating that the UK is facing a ‘public health emergency’ unless the government takes further action to limit energy price rises. They have warned that the current energy crisis will lead to more illness and have a...