@dobbies - happy to have received my 2 garden loungers ordered but do not need the additional 10 included in the 2 boxes that have been delivered - nearly 3 weeks since deliver and still no acknowledgement/plan for collection
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This year, the BAOT’ Annual General Meeting (AGM) will take place in person, as part of our Members' Day on Tues 17 June 2025 at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre.
The AGM is free for all BAOT members to attend.
Learn more here 👉🏿 loom.ly/Tw4gLyY
ALT Text reads: Join us at the BAOT Annual General Meeting. Tuesday 17 June 2025 at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre.
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It was great to see occupational therapy apprenticeships on the agenda at the @niassembly last week.
Our discussions with @PhillipBrett21 advanced this issue, and we look forward to working with all Members of the Legislative Assembly to see progress.
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"The contributory factor of medicines to falls is under-recognised by clinicians as is the impact of falls on patient behaviour. #MedicationReview should be triggered by a first and any subsequent fall."
Read the BGS Blog by Anne Bentley #pharmacist bgs.org.uk/blog/what-matters…
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Are you a band 7 OT looking for a wee change or an experienced band 6 looking for experience as a Team Lead. Do you work outwith NHS and would like to see what opportunities you would get working in a busy acute hospital! Contact us to find out more!
apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/J…
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We’re looking for an enthusiastic Occupational Therapist to join our Rapid Occupational Therapy Assessment Service. Flexibility with working days & times of work will be considered. Please get in touch for more information and to discuss the opportunity. ow.ly/STP850Q4WEP
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So proud of our fantastic and dedicated Acute @NHS_Lothian Occupational Therapy Team! Enthusiastically sharing the amazing work they do.
This #OTWeek23, help us show people everywhere what occupations, in the context of occupational therapy, are and why they are so important!
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Occupations are essential to living. They give our lives meaning, purpose and structure. 💚
This #OTWeek23, help us show people everywhere what occupations, in the context of occupational therapy, are and why they are so important!
Get involved: loom.ly/pDQ9cIw
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If everyone who has been grateful for the NHS over the past 75 years followed and retweeted we’d reach a million by midnight
Please take just two seconds to show you care
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⭐ We'll be shining a light on the work of the occupational therapy support workforce. With @NikkiDanielsOT, @hspenceruk, Olufunmilayo Oludare, @rgriffinskill and Luke Capon.
🎟️ There's still time to join us at #RCOT2023. Book your ticket today: loom.ly/GfJE08s
ALT Text reads "RCOT Insights Session: Unregistered not unqualified: Valuing and developing our support workforce. We shine a necessary light on our support workforce and our collective roles in supporting each member of our community to embrace and develop their skill mix to best meet the needs of those accessing our services, as well as own career aspirations." Photos of five speakers are shown in top left. Ticket illustrations are shown in the top right.
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We are inviting members of the public to take part in our survey on the future of bed-based community health and social care in #WestLothian
To find out more and take part please visit our website
westlothianhscp.org.uk/artic…
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April is Falls Prevention Month #AprilFallsDay #AprilFalls2023 🏡
Lindy Clemson, Professor Emeritus at the University of Sydney, led a recent Cochrane Review highlighting the benefits of occupational therapy for falls prevention. Read the full #OTABlog ➡️otaus.com.au/blog/ot-interve…
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Are you or a loved one in hospital?
Getting up and getting out of your pyjamas, if you can, helps you get back to normal more quickly ❤️
Getting moving prevents blood clots, muscle wasting, chest infections and helps you get home sooner.
ALT Donald where's your troosers? Get up, Get Dressed, Get Moving.
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Imagine a world without occupational therapists. 🫣 No, we don’t want to either!
OT is an integral part of helping us to #ActNow, so we can do the things we want to do.
This #StressAwarenessMonth, we would love to hear your stories of improving wellbeing through OT.
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Our profession’s biggest challenge is that there is lack of understanding even within the medical community what we do and perhaps more importantly how #OTs facilitate meaningful #functional outcomes for people affected by short or term illnesses. #OccupationalTherapy – at Toronto, Ontario
Watching an episode of The Real A&E…. In this incidence, The ‘doctor’ who found a way round this patients mobility problems is in-fact an extremely skilled professional called an OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST…
#OccupationalTherapy #AHP #creditwherecreditsdue 😁
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"Emergency departments are in crisis and older people are clearly among those most affected. It is unacceptable, and very often dangerous, for older people to be in ambulances or on trolleys for long periods of time waiting for care" via @adamgordon1978 bgs.org.uk/policy-and-media/…
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NHS Lanarkshire is set to become one of the first health boards in Scotland to provide a primary care occupational therapy (OT) service to all local GP practices.
For more information, visit nhslanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk/n…
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Photo of occupational therapy at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital - a patient makes clothes. c. 1960
#LHSAPhotographs
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This AHP approach outlines 5 key areas where Allied Health Professionals can make a positive difference to people living with dementia While the elements of the AHP approach are described separately, they must be considered collectively. find out more here alzscot.org/ahpdementia
