We belong here and we’re here to stay
By: Rachel Booth-Gardiner
14 July, 2025
Rachel Booth-Gardiner reflects on the absence of occupational justice within our profession and what all OTs can do to not only accommodate occupational therapists with disabilities but also to value their experienced contributions.
Our comment on the NHS England 10-year health plan
By: RCOT
03 July, 2025
Joseph Brunwin, our UK Policy and Public Affairs Manager, reacts to the NHS England 10-year health plan
RCOT announces Gary Waltham as new Chief Executive
By: RCOT
03 July, 2025
We’re delighted to announce that Gary Waltham will be our new Chief Executive, joining us in the new year.
Representing you and our profession in your nation and beyond – June 2025
By: Your Policy & Public Affairs Leads
01 July, 2025
Your monthly round-up of our policy and public affairs activity for June.
Announcing OT Week and our annual campaign 2025-26
By: RCOT
02 July, 2025
This year’s OT Week and annual campaign will highlight the value of occupational therapy in prevention and early intervention
Apply for funding - applications for Annual Awards now open
By: RCOT
01 July, 2025
The RCOT Annual Awards will are now open for applications.
The RCOT Annual Awards provide funding of up to £9,500 to support learning, development and research activities.
Ensuring rehabilitation leadership in the new NHS landscape
By: RCOT
27 June, 2025
A letter to the CEOs of Integrated Care Boards from the Community Rehabilitation Alliance about Allied Health Professional leads
Comment on RCPCH workforce report
By: RCOT
26 June, 2025
Policy and Public Affairs Lead for Northern Ireland at the Royal College of Occupational Therapists, Cliona McSherry, comments on a report on the workforce from the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health.
I’m a gay man who is also an OT. Or am I an OT who is also a gay man?
By: Robert Workman
10 June, 2025
Rob's blog explores the intersectionality between his identities as a gay man and as an occupational therapist.
‘Surely there has to be more?’
By: Tanya Fourie
26 June, 2025
Tanya Fourie, a Specialist Occupational Therapist in mental health, reflects on how her relationship to her own occupations evolved as she came to terms with her LGBTQIA+ identity and how showing up with authenticity made her a more supportive OT.