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15 March 2024
Baroness Hollins steps down as President of RCOT
Professor Sheila the Baroness Hollins was appointed as RCOT President in 2015; a role that she initially only intended to fill for three years.
06 February 2024
‘Research and innovation are everybody’s business’ – our opportunity to create a culture of continuous improvement
We’re bringing together our previously separate strategies for both research and data and innovation, highlighting how these areas should complement each other to drive our profession forward and build growth opportunities for you. Bringing OT practitioners and researchers together is the aim – to...
02 February 2024
What’s it like to do an occupational therapy degree apprenticeship?
Happy National Apprenticeship Week! We caught up with Helen Smith, a newly qualified occupational therapist who completed an apprenticeship with Coventry University last summer.
12 December 2023
How to use our children’s survey findings to improve services for children, young people and families in your area
In September 2023 we reported the findings of our survey of children and young people’s occupational therapists working in the UK.
29 November 2023
Meet Manni, a newly qualified OT and RCOT member
Meet Manpreet, who recently started work as a Community Occupational Therapist for a local authority. Learn about Manni’s dream of using nature as a therapeutic tool and how she continues to learn through RCOT membership since qualifying as an OT.
24 November 2023
Reflection on the Autumn Statement 2023
In the wake of the Autumn Statement 2023, we have analysed the proposed reforms and initiatives that hold potential implications for healthcare and work. Supporting work and preventing dropout The recognition of proposals for an occupational health framework is promising, and we anticipate the...
20 November 2023
What’s it like to start an occupational therapy degree?
Becky Ferris, a Masters student at the University of Plymouth shares her experience.
16 November 2023
Making our practice fit for the future – Pete Vesey reflects on this year’s British Association of Hand Therapists’ conference
In October, one of our Professional Advisers, Pete Vesey, was invited to represent us at this year’s British Association of Hand Therapists’ (BAHT) conference . Pete got to rub shoulders with...
20 October 2023
How reading Black literature can be a means of connecting with Black identity, history and consciousness
Eden Samuels-Coke shares with us how reading Black literature can be a means of connecting with Black identity, history and consciousness.