Welcome to our April issue. Chronic fatigue can disrupt everyday life and is linked to a wide range of acute and long-term health challenges. For our cover feature, Wendy Bryant, Andy Chapman and Rachel Booth-Gardiner explore the concept of rest-do days – an occupation-centred approach to self-management, developed by Wendy in response to her own experience.

The Supreme Court ruling in the case of For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers has understandably affected many of our colleagues and members.

The cost-of-living crisis is making it more difficult for children and young people to access the therapies and interventions they need, say almost two-thirds (65%) of paediatric occupational therapists.

Jacqueline Gordon – Occupational Therapist at Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, BAOT Council Member for England and Clinical Sustainability Manager for Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust – shares her knowledge on how you can make an impact on climate change and work more sustainably.

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Savania (Sav) China – our Head of Inclusion and Involvement – has spent many years thinking, writing and talking about Equity, Diversity and Belonging (EDB).

For Disability Pride Month 2024, Georgia Vine reflects on a lifetime of living in an ableist society. She urges us all to recognise what systemic ableism means and to think about how as individuals and collectively we can act as an ally by doing something about it, big or small.