Feature Stories
Top Tips for OT’s using social media
Published on 18th September 2017
Locum occupational therapists can help the public understand more about the profession by using social media, the Health and Care Professions Council has urged.
Training opportunity for locum occupational therapists
Published on 18th September 2017
Function Management with Pain
3rd and 26th October, The Holiday Inn, Stratford City, London
2nd and 21st of November, The Macdonald Hotel and Spa, Manchester
CPD audit advice for OTs re-registering with HCPC
Published on 5th September 2017
As locum occupational therapists are being asked to re-register with The Health and Care Professions Council, some of you will be chosen for an audit of Continued Professional Development. As part of the re-registration process, 2.5 per cent of OTs will be selected at random to have your CPD profiles audited. Here are exclusive tips from the HCPC for completing your CPD profile in case you are one of the selected OT’s.
Mental health workforce plans 'excludes Allied Health Professionals'
Published on 21st August 2017
The government’s Mental Health Workforce Plan has been criticised for failing to include allied health professionals and social workers.
Government announces expansion of mental health workforce
Published on 4th August 2017
The mental health workforce is set to expand by 21,000 new posts, the government has announced.
Royal College calls for an end to de-humanising social care system
Published on 14th July 2017
The current social care system is having a ‘dehumanising and isolating effect’ on older and vulnerable people, the Royal College of Occupational Therapists has warned.
Join the Occupational Therapy Thunderclap Campaign
Published on 21st June 2017
Occupational therapists are being urged to join a campaign to highlight the value of occupational therapy in social care.
Practice guideline launched for OTs working in secure hospitals
Published on 7th June 2017
Occupation-focused occupational therapy for adults in secure hospitals can literally transform a patient’s experience of their detention, the Royal College of Occupational Therapists has stated.
NICE publishes guidance on reablement
Published on 2nd May 2017
The National Institute for Care and Health Excellence has produced draft guidance on intermediate care, including reablement.
"It’s a Lifestyle choice for me which enables me to go travelling"
Published on 21st April 2017
Sarah Piercey is a Locum Occupational Therapist (OT) currently on a contract with a local authority social services department in North London. Sarah is from Perth in Western Australia and found that locuming enabled her to travel around the UK since moving here three years ago.
Lords highlight lack of long-term planning in NHS
Published on 11th April 2017
There is a shocking lack of long-term strategic planning in the NHS, the Lords Select Committee has warned.
Guidance for OTs on patient group direction launched
Published on 3rd April 2017
Guidance on patient group direction (PGD) which allows occupational therapists to supply and administer specified medicines in specific circumstances has been produced by the College of Occupational Therapists.
IR35 – The impact on locum occupational therapists
Published on 3rd April 2017
New IR35 legislation coming into force next week is a “quagmire”, a tax expert has warned.
NICE produces draft quality standard on rehabilitation following critical illness
Published on 3rd April 2017
Adults who require rehabilitation following critical illness should have their short-term rehabilitation goals agreed within four days of admission to hospital, new draft NICE guidance suggests.
Locums: Do you know your IR35 status ready for April?
Published on 13th March 2017
HMRC has finally unveiled the online tool that assesses the IR35 status of contractors working through their Personal Service Company on government contracts. The Employment Status Service (ESS) tool was released late on 2nd March 2017 and is designed to help contractors, and the public sector organisations and agencies who hire them determine whether or not the worker is inside or outside IR35. Early trials have led to much criticism on contractor forums with many stating that they have found the tool inconclusive and therefore not fit for purpose.