Northern Ireland invests in 93 training places for occupational therapy for 2025/26
Health Minister Mike Nesbitt Health Minister Mike Nesbitt has announced a significant package of investment in Northern Ireland’s health and social care (HSC) workforce, with…
EXCLUSIVE: A day in the life of a renowned occupational therapist
Kate Sheehan, Occupational Therapist (OT) and Director of The Occupational Therapy Service, discusses what it is like to collaborate with major manufacturers to design meaningful…
Book launches to highlight the life-changing outcomes that occupational therapy can deliver to clients
Kate Sheehan, OT, Director of The Occupational Therapy Service and book contributor (left) with author Martina Tierney, OT (right) As a contributing author, Kate Sheehan,…
OT department gets assistive tech upgrade thanks to generous funding
The Occupational Therapy (OT) department at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt (RJAH) Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has been upgraded with support and funding…
New smart house enables people to try out assistive tech that helps them to live independently
Sunderland City Council's Adult Services Team and Sunderland Care and Support have launched a smart home to demonstrate assistive technologies that will improve the lives…
OTs can visit educational vehicles to conveniently view accessible bathing products at the OT Show
Accessible bathing specialist Abacus Specialist Bathroom Solutions will be highlighting its fleet of educational vehicles, which will allow attendees to experience a range of baths…
Free assisted bathing CPD seminars available at the OT Show 2023
Abacus Specialist Bathroom Solutions, in association with The OT Service, will be presenting free assisted bathing CPD sessions at the OT Show 2023 on stand…
Council enables residents to complete self-assessments to apply for free services and adaptations
Residents in South Lanarkshire can apply for an assessment, or complete a self-assessment, for free home adaptations, occupational therapy and equipment using the council’s website.…
CPD bathing seminar to discuss how adaptations can reduce long-term costs at upcoming exhibition
At this month’s Kidz to Adultz South event in Farnborough, Hampshire, Lucy Leonard, Director at The OT Service, in association with Abacus Specialist Bathroom Solutions, will…
OT wins £1.5k funding at RCOT Awards 2023 for app that supports practitioners
Occupational Therapist Alicia Ridout Technology-enabled care specialist (TEC) Tunstall Healthcare has awarded £1,500 of funding to the winner of the Technology Innovation in Occupational Therapy…