NEWS
NEWS IN BRIEF
ADVANCING HEALTHCARE AWARDS
RECOGNISE COVID-19 WORK WITH
ESTEEM
The annual Advancing Healthcare Awards for allied
health professionals are recognising the work of
teams and individuals on COVID-19 with its new
Esteem strand. AHPs are invited to submit stories
on their website which will be shared online and on
social media, as well as at the awards ceremony in
October alongside the mainstream 2020 awards. Find
out more at: www.ahawards.co.uk/esteem.
COVID-19 CHANGES TO PRACTICE
SOUGHT IN NHS CHANGE
CHALLENGE
The NHS is gathering examples of new and
innovative ways of working as part of the NHS
Capturing Clinical Change Challenge, starting
with examples in trauma and orthopaedics, and
musculoskeletal. Examples of work in primary,
community and secondary care are being sought,
with an aim of capturing what what the key changes
have been, and which changes need to remain in
place in the long term. Find out more at: https://
NHSchangechallenge.crowdicity.com.
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RCOT’S 2020 ANNUAL GENERAL
MEETING (AGM) POSTPONED
Every year, members are invited to attend the AGM.
Unfortunately, due to COVID-19, this year’s AGM
planned for 30 June in Manchester has had to be
cancelled. It has been decided that it is in the best
interests of the organisation to postpone the formal
AGM business that would have been carried out. A
decision regarding the date of the AGM will be made
as soon as possible.
LISA LEDGER APPOINTED AS NEW
RCOT COUNCIL MEMBER
Following the advertisement for an interim vacancy
for the role of Council Member, RCOT Board:
Learning and Development, one nomination was
received from Lisa Ledger, head of occupational
therapy at University of Derby. As her nomination
was unopposed she has been successfully appointed
as a Member of Council and will start her one year
term of office later this year.
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10 OTnews June 2020