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Share your rehab stories
Every day, occupational therapists across the
UK make seemingly small changes that have
a big impact on the lives of the people they
support and the profession.
RCOT’s Small Change, Big Impact
campaigncelebrates these small changes and
champions the powerful impact achieved.
We want to hear how you’re adapting
your practice to ensure people receive the
rehabilitation support that they need during
the COVID-19 pandemic. You can share these
changes and their impact on our story wall.
Whilst you’re there, you’ll also see the new
filter feature which allows you to read stories
by practice area.
Drawing on everyday experiences across
the occupational therapy profession, including
practice, research and education, we
would like members to answer three simple
questions: What was the challenge? What
was the change? What was the impact?
Members’ stories will appear on the
story wall where they can then share their
achievements and the unique impact of
occupational therapy.
Visit the website: www.rcot.co.uk/smallchange-big-impact.
Call for submissions to OTnews
RCOT has gathered the support of MPs
from across the UK’s political spectrum for
its call for the Health Secretary to prioritise
rehabilitation for those people affected by
COVID-19 (www.rcot.co.uk/news/cross-partysupport-rcot-call-prioritise-rehabilitation).
As our chief executive Julia Scott has said:
‘Rehabilitation is the word of the moment.
As the UK gets to grips with the impact
of COVID-19, we expect the demand on
rehabilitation services will grow significantly
and the UK will be faced with a tidal wave of
need that the work of occupational therapists,
physiotherapists and other key allied health
professions will be at the forefront of and be
uniquely placed to help with.’
We want to carry on sharing your stories
through the pages of this magazine, so keep
sending them in so that we can focus on your
rehabilitation work in future issues. Email:
[email protected].
OTnews June 2020 15