News Professional and policy news from around the UK

Time to shine Are you ready for a new challenge ? Why not consider standing for election to RCOT ’ s governing Council ?

Help beat eating disorders To mark this month ’ s Eating Disorders Awareness Week , Esther Dark shares some advice on what we can all do to play our part in the campaign

Unison Our trade union calls on the government to bring in a ‘ game-changing retention package ’ to stop the current NHS staff exodus

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Professional resources A look at the research in this month ’ s issue of BJOT

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Q & A with Adam Ferry He asks the question : As an occupational therapist , have I valued bathing as an occupation in its own right ?

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We ’ re here ! Reflections on LGBTQIA + visibility in occupational therapy and tips on what you can do next on your allyship journey

Engaging with our communities Investing precious time and effort in developing your social media can really help you to reach the public

Connecting people We talk to Madeleine Levy about what drove her to train as an occupational therapist and the passion that she has for raising awareness of Asperger ’ s Syndrome

Practice educator training What happens when you start a new role as a lecturer during a pandemic ?

Outcome measures Amanda Chesterton talks about a project to test the use of a service-wide outcome measure , and asks : Did it add value ?

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