OTnews February 2024 | Page 4

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Contents

Regular pages Features

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Policy and professional news from around the UK , plus RCOT Council elections and the latest BJOT research

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Learning to improve support for LGBTQ + people in later life
Exploring the new Skills for Care learning framework for affirmative care in later life and what it means for OTs

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Why occupational therapy ? OT apprentice Belinda Clayton reflects on what she has learned about the value of collaborative working whilst on an emerging role on placement

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How UNISON and BAOT are organising to oppose the proposed nursing pay spine
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Q & A

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With Jacqueline Gordon On being a part of 2024 ’ s NHS Chief Sustainability Officer ’ s Clinical Fellow Scheme

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More than just behaviour and nutrition Aitch Nicol and Hazel Bryce reflect on a pilot support group for people with AFRID

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Supporting the local OT workforce Reflections on collaborative working to develop an OT apprenticeship that meets local needs
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Utilising Eastern health practices in primary care Exploring Tai Chi / Qi Gong and acupuncture as OT-led interventions to effect change

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Taking the opportunity to be a student … Kirsty Caldecott , an occupational therapy apprentice , reflects on her learning journey

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Does your work really count ? Hear one man ’ s inspirational rehabilitation story , and how occupational therapists have been instrumental in getting him where he is today
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