OTnews July 2023 | Page 4

Contents

Contents

Regular pages Features

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Policy and professional news from around the UK

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Annual conference Highlights from RCOT ’ s 46th Annual Conference

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Building confidence to achieve occupation Abigail Matthews tells us why her mental health team introduced the Occupation Matters programme

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Report from this year ’ s National Delegate Conference
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Professional resources Summary of the research in this month ’ s BJOT and an update on the Innovation Hub pilot

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From tickbox to co-creation Members of RCOT ’ s ABLE Expert Advisory Group share their experience as part of the pilot

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How do we know we ’ re doing a good job ? Are thank you cards and chocolates a way of measuring a service ? Hilary Smart looks at measuring impact
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Social media : a creative CPD tool ? Paul Wilkinson examines the benefits of using social media for continuing professional development

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A crisis in community care ? A system-wide training project for single-handed care to reduce delays to hospital discharge

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Building skills in preparation for practice Nina Bedding reflects on the success of a recent simulated hospital ward week at University of Sunderland
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