OTnews October 2023 | Page 5

Features

Tnews

36

38

Supporting people with nutrition management Sabina Khan shares how OTs in the US approach this area of practice
Expanding fit note provision The establishment of an OT-led vocational rehabilitation service in a London-based Primary Care Network
Production and design officer Janine Reid
Chair Odeth Richardson
Contacting OTnews
Editor Tracey Samuels
CEO Steve Ford
Production and design officer Suzanne Jefferson
President Baroness Sheila Hollins
Contacting RCOT
Editorial enquiries T : 020 3141 4639 E : editorial @ rcot . co . uk
Advertising enquiries T : 020 3141 4641 E : advertising @ rcot . co . uk
General enquiries T : 020 3141 4600
Membership / subscription enquiries T : 020 3141 4648 E : membership @ rcot . co . uk
36
rcot . co . uk theRCOT @ theRCOT
UNISON enquiries T : 0845 355 0845

40

44

48

Meeting people ’ s sensory needs Jennifer Beal shares a QI project to embed sensory interventions into an adult mental health service
Reminiscence therapy in an acute hospital setting A look at the effectiveness of a reminiscence room and ‘ bus stop ’ in an emergency assessment unit
The clinical benefits of telehealth
Using telehealth as the primary assessment tool within the Highland Blue Badge service
Copyright : Copyright of the magazine is held by the Royal College of Occupational Therapists . No part of OTnews may be reproduced in any material form ( including photocopying , storing in any medium by electronic means or transmitting ) without the written permission of the copyright owner except in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright , Designs and Patents Act 1988 or under the terms of a licence issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency Ltd , 6-10 Kirby Street , London EC1N 8TS . Visit : www . cla . co . uk or email : licence @ cla . co . uk
Disclaimer : The views and opinions expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect those of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists . The publication of advertisements
does not constitute endorsement of the advertised products , services or events by the Royal College of Occupational Therapists . A guide for contributors is available on request or on the website .
Deadlines : Editorial : 26th of the month . Advertising : 5pm , 27th of the month .
OTnews is published on the 15th of each month by the Royal College of Occupational Therapists Ltd , a registered charity in England and Wales ( 275119 ) and in Scotland ( SCO39573 ), Phoenix House , 106-114 Borough High Street , Southwark , London SE1 1LB .
Pre-press and printed in England by The Lavenham Press Ltd , tel : 01787 247436

52

Delivering personalised education pathways for returnees How Coventry University has been tackling the ‘ national crisis ’ of OTs missing from practice
CBP003040
October 2023 OTnews 5