Conversations about mental health change lives.
It is too easy to dismiss mental health problems as something that happen to other people. But it can happen to any of us, and the way we all think and act makes a real difference. One in four of us will experience a mental health problem every year - that means that,...
No one wants to go into hospital. The reality is that too many are admitted unnecessarily.
Occupational therapists are unique in that they are trained to work within both health and social care settings, and across mental and physical health. This knowledge enables them to navigate care and support systems efficiently, liaise appropriately, and work...
HSE launches Health and Work Strategy engagement
The Minister of State for Disabled People, Health and Work, Penny Mordaunt MP pledges her support for a new strategy for health in Britain’s workplaces. The Heath and Work strategy engagement is launched at a time when stress and musculoskeletal disorders account for...
Make sure you secure your place at the COTSS-IP 2016 conference!
For further details and to book your place at this event, visit Centre Events website.
Guardian’s Occupational Therapy Guide marks watershed year for profession
A Guide to occupational therapy published by the Guardian newspaper predicts a watershed for the profession as occupational therapists prove themselves essential to integrated health and care services. The Guide underpins the College of Occupational therapists’...
Integrated services help disabled people live independently
https://www.theguardian.com/social-care-network/2016/jun/30/occupational-therapists-integrated-services-help-disabled-people-live-independently