Contested Council seats up for election>>BAOT members will be able to vote in a national ballot in April 2010 for contested Council seats. The two seats up for election are..
Vote in Council elections and exercise your democratic rightsForthcoming Council elections are an opportunity for BAOT members to decide who will sit on the Board of Directors...
Associate member vacancy on Council>>Following the resignation of the current Council Member - Associate Members, for professional reasons, a new member is needed...
New Zealand OT conference extends abstracts deadline>>The New Zealand Association of Occupational Therapists (NZAOT) Conference 2010 (8-10 September 2010)...
Explore social media as a professional tool at Annual Conference 2010Social networking websites, and online tools such as blogs and wikis, are playing an increasing role in many professions...
SDLP Conference calls for protection of front-line services>>Kate Lesslar, Northern Ireland Policy Officer, attended the Social Democratic and Labour Party...
New Fellowships and Honorary Fellowships announced>>The College of Occupational Therapists is delighted to announce the award of three Fellowships to Dr Sarah Cook, Paraig O’Brien and Professor Gaynor Sadlo and two Honorary Fellowships to James Leckey and Dr Frances Reynolds, in recognition of the outstanding contribution they have all made to the profession during their career...
College joins Long Term Conditions Alliance Northern Ireland>>The College of Occupational Therapists has joined the Long Term Conditions Alliance in Northern Ireland...
New occasional paper explores professional suitability>>Occasional Papers provide an overview of current social policy and key literature...
NHS Central Lanacshire Wheelchair Service swims 22 miles for Aspire>>A team of four people from NHS Central Lanacshire Wheelchair Service, including OTs Joan Smith and Yvonne Baron, swam 22 miles on behalf of spinal injury charity, Aspire...
Allied Health Professions Federation, Northern Ireland launch event March 2010>>The Allied Health Professions Federation, Northern Ireland (AHPFNI) met on 12 January at Knockbreda HWB Centre Belfast to plan its launch event for March 2010...
Honorary Fellowship for James Leckey>>James Leckey, Founder and CEO of James Leckey Design Ltd, was nominated to be honoured as an Honorary Fellow of the College...
New web interface improves access to UK's largest free online life sciences resource>>UK PubMed Central (UKPMC) aims to become the information resource of choice for the UK biomedical and health research community...
BAOT/COT publishes Annual Review
HPC launch consultation on removing the health reference as a requirement for entry to the Register>>Today the Health Professions Council (HPC) has launched a three month consultation to seek the views of stakeholders...
Nominations open for the Dr Elizabeth Casson Memorial Lectureship 2011>>The lectureship is awarded to a BAOT member who is considered by her or his peers...
Anne Brannagan awarded OBE>>Anne Brannagan, former chair of COT Specialist Section - Neurological Practice and active member of the Brain Injury Forum, was nominated...
BAOT/COT using new technology to create Vocational Rehabilitation learning resources>> The College is currently developing its first online learning resource for members...
Arthritis Research Campaign – occupational therapy 'reduces rheumatoid arthritis work disability'>> British and Australian scientists have found that occupational therapy can improve the chances of people with rheumatoid arthritis staying in work...