Research recruitment enquiries: information for Specialist Sections and researchers
The College’s Specialist Sections are often approached to assist their members, BAOT members, students, researchers and other people in accessing occupational therapists as participants for a research project.
Post-surgical OT, physio and nursing care for stroke victims is ‘chronically underfunded’
Stroke victims are at serious risk of failing to recover because of ‘chronically underfunded’ post-surgical occupational therapy, physiotherapy and nursing care, a leading surgeon has warned.
Registration for the 2012 National Parkinson's Audit is now open
The National Parkinson’s Audit is open to all healthcare professionals working with people with Parkinson’s, including occupational therapists. The audit is recognised by the Department of Health - Quality Accounts Programme.
A total of 64 occupational therapy services, auditing 801 clients, participated in the 2011 audit and we want to help more services!
World Multiple Sclerosis Day
Today is World MS day, a global awareness raising campaign for Multiple Sclerosis (MS). MS affects the lives of more than two million people around the world, including over 100,000 in the UK.
A Life More Ordinary: findings from the Long-Term Neurological Conditions Research Initiative published
A Life More Ordinary ‘provides a summary of the main findings from the Long-term Neurological Conditions Research Initiative (LTNC RI). The Initiative was funded by the Department of Health's Policy Research Programme (DH PRP) in 2006, following the launch of the DH National Service Framework (NSF) in 2005.’ (Winchcombe 2012 p9).
BAOT/COT and The Stroke Association developing new stroke web tool
BAOT/COT is working with The Stroke Association to develop a new web tool that will signpost stroke survivors to the help they may need in their recovery after stroke.
Notice for SSNP members
With Christmas a distant memory and Easter approaching we wanted to remind all Neurological Practice members to update any changes in their email, address, name and/or place of work on the database. This is particularly important right now as many NHS email addresses have been changed.
Doing this will ensure that they continue to receive relevant professional information and a reminder for when to renew their membership.
