Occupational therapy staff turn out to strike over pensions
Occupational Therapists and support workers stood shoulder to shoulder with public sector colleagues on 30 November, to stand up for their pensions. Over 20,000 British Association of Occupational Therapists (BAOT) members from across the UK took part in UNISON’s Day of Action to highlight their concerns over the proposed changes to pensions which could mean people will have to pay more and work longer, for less.
'Calls to action' range across all aspects of professional life and might have significant implications for occupational therapists
The College alerts members to these initiatives to enable members to act on behalf of the profession.
The College relies upon the expertise of members and the Specialist Sections to assist in its role as stakeholder for national guideline projects
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) is the independent organisation responsible for providing guidance on the promotion of good health and the prevention and treatment of ill health. Applicability of NICE guidance differs for each type of guidance and each UK country as listed below:
OTs working in England should be aware that collecting data on ‘referral to treatment times’ (RTT) was mandatory from 1 April 2011 for those delivering NHS funded services in community, acute and mental health settings.
This will initially include local data collection while progress to national data collection continues. OTs are encouraged to base local data collection on the Community Information Data Set which will provide the standards for eventual national data collection. Technical guidance about this can be found at:
www.ic.nhs.uk/services/in-development/community-information-programme/co...
NICE Public Health Guidance 16: Occupational therapy interventions and physical activity interventions to promote the mental wellbeing of older people in primary and residential care
This public health guidance from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), published in 2008, presents a unique opportunity for you as occupational therapists to demonstrate your essential role and expertise in the active ageing agenda.
Occupational therapists working with older people and their carers can promote health and active ageing in the following ways:
