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Prof. Elaine Hunter
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Allied Health Professional: Brain health I Dementia l Mental health l Leadership | Scottish improvement leader | Fellow @theRCOT | Visiting Professor @ENUHealthSocial 🩵 Wife | Mum | Sister (& in-law) | Auntie | Great Auntie | Dog Mum | Friend 💜
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BLOG What Rehabilitation means to me as an Occupational Therapist? by Kirsty during #OTWeek ‘We use a rehabilitative approach with the patients’ wishes for discharge & continued recovery at home at its core.’ letstalkaboutdementia.wordpress.com/2025/11/06/w... #RightTimeOT #Dementia #Right2Rehab
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Did you miss our recent webinar?
You can now watch Connecting You to Support: Integrating Rehabilitation for People with Dementia on our YouTube channel

🎥 Watch here: buff.ly/kamghI2

@elaineahp.bsky.social
October 16, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Did you miss my webinar last month with @dementiacommunity.bsky.social . You can watch Connecting You to Support: Integrating Rehabilitation for People with Dementia on their YouTube channel
🎥 Watch here: buff.ly/kamghI2 @rcotpolicyscot.bsky.social #OTWeek #RightTimeOT
November 6, 2025 at 7:17 PM
BLOG What Rehabilitation means to me as an Occupational Therapist? by Kirsty during #OTWeek ‘We use a rehabilitative approach with the patients’ wishes for discharge & continued recovery at home at its core.’ letstalkaboutdementia.wordpress.com/2025/11/06/w... #RightTimeOT #Dementia #Right2Rehab
November 6, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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On 9 December, an important event on "Dementia and Brain Health in Women - Barriers and Opportunities" is taking at the Parliament in Brussels.
Mark the date and sign up to join @ninacarberrymep.bsky.social and @drni.bsky.social in person or to attend online:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
November 6, 2025 at 7:56 AM
BLOG What Rehabilitation means to me as an Occupational Therapist? by Kirsty during #OTWeek ‘We use a rehabilitative approach with the patients’ wishes for discharge & continued recovery at home at its core.’ letstalkaboutdementia.wordpress.com/2025/11/06/w... #RightTimeOT #Dementia #Right2Rehab
November 6, 2025 at 7:06 PM
An inspiring afternoon at our allied health professional dementia webinar listening to three of our AHP leaders in dementia, sharing the impact of their work in three health boards in Scotland for people with lived experience, the local communities and for the local AHPs. Loved it.
November 5, 2025 at 7:58 PM
& that’s a wrap, thank you everyone who joined us 💗
📢 Tomorrow: Connecting You to Support – Integrating rehabilitation for people with dementia
🗓 14th October
⏰ 2–3pm
💷 Free to attend
👉 Still time to sign up: buff.ly/4dTdeiA
Follow on EventBrite: buff.ly/PyKTgwi
@elaineahp.bsky.social
October 14, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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Great stuff here #AHPday
All set for an amazing day of conversations, reflections & learning at the alzheimer scotland conference. AHP stand 26, see you there 💜 @alzscot.bsky.social
October 13, 2025 at 2:08 PM
#AHPsDay #AHPsDayScot Allied Health Professionals Day, a day dedicated to recognising the importance of AHPs. AHPs play a significant role in improving the quality of life for people living with dementia. For more information www.alzscot.org/ahpresources & www.cpcs.online
October 14, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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📸| Fantastic photo of team member's @elaineahp.bsky.social and Fiona at this week’s @alzheimereurope.bsky.social Conference!

A brilliant opportunity to connect, learn, and share insights from their work.

👉 Check out @elaineahp.bsky.social posts for more reflections and highlights!

#35AEC
October 9, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Last day of an inspiring conference at #35AEC & a privilege to have the opportunity to share 3 posters & present on our AHPDementia policy. You can find all our work at www.alzscot.org/ahpresources and www.cpcs.online. @alzscot.bsky.social
October 8, 2025 at 4:04 PM
& two posters are shared all day today at #35AEC showcasing connecting people connecting support (our AHP policy in Scotland) being delivered @alzscot.bsky.social
October 7, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Great first day at #35AEC Margaret and Stuart share their peer resource, Jess sharing impact of occupational therapy home based memory rehabilitation, presentation on the important role of speech and language therapy and then learning about childhood dementia.
October 6, 2025 at 8:02 PM
BLOG What does rehabilitation mean to you, Morna, in your role as an occupational therapist? ‘The potential of rehabilitation…has enabled someone with dementia the opportunities to engage with their world in the best way possible’ letstalkaboutdementia.wordpress.com/2025/10/02/w... #Right2Rehab
October 5, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Join me on #AHPsDay for the rescheduled Dementia Community webinar Connecting You to Support. Integrating rehabilitation for people with dementia into allied health professional practice. Book here.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/connecting... #AHPsDayScot #AHPsScot
October 5, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Forty years ago to the day I joined the register as an occupational therapist at @hcpc.bsky.social & my career began. Taking the time for a bit of quiet reflection on the amazing opportunities I have had & continue to have & the lasting friendships I have made on the way #Yearof85 #York 💚
September 30, 2025 at 7:03 PM
All set for an amazing day of conversations, reflections & learning at the alzheimer scotland conference. AHP stand 26, see you there 💜 @alzscot.bsky.social
September 22, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Looking forward to @alzscot.bsky.social conference tomorrow,
Pass by Stand 26 & have a blether with our allied health professionals & hear about the new active voice peer led resource
September 21, 2025 at 8:08 PM
I have the pleasure of working with active voice groups & one our collaborative projects is research with @enuocctherapy.bsky.social read an update and insight into a research project looking to explore how robots can support rehabilitation outcomes for people living with dementia 👉 bit.ly/3JVJjoZ
September 20, 2025 at 7:33 AM
🧠 Free webinar — all welcome!
Connecting You to Support: Integrating rehabilitation for people with dementia
📅 Tuesday 23 Sept | 🕑 2–3 pm UK time
👉 Sign up: buff.ly/VTpOTgo
September 20, 2025 at 7:12 AM
BLOG, 2nd in our series on rehabilitation. What does rehabilitation in dementia mean to me as a speech & language therapist? ‘Rehabilitation is a big word with a range of nuanced meaning for all involved. As a speech and language therapist …..’ letstalkaboutdementia.wordpress.com/2025/09/18/w...
September 20, 2025 at 6:40 AM
That’s me organised for the Alzheimer Scotland annual conference. If you are there come and joins us for a blether at Stand 26 where you can meet a number of my AHP colleagues and learn about all our evidence based self management resources that support ‘self directed rehabilitation’.
September 18, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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Ahead of Holyrood elections next year we have 3 key asks of all political parties:

✅ Embed AHP Leadership Across Health and Social Care
✅ Expand Routes into the Professions
✅ Ensure Timely and Equitable Access to AHP Services

Read more: www.ahpf.org.uk/Allied_Healt...
September 12, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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🥳We had a brilliant time last night at the Scottish Parliament celebrating AHPs.

Huge thank to Jackie Baillie for sponsoring the event, to Neil Grey for speaking and Olive for sharing her personal lived experience.

@charliechung90.bsky.social
@enuocctherapy.bsky.social
@elaineahp.bsky.social
September 12, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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Are you an occupational therapist in the UK working with, or have an interest in, dementia?

We're studying how robots could support your work & we need your input!

Take our survey: survey.napier.ac.uk/n/zz93p.aspx

@elaineahp.bsky.social @elizabethcasson.bsky.social @rcotpolicyscot.bsky.social
September 15, 2025 at 8:23 AM