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We're RCOT. Championing #OccupationalTherapy and helping achieve life-changing breakthroughs for our members, the people they support and society as a whole.
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Two weeks left – have your say! 🗣️

⏱️It takes about 20 minutes to give your feedback on our draft Professional Standards, but it shapes practice for the next five years!

Read the draft and share your thoughts before 11.59pm, Sunday 7 December 2025.
👉🏾 https://loom.ly/P36TqgU
Our proposed Professional Standards give you more guidance on: equity, diversity and belonging artificial intelligence environmental sustainability reinforcing our profession’s foundation. Please give us your feedback by Sunday 7 December 2025
November 21, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Whether you want to talk about your membership, reflect on one of the talks you've heard or meet a few of the faces behind your membership body – we cannot wait to connect with OTs from across the UK at the OT Show next week!

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Come and say hello at the OT Show We’re looking forward to connecting with so many of our members and the OT community next week. Wednesday 26–Thursday 27 November
November 19, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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Meet Phoebe, an occupational therapist at St Christopher’s Hospice, as she shares what her role involves and how she helps people live well every day. 💚

🎥 Video credit: St Christopher’s Hospice
November 18, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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We kicked off #OTWeek2025 with our event, From Crisis to Prevention: Leading the Future of OT! 💚

Hosted by Karin Orman with Dr Charlie Chung, Amanda Atkinson and Carolyne Hague MBE, the panel explored how OTs can drive change.

Catch up: https://loom.ly/I64Ihb8 #RightTimeOT
Text reads: “We’ve got to stop explaining what we do and start amplifying our impact.” – Karin Orman. Below is the Royal College of Occupational Therapists logo and the campaign title: “Right Support, Right Time: Unlocking the Power of OT.” A person with short blonde hair and glasses is shown against a teal and purple background.
November 14, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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No occupational therapist should feel intimidated while practising. We stand with all health and social care professionals who have been reported as feeling 'deliberately intimidated' by flags displayed across many parts of England during the summer.

Read our response: https://loom.ly/26Yy2Ag
Image has following quote from Satvinda Reyatt, Chief Excutive (Interim): We stand with all occupational therapist practitioners, and colleagues across health and social care, in calling for respect and protection for all staff. Headshot of Satvinda in top righthand corner.
November 13, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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Thank you to Shari Sasidharan and the occupational therapists at Princess Royal Hospital in Telford for sharing what they love about their work and for showing how varied and valuable their roles are. 💚
November 12, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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Working with members, we've launched an Armed Forces community space on RCOT Communities.

RCOT members can log in today and find a great discussion post full of resources for remembrance.
👉🏾 https://loom.ly/H75DTO8
News Armed Forces community space now on RCOT Communities
November 11, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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'They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning,
We will remember them.'
– Laurence Binyan

#LestWeForget #RemembranceDay
November 11, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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OT Week launched it – now it’s time to lead it. 💚

Right Support, Right Time: Unlocking the Power of OT is our year-long campaign to put occupational therapy where it belongs – at the heart of health, education and social care.

Get involved and take action: https://loom.ly/mQq6mbY

#RightTimeOT
A person wearing a green RCOT hoodie smiles while supporting someone in a car. The text on the image reads: “Right Support, Right Time: Unlocking the Power of OT.” In the bottom corner, it says “#RightTimeOT rcot.co.uk/RightTimeOT.”
November 10, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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A big thank you to the OTs at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary for showing how they help people get the right support at the right time. 💚

Video credit: NHS Grampian
#OTWeek25 #RightTimeOT
November 8, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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Sustainability in the NHS isn’t only about technology – it’s about people. 💚

Jackie Gordon explains how occupational therapy offers a low-cost, low-carbon, high-impact way to build a greener NHS: https://loom.ly/4jmSgeI
#RightTimeOT #OTWeek25
November 7, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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💚 Occupational therapy supports greener practice and better outcomes.

By helping people live and work in ways that protect their health and the planet, occupational therapists build a fairer, more sustainable future.

#OTWeek25 #RightTimeOT
Graphic with teal and purple background. Text reads: “Occupational therapy builds a fairer, more sustainable future. Right Support, Right Time: Unlocking the Power of OT.” Illustrations show a person playing guitar with a prosthetic leg and a red car with passengers inside. RCOT logo and web address rcot.co.uk/RightTimeOT appear at the bottom.
November 7, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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From supporting independent living to reducing waste in services, OTs are helping people and the planet. 🌍

Share your ideas for greener practice, tag us and use #OTWeek25 and #RightTimeOT 💚

A person wearing a yellow top sits on the floor beside a young child who is playing with a red drum. The image appears in a campaign graphic titled “OT and sustainability: Greener practice, better outcomes,” with #RightTimeOT.
November 7, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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We kicked off #OTWeek2025 with our online event, From Crisis to Prevention: Leading the Future of OT! What an inspiring start to the week. 💚

If you couldn’t make it, catch up now and join the conversation: https://loom.ly/I64Ihb8
November 6, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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With the reforms to special educational needs and disabilities delayed until 2026, we’re highlighting how children are key to the nation’s future health. 💚

Karin Orman explores why prevention should be legislated for, so people get the right support at the right time: https://loom.ly/OLy3e90

November 6, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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💚 Supporting children early so they can thrive.
Occupational therapist Chloe Reid works with schools to make occupational therapy more accessible and help children take part in learning, play and everyday life.

Read more: https://loom.ly/gx3Jy1w
#OTWeek25 #RightTimeOT
A person with long hair wearing a black top and blue NHS lanyard smiles against a plain light background. A quote reads 'Occupational therapy brings a holistic lens. We see the whole child, their environment and their needs.' Two people stand talking in a library decorated with hanging greenery and flowers. Bookshelves line the room, and soft natural light comes through the windows.
November 6, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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We're very pleased to announce that Sue Parkinson will be our 2026 Elizabeth Casson Memorial Lecturer! 🗣️

From working in the NHS advising and supporting occupational therapists through improving outcomes, she now delivers key-note speeches worldwide.

Find out more: https://loom.ly/TCY7Qdg
Text reads: “Wow! I’m quite simply overwhelmed by the kindness of those who have supported me.” Sue Parkinson, 2026 Elizabeth Casson Memorial Lecturer. Below the text is a head and shoulders photo of a person with short grey hair, glasses and a patterned shirt, smiling slightly. The Royal College of Occupational Therapists logo appears in the corner.
November 6, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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💚 From classrooms to offices, OTs help people learn, work and thrive.

Share how you’re making a difference, tag us and use #OTWeek25 and #RightTimeOT

A person in a blue uniform supports another person drawing on a wall with a red crayon in a bright classroom. The image appears in a campaign graphic titled “OT in action: Schools and workplaces,” with #RightTimeOT.
November 6, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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How’s your #OTWeek25 going? 💚 We’re loving all your creative stands, team intros and hearing about your experiences! 🎂 Keep tagging us – we can’t wait to see more. #RightTimeOT

Photos from: Hartshill Health Centre, Kayleigh Jay, King’s College Hospital and Tower Hamlets Council.

A group stand around a table with a green table cloth A green and white OT-themed cake decorated with two fondant figures sitting on top near a miniature kitchen setup, with “OT” written on the side. A large team of occupational therapists pose together in a hospital ward, wearing white and green uniforms, with one holding a walking aid and others smiling around her. A large group stand behind a table decorated with Occupational Therapy Week bunting, leaflets and activities, inside a public venue with a bright screen behind them.
November 6, 2025 at 7:06 AM
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'After 25 years as an OT, I still find my role incredibly rewarding.' 💚

Meet Juliette, an OT at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.

This #OTWeek25, we’re celebrating OTs who give the right support at the right time, helping people do the things that matter most.

#RightTimeOT
Juliette, an occupational therapist, sits at a table with another person, demonstrating a prosthetic arm in a clinical room decorated with colourful artwork. Juliette, an occupational therapist in uniform, smiling in front of a brightly painted wall with colourful floral artwork.
November 5, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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AI can offer support, but it can’t replace real human connection. 💚

OT Jill Martin explains why people are still essential to mental health recovery and how OTs provide the right support at the right time: https://loom.ly/X_l0G5U

#RightTimeOT #OTWeek25
Portrait of Jill Martin smiling against a teal and white background. Text reads: “The world doesn’t just need more AI. It needs more OTs.” – Jill Martin. Bottom section includes the Royal College of Occupational Therapists logo and text: “Right Support, Right Time: Unlocking the Power of OT.”
November 5, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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💚 Huge thanks to @dr-radha.bsky.social for supporting #OTWeek25 and helping shine a light on the power of early occupational therapy.

She’s seen first-hand how OTs make a difference to people’s health, confidence and wellbeing.

#RightTimeOT
November 5, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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'It's crucial people have the right support to work.'

Read our response to the UK Government’s new Keep Britain Working review from our Director of Practice and Innovation, Karin Orman: https://loom.ly/IEvs2hM
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November 5, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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💚 Investing in OT means investing in prevention.
Early support – whether in primary care, the community or hospitals – helps people stay well and avoid crisis.

#RightTimeOT #OTWeek25
Text reads: “Investing in occupational therapy means investing in prevention. Right Support, Right Time: Unlocking the Power of OT.” Illustrations show a child writing at a desk and another child riding a scooter. RCOT logo and web address rcot.co.uk/RightTimeOT appear at the bottom.
November 5, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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Occupational therapists are a vital part of health and social care teams across the UK, helping people recover and stay well for longer.

Share how you’re making a difference, tag us and use #OTWeek25 and #RightTimeOT.💚
An occupational therapist with a child in hospital. The image appears in a campaign graphic titled “OT in action: Hospitals and primary care,” with #RightTimeOT.
November 5, 2025 at 9:01 AM