OT-UK

Community OT - adult & children's services (previously forensic MH). Tweets are my own. MTB riding keeps me sane.

[OT-UK @OTsimonwarwick]

Urban and traffic planning has to follow a holistic & health based approach to prevent premature deaths. Designing for cars results in environments that literally kill thousands every year. We really shouldn’t need to ask permission to build places that save lives.

[IFPedestrians @IFPedestrians]

To grapple with the complexity of how noncommunicable disease and environmental exposure are related, the study proposes what is known as an exposome approach. The exposome is defined as the totality of environmental exposures from a variety of sources.
https://t.co/TzhpH51n1o

[OT-UK @OTsimonwarwick]

Mental health crisis in teens is being magnified by demise of creative subjects in school https://t.co/X6JomXzNXV via @ConversationUK

[OT-UK @OTsimonwarwick]

Great idea!

[ParkrideMM @ParkrideMM]

Cycling sessions for Carers over 50 every week In Yardley! Today we’re in Fox Hollies Park! Know a carer that may want to get pedals moving? Bikes to suit everyone, please get in touch! #Carers #BirminghamCarers #Yardley #Cycling #InclusiveCycling

[OT-UK @OTsimonwarwick]

https://t.co/1JxTrv8Auj The minefield of adaptations to communal spaces. Very common to get complaints from citizens who are still awaiting authorisation from their landlords months after a grant is agreed. Lots of complex issues and red tape to navigate.

[OT-UK @OTsimonwarwick]

Ahhh. Excellent flow chart. With very little flow.

[OT-UK @OTsimonwarwick]

@simonpfuller1 That’s a year ago????? Oh blimey.

[OT-UK @OTsimonwarwick]

@profsaulbecker By the nature of the role, carers are hidden from view. General public have minimal awareness. Folk struggle getting their head around the scale/numbers in their local community. Maybe a campaign of FOI requests for LAs to publish their estimates of numbers in their areas.

[OT-UK @OTsimonwarwick]

https://t.co/qQU0xYU2Fk up to 12% having long term complications. Many struggling with mobility/function. Demand on social care + community teams will remain high. A real need to increase availability of therapy and reablement teams.

[OT-UK @OTsimonwarwick]

@simonpfuller1 @DonnaLouiseUK @DougieMacStoke @jthospice @brumshospice Onwards and upwards @simonpfuller1

[OT-UK @OTsimonwarwick]

@DerbyOT students! Look for OT everywhere. It’s in everything we do. The ‘meaningful activity’ of 2 guys fishing and the benefits to both physical and mental health shout loud from this article. https://t.co/wMh5BF38L4

[OT-UK @OTsimonwarwick]

@JackCooper92 Yes. I did. It changed me, my outlook, my life, my family’s lives and changed the lives of the patients I’ve worked with. That’s a lot of change that would never have happened if I’d kept plodding on ��

[OT-UK @OTsimonwarwick]

@mrsmcinburtott @bmj_latest Ouch.

[OT-UK @OTsimonwarwick]

@bmj_latest But how does this lack of awareness occur- what do we pay our subs for????

[OT-UK @OTsimonwarwick]

@LLedger1 I ride past there on my Sunday morning rides - wont stop there or I won’t get going again!

[OT-UK @OTsimonwarwick]

Activity Alliance: Fields in Trust and parkrun celebrate our parks and green spaces. Opportunity for OTs to share views on the importance of green space for meaningful activity and wellbeing. https://t.co/vMGdb3D4Ot

[OT-UK @OTsimonwarwick]

@KarenderbyuniOT @DerbyOT Not just students 😉

[OT-UK @OTsimonwarwick]

The man who talked to chairs - and the people who helped him overcome his loneliness https://t.co/A4mad7aSwF via @bbcnews fantastic read, loneliness, mental health, suicide in lockdown.

[OT-UK @OTsimonwarwick]

@LLedger1 Yes i think so, all things considered!

[OT-UK @OTsimonwarwick]

@LLedger1 https://t.co/vDVxiarvwf

[OT-UK @OTsimonwarwick]

https://t.co/Pb3aKuFHWR I love being an OT because, uniquely, I can support a person’s physical, environmental & mental health needs. This allows me to provide therapy that is holistic and more meaningful for that person. #ChooseOT