@UKFCOT

Proud occupational therapist (retired). Orcid 0000-0003-0315-6572. Keen on democratic member-led professional bodies. Birdwatcher, star gazer, lover of life.

Joined April 2013
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Irene@UKFCOTOct 17
Replying to @UKFCOT @theRCOT
Good news, @theRCOT reply on Facebook, image below. Minutes of the June AGM available in early November. FYI exchange about photo of stacking cones exercise on front cover of RCOT 20260-2029 Strategy.
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Hoping to read AGM minutes soon. @theRCOT AGM held 12 weeks ago, on 25 June. Asked lots of questions and I am sure others did too. Why just asked on Facebook as assume minutes were approved at 16 July Council/Board meeting.
Screenshot of questions about when the RCOT AGM minutes, from June 25, 2026 meeting will be available.

ALT Screenshot of questions about when the RCOT AGM minutes, from June 25, 2026 meeting will be available.

Irene@UKFCOTJun 24
1/3 Last countdown to RCOT AGM 12.30 tomorrow Sent 9 questions, to be answered then or afterwards, and recorded in the AGM minutes. 3 about professional matters: * Covid / Long Covid with @JCeoltaSmith * Advanced Practice * Research and science of #OccupationalTherapy
Screenshot of 3 questions submitted to RCOT AGM on 25.6.26. Each question is followed by a brief context

ALT Screenshot of 3 questions submitted to RCOT AGM on 25.6.26. Each question is followed by a brief context

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Asking again about @theRCOT June AGM on Facebook. Interrupted post about new 2026-2029 RCOT strategy. Includes metrics - track member participation and representation, but not yet anything about organisational response to member and public queries.
Screenshot of question asked on 8.10.26. about June AGM; specifically whether RCOT is still answering questions on Facebook and Bluesky.

ALT Screenshot of question asked on 8.10.26. about June AGM; specifically whether RCOT is still answering questions on Facebook and Bluesky.

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Done. Don't let 'them' delete - remove you from your GP!
Doctors’ Association UK@TheDA_UKOct 9
We're urging people to sign an open letter calling on the Government and NHS England to halt the accelerated removal of patients from GP lists until its safety and impact have been independently reviewed. Read more and sign our letter dauk.org/doctors-and-patient…
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Excellent: suggestions to challenge the 'what and how' questions about the Group that's produced the PA Protocol out for stakeholder consultation. Remember, as users of the NHE we're all stakeholders, with the right to consent, or not, to be 'seen' by doctor substitutes.
Rosalie Boyce@RosalieBoyceOct 9
Replying to @RosalieBoyce @medicalmodelbri @DrLKVaughan @DrJoFranklin @parthaskar @trentconsultant @Melissa_S_Ryan @valhumphreys51 @Megsenmumdr @ukmedschools
7 2 panel positions NOT in plain sight Read Report title: '(their [PA]) Team Members & Employers' Pos 1 Employers: Which panel position is representing employers here? They have to be there? My guess: may be holding a lamp to light the way🤔 1of4country🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 CXX
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1/2 Allied Health Professionals: transparency and patient safety @lengreview will the protocol apply to 1,000s of First Contact Practitioners and Advanced Practitioners who also assess and manage 'undifferentiated patients'?
Extract from NHS Education website, taken 7.10.26 that describes First Contact Practitioners as a 'diagnostic clinician'. https://www.hee.nhs.uk/our-work/allied-health-professions/enable-workforce/first-contact-practitioners-roadmaps-practice

ALT Extract from NHS Education website, taken 7.10.26 that describes First Contact Practitioners as a 'diagnostic clinician'. https://www.hee.nhs.uk/our-work/allied-health-professions/enable-workforce/first-contact-practitioners-roadmaps-practice

Partha S Kar 🇮🇳🇬🇧🏏🎥
@parthaskarOct 7
The questions must be asked Less obfuscation, more transparency Formal ask in place Over to you @RCPhysicians As a Fellow, we should be able to comment on the protocols as suggested by @lengreview The 'era of transparency' should mean exactly that @djnicholl @mmamas1973
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2/2 Allied Health Professions Federation: transparency, accountability and patient safety @lengreview Are AHPs included in the target stakeholders consultation? Will elected members representing each organisation (total 190,000) team members get a say?
Information dated 1 October 2026 from the Allied Health Professionals Federation asking for stronger AHP leadership. https://www.ahpf.org.uk/

ALT Information dated 1 October 2026 from the Allied Health Professionals Federation asking for stronger AHP leadership. https://www.ahpf.org.uk/

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Hot off the press, specially for all #OccupationalTherapy personnel. Looks great, congratulations to everyone concerned!
Title, front cover: Caribbean Perspectives on Occupational Therapy in the United Kingdom. An Essential Practice Guide and Study Manual (2026) Edited by Robin et al.

ALT Title, front cover: Caribbean Perspectives on Occupational Therapy in the United Kingdom. An Essential Practice Guide and Study Manual (2026) Edited by Robin et al.

List of contents: 313 pages, published by the Open University Press

ALT List of contents: 313 pages, published by the Open University Press

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More bad news from Manchester: patient safety incidents involving Physician Associates or Anaesthesia Associates from 2025. Thanks for reminder @pash22
Ash Paul
@pash22Oct 4
Replying to @MFTnhs
@MFTnhs had 44 patient safety incidents involving a physician associate (PA) or anaesthesia associate (AA) in the last five years, with almost half of those occurring in the last two years, data from a freedom of information request has revealed. mancunianmatters.co.uk/news/… via @MM_newsonline & #SallyMcLennan
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Let's lighten and brighten the tone this Sunday morning with Science for Kids. kids.frontiersin.org/
OT History Matters@HistoryOtOct 3
More sharing: science for kids, edited by kids Frontiers for Young Minds an open‑access scientific journal. Easy reading and lots of learning at kids.frontiersin.org/about/j…

Frontiers for Young Minds

Frontiers for Young Minds is an open-access scientific journal written by scientists and reviewed by a board of kids and teens.

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Shame can't disseminate @RCOT_CYPF as no longer active on X - or anywhere else that's open to the public?
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Prescient ... really hope not! Predicting the future expansion of noctors in UK with 2020 vision from Australia. Must read thread @RosalieBoyce
Rosalie Boyce@RosalieBoyceOct 4
Replying to @medicalmodelbri @DHSCgovuk @NHSEngland @lengreview @DrLKVaughan @parthaskar @Anisocyte @TheBMA @thomasdolphin @callumjparr @trentconsultant @Melissa_S_Ryan @BMA_NI @BMACymru @BMAScotland @Mumtaz_Patel_1 @VictoriaTzB @BMA_GP
All the signs of 'terminal escalation committment' Can't say they got it wrong so happy to persevere w compounding losses of time, £s, resources & pt trust to culminate in chaos & system collapse Are Nuffield T, Kings Fund or Health F etc think tanks talking
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1/6 Recommended reading: narrative review, Physician Assistants in Germany. DOI: 10.7759/cureus.113832 Why? *focusses on clinical & economic outcomes not usual processes *potential applicability for standard setting by regulatory & professional bodies, policy makers & employers
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5/6 Acknowledges limitations and potential of 9 domain outcomes framework and minimum data set. Seems to be comprehensive measure of safety, costs, etc that could be applied to many more new workforce roles.
Screenshot of final paragraph of limitations (about future research possibilities) and the brief conclusion.

ALT Screenshot of final paragraph of limitations (about future research possibilities) and the brief conclusion.

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6/6 Obviously liked Bigge’s research and excited by future work! Curious what others think, especially those with insights into medical, educational, organisational perspectives, eg, @DrLKVaughan @Anisocyte @RosalieBoyce @medicalmodelbri @Mary_Tom11
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Scotland's shocking denial @covidinquiryuk Infection Contol & Protection recommendations. Please @UnrollThread long, excellent, essential reading explaining how Scotland, Wales and probably England are minimising / manipulating the risks of 'airborne transmission'.
Cat in the Hat 🐈‍⬛ 🎩 🇬🇧@_CatintheHatSep 28
Replying to @_CatintheHat
Back in March 2026, Baroness Hallett published the COVID Inquiry’s Module 3 report on healthcare systems. It was extremely critical of the way respiratory transmission had been understood & managed, concluding that the UK’s approach to infection control was fundamentally flawed.
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Rare oral history: recollections of #OccupationalTherapy during the Covid-19 pandemic Thanks to otleaders.org/history-preser… Listen to 90 minutes with Brent Bravemen, Rita Fleming-Castaldy, Frank Gainer, and Michael Pizzi. @JCeoltaSmith @OT_Skiff @thewfot @theRCOT

OT Leaders & Legacies Society - Oral History Project

Introduction The L&LS OT Oral History Preservation Project seeks to collect, document, and disseminate the personal stories of occupational therapy’s leaders, the shared recollections of persons with...

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Irene@UKFCOTAug 25
Replying to @SupportingHH_UK
Excellent news. Thanks for update and report. Beware: a cheeky point: it's because fear #AlliedHealthProfessions have left the pandemic and Long Covid way behind. Below are questions @JCeoltaSmith and I wanted to ask at 2026 @theRCOT AGM. Good for AHP Officers too!
Questions about examining organisational response, professions impact, learning, lobbying about infection prevention and control and occupational disease, preparation for the next pandemic, commemoration and archive. Lots!!

ALT Questions about examining organisational response, professions impact, learning, lobbying about infection prevention and control and occupational disease, preparation for the next pandemic, commemoration and archive. Lots!!

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Great book review by @keepnhspublic Noctor, Noctor is published tomorrow 24.9.26. keepournhspublic.com/noctor-…

‘Noctor, Noctor. A prescription for trouble’ by Jatinder Hayre

Reviewed by John Puntis, Co Chair Keep Our NHS Public Jatinder Hayre. ‘Noctor, Noctor. A prescription for trouble’.Icon Books Ltd., London 2026. Publication date 24/09/2026 ‘Noctor’ is slang derived...

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