With the status quo being challenged, we have experienced a new and enlightening perspective on the delivery of occupational therapy in the community. Nikki discusses 9 key benefits of delivering care remotely.

Rachel is an OT Practice Occupational Therapist specialising in Hand Therapy, who has been delivering care remotely to her clients since lockdown began. Here, Rachel shares her experiences and highlights specifically the benefits our referrers are seeing from remote intervention.

Louise has been instrumental in helping us develop our Remote Services and is involved in our remote therapy training programme for our OT’s. Louise reflects on the impact of lockdown and some of the key lessons she has learnt about delivering therapy remotely.

Jane is an OT Practice Occupational Therapist working with children and adults, who has helped develop and refine our service for the remote delivery of therapy. Here Jane gives us some insights on how to achieve a successful outcome from remote intervention and in particular how it enables therapist to be more responsive.

Zandri is an OT Practice Paediatric Occupational Therapist specialising in Sensory Processing Disorder, who has been instrumental in helping The OT Practice develop and refine our service for the remote delivery of therapy. Here she shares an experience, explaining the largely unexpected benefits, of treating a child with ASD remotely.

Nikki's opinion piece published in The MJ, drawing on recent experiences and collaboration with social care directors & commissioners, discussing the knock-on effects of the pandemic for social care in the community.

We’re delighted to introduce Tania who has joined us as SLT Manager to deliver and expand our SLT service at The OT Practice. There has never been a better time for Speech & Language Therapists to join our practice, so get in touch if you’d like to find out about joining us.

Our Brand Ambassador Alex Lewis comes into the office to speak with the team about his latest work & expedition to Ethiopia to raise awareness for disability & amputees by climbing one of Africa's tallest mountains & fundraising for a wheelchair factory.

Holidays can be a logistical challenge. Read our guide on our top holiday tips for wheelchair users or those with additional needs. We've included considerations for travelling abroad as well as some UK based travel ideas.

Lynn is our Paediatric Clinical Team Lead, she has been bought on board at The OT Practice to add leadership, specialist training and mentoring to our nationwide OT's. Read this interview to find our more about her and the vision she has for the role.