Category: OT – Occupational Therapy

Allied Health Professionals

Current Updates

The Allied Health Professions (AHPs) strategy for England 2022-2027 – AHPs Deliver.
NHS England; 2022.

(This new strategy is for the whole Allied Health Profession (AHP) community: support workers, assistant practitioners, registered professionals, pre-registration apprentices and students. It is inclusive and reflects how AHPs work in multidisciplinary teams, so that those who identify as part of the AHP community working in a variety of health and care sectors can use it to continually improve and redesign services.)

Chief allied health professionals handbook.
NHS England; 2022.

(A guide for chief allied health professionals, aspiring chief allied health professionals and trust boards.)

Allied health professionals within integrated care systems: guidance for system executives and senior leaders.
NHS England; 2022.

(This document provides an overview of: the AHP system architecture required to ensure AHP operational delivery; AHP leadership of this architecture; an AHP quality framework to support AHP workforce transformation)

Library Bulletin

Occupational Therapy and Mental Health

The current bulletin for Occupational Therapy and Mental Health, produced by Greater Manchester Mental Health Trust, is now available to view and download here

For support accessing any of the articles within the bulletin please contact: academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk

Library Bulletin

Occupational Therapy and Mental Health

The current bulletin for Occupational Therapy and Mental Health, produced by Greater Manchester Mental Health Trust, is now available to view and download here

For support accessing any of the articles within the bulletin please contact: academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk

Library Bulletin

Occupational Therapy and Mental Health

The current bulletin for Occupational Therapy and Mental Health, produced by Greater Manchester Mental Health Trust, is now available to view and download here

For support accessing any of the articles within the bulletin please contact: academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk

Library Bulletin

Occupational Therapy and Mental Health

The current bulletin for Occupational Therapy and Mental Health, produced by Greater Manchester Mental Health Trust, is now available to view and download here

For support accessing any of the articles within the bulletin please contact: academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk

Library Bulletin

Occupational Therapy and Mental Health

The current bulletin for Occupational Therapy and Mental Health, produced by Greater Manchester Mental Health Trust, is now available to view and download here

For support accessing any of the articles within the bulletin please contact: academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk

Lunch and Learn – Reminder

A session around fatigue

This is just a reminder that the next Lunch and Learn session will be held via Teams on Monday 13th December between 12pm and 1pm.

This session will feature Joanne McLoughin, Professional OT Lead, talking about fatigue.

Teams invites have been sent to all our Library registered users. If you would like an invite to be extended to you or your team please email: carmel.smith@lscft.nhs.uk

Library Bulletin

Occupational Therapy and Mental Health

The current bulletin for Occupational Therapy and Mental Health, produced by Greater Manchester Mental Health Trust, is now available to view and download here

For support accessing any of the articles within the bulletin please contact: academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk

Economic Evaluations

A resource for Occupational Therapy

This report outlines the economic evaluation examining the impact of occupational therapy in relation to financial costs of providing a service. The analysis compares the costs of occupational therapy with an alternate (control) intervention to determine whether occupational therapy is more beneficial that the other intervention, what is the difference in cost and how beneficial is occupational therapy in relation to costs, when compared with the control intervention.

An economic evaluation examines the impact of occupational therapy in relation to financial costs of providing a service. The analysis compares the costs of occupational therapy with an alternate (control) intervention to determine:
Is occupational therapy more beneficial than the control intervention to attain desired outcomes, such as increased independence or improved quality of life?
What is the difference in cost between occupational therapy and the control
intervention?
How beneficial is occupational therapy in relation to costs, when compared with the control intervention?

World Federation of Occupational Therapists. Economic Evaluations A
resource for occupational therapy. (2021). Geneva, Switzerland


As resources available to provide occupational therapy can be limited, economic evaluations are helpful to make choices regarding how financial investments are made.

Economic-Evaluations-A-resource-for-occupational-therapyDownload

Allied Health Professionals

Research project opportunity

We have joined up with UHMB Library and Knowledge Services within the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust to deliver a program on evidence based practice.

The project aims to:

  • Map the distribution of AHPs across the ICP, breaking it down by professional role, who they work for and who they serve including any cross-organisational working
  • Increase the awareness of Library services and provide support to aid with the treatment of patients
  • Facilitate links across the Trust and within local authorities to create long lasting contacts and to share knowledge and good practice
  • Offer an educational programme of evidence-based practice based on the concept of critically appraised topics supported by a series of lectures and workshops delivered by Lancaster University
  • Stimulate engagement with research and service development in the ICP and provide the groundwork for research collaboration
  • Equip staff with the knowledge, confidence and support to undertake their own research projects

The project is open to all Allied Health Professionals across the Trust. If you are interested please email your details (name, job role, contact information, place of work) to katie.roper@lscft.nhs.uk