Gillian
@gilld5876.bsky.social
💚my job. Home First/ Reablement OT, covering beautiful Stroud countryside 🇬🇧
Måneskin,Strictly,growing veggies,fitness,NHS🥰
Måneskin,Strictly,growing veggies,fitness,NHS🥰
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On the fourth day of Christmas, I give to you a starter pack of yet more occupational therapists.
If you want a community of OTs on Bluesky, follow all the OTs on my starter packs. Let's see if we can make it happen.
go.bsky.app/JxmUjnc
If you want a community of OTs on Bluesky, follow all the OTs on my starter packs. Let's see if we can make it happen.
go.bsky.app/JxmUjnc
December 28, 2025 at 7:22 AM
On the fourth day of Christmas, I give to you a starter pack of yet more occupational therapists.
If you want a community of OTs on Bluesky, follow all the OTs on my starter packs. Let's see if we can make it happen.
go.bsky.app/JxmUjnc
If you want a community of OTs on Bluesky, follow all the OTs on my starter packs. Let's see if we can make it happen.
go.bsky.app/JxmUjnc
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We can’t treat our way out of health inequalities.
Our Leadership for Population Health programme helps health and care professionals drive wellbeing and equity at scale.
April 2026 applications are open. 👇
https://bit.ly/3JUqSS4
Our Leadership for Population Health programme helps health and care professionals drive wellbeing and equity at scale.
April 2026 applications are open. 👇
https://bit.ly/3JUqSS4
December 27, 2025 at 1:37 PM
We can’t treat our way out of health inequalities.
Our Leadership for Population Health programme helps health and care professionals drive wellbeing and equity at scale.
April 2026 applications are open. 👇
https://bit.ly/3JUqSS4
Our Leadership for Population Health programme helps health and care professionals drive wellbeing and equity at scale.
April 2026 applications are open. 👇
https://bit.ly/3JUqSS4
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“Taking care of yourself doesn’t mean ‘me first’ … it means ‘me too.’” L.R. Knost.
A reminder that caring for yourself sits alongside caring for others.
You aren’t asking for the world, you’re simply asking for a place in it too.
🧡
#SelfCare #kindness #compassion
Picture by joyfulsmolthings
A reminder that caring for yourself sits alongside caring for others.
You aren’t asking for the world, you’re simply asking for a place in it too.
🧡
#SelfCare #kindness #compassion
Picture by joyfulsmolthings
December 26, 2025 at 3:41 PM
“Taking care of yourself doesn’t mean ‘me first’ … it means ‘me too.’” L.R. Knost.
A reminder that caring for yourself sits alongside caring for others.
You aren’t asking for the world, you’re simply asking for a place in it too.
🧡
#SelfCare #kindness #compassion
Picture by joyfulsmolthings
A reminder that caring for yourself sits alongside caring for others.
You aren’t asking for the world, you’re simply asking for a place in it too.
🧡
#SelfCare #kindness #compassion
Picture by joyfulsmolthings
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On the third day of Christmas, I give to you a starter pack with even more occupational therapists to follow.
Wouldn't it be great if we could support each other?
go.bsky.app/A7zkhS7
Wouldn't it be great if we could support each other?
go.bsky.app/A7zkhS7
December 27, 2025 at 6:27 AM
On the third day of Christmas, I give to you a starter pack with even more occupational therapists to follow.
Wouldn't it be great if we could support each other?
go.bsky.app/A7zkhS7
Wouldn't it be great if we could support each other?
go.bsky.app/A7zkhS7
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1 in 5 working-age people have a health condition that limits their ability to work.
Our interactive feature explores the unique perspectives behind the statistics, highlighting barriers to work and the need for earlier support in the workplace⬇️
https://bit.ly/4p6wQOl
Our interactive feature explores the unique perspectives behind the statistics, highlighting barriers to work and the need for earlier support in the workplace⬇️
https://bit.ly/4p6wQOl
December 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM
1 in 5 working-age people have a health condition that limits their ability to work.
Our interactive feature explores the unique perspectives behind the statistics, highlighting barriers to work and the need for earlier support in the workplace⬇️
https://bit.ly/4p6wQOl
Our interactive feature explores the unique perspectives behind the statistics, highlighting barriers to work and the need for earlier support in the workplace⬇️
https://bit.ly/4p6wQOl
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On the 1st day of Christmas I give to you ... a starter pack with lots of occupational therapists to follow.
If you'd like to see an active community of OTs on Bluesky in 2027, click on the link and let's get networking.
Peace, love and happiness to all x
go.bsky.app/Vi6XVVs
If you'd like to see an active community of OTs on Bluesky in 2027, click on the link and let's get networking.
Peace, love and happiness to all x
go.bsky.app/Vi6XVVs
December 25, 2025 at 7:22 AM
On the 1st day of Christmas I give to you ... a starter pack with lots of occupational therapists to follow.
If you'd like to see an active community of OTs on Bluesky in 2027, click on the link and let's get networking.
Peace, love and happiness to all x
go.bsky.app/Vi6XVVs
If you'd like to see an active community of OTs on Bluesky in 2027, click on the link and let's get networking.
Peace, love and happiness to all x
go.bsky.app/Vi6XVVs
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On the second day of Christmas, I give to you another starter pack with more occupational therapists.
If you want a community of OTs on Bluesky, please repost and follow every single one of the OTs on this link.
Let's get the party started!
go.bsky.app/AvS2HvA
If you want a community of OTs on Bluesky, please repost and follow every single one of the OTs on this link.
Let's get the party started!
go.bsky.app/AvS2HvA
December 26, 2025 at 7:55 AM
On the second day of Christmas, I give to you another starter pack with more occupational therapists.
If you want a community of OTs on Bluesky, please repost and follow every single one of the OTs on this link.
Let's get the party started!
go.bsky.app/AvS2HvA
If you want a community of OTs on Bluesky, please repost and follow every single one of the OTs on this link.
Let's get the party started!
go.bsky.app/AvS2HvA
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Alone at Christmas? #joinin is always good.
December 23, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Alone at Christmas? #joinin is always good.
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OT Week 2025 is here!
Across the week we'll be promoting "Right Support, Right Time: Unlocking the Power of OT".
And showcasing the benefits of prevention & early intervention in community care.
#OTWeek25 #RightTimeOT
Find out more and download your OT Week resources: tinyurl.com/mszz497e
Across the week we'll be promoting "Right Support, Right Time: Unlocking the Power of OT".
And showcasing the benefits of prevention & early intervention in community care.
#OTWeek25 #RightTimeOT
Find out more and download your OT Week resources: tinyurl.com/mszz497e
November 3, 2025 at 9:32 AM
OT Week 2025 is here!
Across the week we'll be promoting "Right Support, Right Time: Unlocking the Power of OT".
And showcasing the benefits of prevention & early intervention in community care.
#OTWeek25 #RightTimeOT
Find out more and download your OT Week resources: tinyurl.com/mszz497e
Across the week we'll be promoting "Right Support, Right Time: Unlocking the Power of OT".
And showcasing the benefits of prevention & early intervention in community care.
#OTWeek25 #RightTimeOT
Find out more and download your OT Week resources: tinyurl.com/mszz497e
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Physio leader, Miriam Duffy,and her team show exactly what is possible when rehab is not an option. The new national rehab centre is exactly what any of us would want if we had a catastrophic event. This is the blueprint. Thank you Shaun for covering this important exclusive. #RightToRehab
🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Inside Britain's new £105 million rehab hospital opening on time and in budget, promising a revolution in rehab and turning around the UK's poor record for those suffering life-changing injury and disease:
www.thetimes.com/article/21c3...
www.thetimes.com/article/21c3...
Inside the £105m rehab hospital that’s about to change lives
Opening on time and on budget, the site near Nottingham will help patients with spinal cord injuries, brain damage and other conditions regain independence
www.thetimes.com
November 2, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Physio leader, Miriam Duffy,and her team show exactly what is possible when rehab is not an option. The new national rehab centre is exactly what any of us would want if we had a catastrophic event. This is the blueprint. Thank you Shaun for covering this important exclusive. #RightToRehab
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Following a successful trial in partnership with Police Scotland, Alzheimer Scotland are distributing free SafeConnect fobs for people living with dementia in Scotland.
Read More: buff.ly/Vl225XT
Read More: buff.ly/Vl225XT
October 4, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Following a successful trial in partnership with Police Scotland, Alzheimer Scotland are distributing free SafeConnect fobs for people living with dementia in Scotland.
Read More: buff.ly/Vl225XT
Read More: buff.ly/Vl225XT
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“Connection is why we’re here; it is what gives purpose and meaning to our lives.” Brené Brown
Just checking in to see how you are…Sending positive ripples your way today.
Because sometimes, the smallest check-in can mean the most.🧡
#kindness #positivity #connection
Picture by Art of Brilliance
Just checking in to see how you are…Sending positive ripples your way today.
Because sometimes, the smallest check-in can mean the most.🧡
#kindness #positivity #connection
Picture by Art of Brilliance
March 29, 2025 at 5:59 PM
“Connection is why we’re here; it is what gives purpose and meaning to our lives.” Brené Brown
Just checking in to see how you are…Sending positive ripples your way today.
Because sometimes, the smallest check-in can mean the most.🧡
#kindness #positivity #connection
Picture by Art of Brilliance
Just checking in to see how you are…Sending positive ripples your way today.
Because sometimes, the smallest check-in can mean the most.🧡
#kindness #positivity #connection
Picture by Art of Brilliance
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Everyone needs someone to talk to sometimes.
The Silver Line Helpline run by Age UK is a free, confidential telephone service for older people, providing friendship, conversation and support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Find out more: bit.ly/4hYIuIt
#HelplinesAwarenessDay2025
The Silver Line Helpline run by Age UK is a free, confidential telephone service for older people, providing friendship, conversation and support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Find out more: bit.ly/4hYIuIt
#HelplinesAwarenessDay2025
February 19, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Everyone needs someone to talk to sometimes.
The Silver Line Helpline run by Age UK is a free, confidential telephone service for older people, providing friendship, conversation and support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Find out more: bit.ly/4hYIuIt
#HelplinesAwarenessDay2025
The Silver Line Helpline run by Age UK is a free, confidential telephone service for older people, providing friendship, conversation and support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Find out more: bit.ly/4hYIuIt
#HelplinesAwarenessDay2025
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Hotel with Hoists -
Following users feed back we are now pleased to announce that we have uploaded every hotel and holiday let in the UK with a hoist to the Snowball App.
So please share as much as possible.
www.facebook.com/share/p/1BHP...
Following users feed back we are now pleased to announce that we have uploaded every hotel and holiday let in the UK with a hoist to the Snowball App.
So please share as much as possible.
www.facebook.com/share/p/1BHP...
January 7, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Hotel with Hoists -
Following users feed back we are now pleased to announce that we have uploaded every hotel and holiday let in the UK with a hoist to the Snowball App.
So please share as much as possible.
www.facebook.com/share/p/1BHP...
Following users feed back we are now pleased to announce that we have uploaded every hotel and holiday let in the UK with a hoist to the Snowball App.
So please share as much as possible.
www.facebook.com/share/p/1BHP...
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Wallowing in a soup of despair? Try ‘lemonading’ to buck the gloom
Wallowing in a soup of despair? Try ‘lemonading’ to buck the gloom
Linda Geddes spends a week with a clown, a comic and some toddlers to test the science behind the uplifting power of play
www.theguardian.com
February 15, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Wallowing in a soup of despair? Try ‘lemonading’ to buck the gloom
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‘I’m never going back to living like this’: how an innovative project is helping hoarders
‘I’m never going back to living like this’: how an innovative project is helping hoarders
Gloucester council approach offers psychological support, decluttering advice and cuts through shame of poorly understood condition
Carol has been trying to clear her home for two years but in her maelstrom of dishevelled possessions, there is still…
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2025 at 6:05 AM
‘I’m never going back to living like this’: how an innovative project is helping hoarders
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#OccupationalTherapists:
If you are new to BlueSky and you are looking to connect with other OTs, the best way to find and follow them is by clicking on ‘starter packs’ (you will then follow everyone listed in the pack). Each starter pack has up to 150 people.
If you are new to BlueSky and you are looking to connect with other OTs, the best way to find and follow them is by clicking on ‘starter packs’ (you will then follow everyone listed in the pack). Each starter pack has up to 150 people.
January 30, 2025 at 3:52 PM
#OccupationalTherapists:
If you are new to BlueSky and you are looking to connect with other OTs, the best way to find and follow them is by clicking on ‘starter packs’ (you will then follow everyone listed in the pack). Each starter pack has up to 150 people.
If you are new to BlueSky and you are looking to connect with other OTs, the best way to find and follow them is by clicking on ‘starter packs’ (you will then follow everyone listed in the pack). Each starter pack has up to 150 people.
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Hello! We're new here. Welcome to the official page of AGILE - a special interest group for physiotherapists working with older people in the UK.
You can find out more on our website here: agile.csp.org.uk
You can find out more on our website here: agile.csp.org.uk
January 27, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Hello! We're new here. Welcome to the official page of AGILE - a special interest group for physiotherapists working with older people in the UK.
You can find out more on our website here: agile.csp.org.uk
You can find out more on our website here: agile.csp.org.uk
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It is deeply unjust that some groups of people have significantly worse experiences of health and care than others.
Professor Bola Owolabi joins us in May to explore the national priorities around tackling health inequalities.
Register your place. https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/events/health-ineq…
Professor Bola Owolabi joins us in May to explore the national priorities around tackling health inequalities.
Register your place. https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/events/health-ineq…
January 26, 2025 at 5:29 PM
It is deeply unjust that some groups of people have significantly worse experiences of health and care than others.
Professor Bola Owolabi joins us in May to explore the national priorities around tackling health inequalities.
Register your place. https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/events/health-ineq…
Professor Bola Owolabi joins us in May to explore the national priorities around tackling health inequalities.
Register your place. https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/events/health-ineq…
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If you haven't met Jan before, here she is explaining #Aphasia in her own words. This video has been seen thousands of times on other platforms💜Jan had a #stroke 20yrs ago when she was just 46. For the 1st year post stroke she had no words at all. She is very skilled at using #TotalCommunication 💜
January 26, 2025 at 10:42 AM
If you haven't met Jan before, here she is explaining #Aphasia in her own words. This video has been seen thousands of times on other platforms💜Jan had a #stroke 20yrs ago when she was just 46. For the 1st year post stroke she had no words at all. She is very skilled at using #TotalCommunication 💜
#HomeFirst #Reablement think we will continue to expand - good job we are already constantly training all grades of staff.
The King’s Fund supports the need for transformational shifts in how health and care services are planned, delivered and accessed. Read our long read: The 10 Year Health Plan: our recommendations. https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-analysis/long-reads/10-year-health-plan-recommendations?utm_t…
The 10 Year Health Plan: Our Recommendations | The King's Fund
In this long read, we set out the key recommendations The King’s Fund is making to government to support the development of the 10-year plan and realise these shifts.
www.kingsfund.org.uk
January 26, 2025 at 12:34 PM
#HomeFirst #Reablement think we will continue to expand - good job we are already constantly training all grades of staff.
Update- he is so full of smiles - new job is working on so many levels. 💗
Must have followed several ADHD OT accounts- sudden rush of others😊spent time today parenting/coaching our young adult and debating potential benefits of changing job- routine/ regular meds. Current job market not friendly to these issues .
January 26, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Update- he is so full of smiles - new job is working on so many levels. 💗
It’s the human connection which enables people to settle home,after a sometimes very short admission to hospital and then engage in recovery of their independence #HomeFirst #Reablement #OccupationalTherapy
I set out to study which jobs should be done by AI – and found a very human answer | Allison Pugh
I set out to study which jobs should be done by AI – and found a very human answer | Allison Pugh
Much of the power of work like counselling lies in a relationship where we really see each other. And tech just can’t do that
* Allison Pugh is a professor of sociology at Johns Hopkins University, and the author of The Last Human Job: The Work of…
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2025 at 5:31 PM
It’s the human connection which enables people to settle home,after a sometimes very short admission to hospital and then engage in recovery of their independence #HomeFirst #Reablement #OccupationalTherapy
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Please share folks! @lelanie.bsky.social @ot-expert.bsky.social @juliebrose.bsky.social @hollytheot.bsky.social @worcsacutenhs.bsky.social @connected2deeot.bsky.social @clareot.bsky.social @katrinabannigan.bsky.social @tonikingot.bsky.social
Occupational Therapists come & join our fab teaching team at the University of Worcester! Our ever expanding team (...and I don't just mean in relation to post-Christmas waistlines...) are seeking another OT lecturer! Take a look at the advert, any Q's pls ask!
jobs.worcester.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...
jobs.worcester.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...
two women are standing next to each other with the words that 's exciting yay !!!
ALT: two women are standing next to each other with the words that 's exciting yay !!!
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January 17, 2025 at 1:43 PM
@musedot.bsky.social hi Ed, thinking we worked together a while ago? Getting fuzzy as I have worked with so many colleagues 😂
January 13, 2025 at 12:01 PM
@musedot.bsky.social hi Ed, thinking we worked together a while ago? Getting fuzzy as I have worked with so many colleagues 😂