Developing an #OccupationalTherapy intervention for people living with early-stage #dementia in Wales | Funded by UKOTRF & @CwmTaf | Hosted by @CwmTafOT

Joined April 2017
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Really proud 2 have met the Welsh Health Minister @wgmin_health today who visited @CwmTafOT 2 talk about our new #OT Memory Assessment Service funded by the Dementia Action Plan for Wales. The @OccTed study will contribute 2 the intervention programme &generate data on its impact
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For the @OccTed Study we have a fantastic Lived Experience Advisory Group (LEAG) - made up of people affected by dementia, including @nigel8812922 & others not on twitter 😀 They have helped shape our work @CwmTafOT & the intervention we will be delivering in MAS #IamAnOT19
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More fantastic posters from @CwmTaf #OccupationalTherapists #OTs at @CwmTaf_Research conference today! #BeResearchActive #valueofOT
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Fantastic posters today from @CwmTaf #OccupationalTherapists #OTs & colleagues @CwmTaf_Research Conference today in USW! @USWConferences 8 in total - Da iawn 😀 #BeResearchActive
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Really excited to be at @CwmTaf UHB’s R&D Conference today with our poster - results & progress so far! Many thanks to all who have taken part, our Lived Experience Advisory Group, @CwmTafOT’s & our funders UKOTRF @theRCOT & @CwmTaf_Research Diolch 😀 #BeReaearchActive #valueofOT
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More interviews today with people who are affected by dementia! If you are living in the Merthyr / RCT or @CwmTaf UHB area & have experience of early stage dementia, please do get in touch if you’d like to take part in an interview 😀
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Another great day today - interviews completed now at @CAVocctherapy with #occupationaltherapists #OTs working with people living with dementia. Thank you all for taking part!! Will be in touch for further feedback on the ‘Logic Model’ after making some essential revisions 😀
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@CAVocctherapy Occupational Therapists from Medicine and mental health have taken part in research interviews for the @OccTed study funded by UKOTRF
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I was only chatting with lovely colleagues today about our role with earlier intervention to support individuals to maintain doing the occupations which are important to them and this pops up.
Are you working as an #OccupationalTherapist in #BetsiCadwaladrUHB @BCUHB or #PowysTHB @PTHBhealth? If you are working with people living with early-stage / mild dementia you may be interested in taking part in an interview for the @OccTed Study! Get in touch if interested 😀
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Are you working as an #OccupationalTherapist in #BetsiCadwaladrUHB @BCUHB or #PowysTHB @PTHBhealth? If you are working with people living with early-stage / mild dementia you may be interested in taking part in an interview for the @OccTed Study! Get in touch if interested 😀
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OT for Early-Stage Dementia retweeted
Hello fellow OTs, which assessments, resources and interventions are you finding most useful when supporting people living with dementia at home? @theOThub @theRCOT @OTRJdementia @SharParsons @OccTed @carrie_clarke @Clareycoco @pixiegirle @nicola_stirling
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Diolch mawr / massive thank you 2 @nigel8812922 & @karen_kitch 4 your expertise yesterday at our Lived Experience Advisory Group (LEAG). Your input on our interview schedules, how we recruit people living with early stage #dementia & the #OT interventions’ contents = invaluable
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Thank you for taking part!! Was excellent meeting you & hearing about your work with people living with early stage #dementia - will keep you updated 😀 #OccupationalTherapy #OT
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We’ve received the final go ahead to commence recruiting #occupationaltherapists #OT’s in @ABMhealth - looking forwards to interviewing #OTs @ABMUOccTherapy working with people living with early-stage #dementia 😀
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Another day today in @HywelDdaHB conducting research interviews with #occupationaltherapists #OTs. 14 interviews to date - more to come as recruitment will begin shortly in @CV_UHB & @ABMhealth 😀
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A great day today interviewing #OccupationalTherapists #OTs about their work with people living with early-stage #dementia in @AneurinBevanUHB! Thank you to all who took part in our #research 😀 More interviews in @HywelDdaHB tomorrow!
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We are holding a Dementia Awareness Day at Caerphilly Castle, Thursday 20th September, 11:00am - 2:00pm opened by the Mayor. There will be lots of information stalls including, Social Services, Carers Support Groups, Carers UK, Parkinsons Advice and much, more. All welcome.
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Interviews with #occupationaltherapists in @AneurinBevanUHB start tomorrrow! Our 3rd research site so far, along with @CwmTaf & @HywelDdaHB - Looking forwards / edrych ymlaen 😀
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We are now recruiting people affected by early-stage #dementia to take part in interviews about #occupationaltherapy #OT If you are living in @CwmTaf Rhondda-Cynon-Taf or Merthyr, get in touch if you’re interested in taking part! @DementiaVoices @AlzSocCymru @CwmTaf_Research
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Looking forwards to traveling to @HywelDdaHB tomorrow to interview #occupationaltherapists about their work with people living with early stage dementia! Looking forwards to interviewing OTs in all other Welsh Health Boards as well! 😀
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