Lead of Children and Young People’s Occupational Therapy, NHS Lothian. #unfeartie and #alongsider. Views my own.
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Catherine McDerment retweeted
27 Jun 2024
Congratulations to our new Council members, just announced at the BAOT Annual General Meeting! 👋🏿
Neil Carnegie, Scotland
Aisling Durkin, Northern Ireland
Jacqueline Gordon, England
Janine Hackett, Learning and Development
Dr Sureshkumar Kamalakannan, International Affairs
ALT Text reads 'Council Election Results. Meet our new Council members' Illustrations show a person in a chair holding a baby, a person on a bike, a person running and a person brushing their hair.
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Catherine McDerment retweeted
22 May 2024
Over 150 AHPs joining together this morning to share how AHPs are using quality improvement to improve outcomes for CYP. Thanks to everyone who shared their projects & ideas, an inspiring session @NESnmahp @McGuire_Clare @brodiebumblebee @clairec_ahpcyp
@cmcdlot @LizzyAHP
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Catherine McDerment retweeted
21 May 2024
There's still time to book your space on our Insights & Strategies for Professionals training course next month! Suitable for professionals working in the third sector, education or working with adoptive, foster or kinship families. Find out more: ow.ly/ZycH50ROGjx #FASD
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Catherine McDerment retweeted
9 Apr 2024
As I’ve been saying for the last 45 years ‘Childhood lasts a lifetime’ so society needs focus on every aspect of a child’s wellbeing, even before they are born, to ensure children grow up confident, happy, loved and valued @TheIFS @PeepleCentre ❤️
9 Apr 2024
Quality support for families in the early years => better outcomes throughout childhood. More evidence from @TheIFS that Sure Start - offering ante/post-natal health services, parenting support, early learning & childcare, & parental employment support - made a real difference⬇️
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Are you an AHP Working with Children and Young People? Please come along to the community of practice QI Live event on Wednesday 22ndMay to hear how AHPs are using Quality improvement approaches to improve outcomes for CYP @brodiebumblebee @clairec_ahpcyp @cmcdlot @McGuire_Clare
ALT Spotlight on Quality Improvement Would you like to find out more about how you can get involved with quality improvement no matter your role, experience or area of interest? Please join us at this community of practice live event to hear examples of how AHPs working with children and young people are using quality improvement approaches to improve outcomes for CYP. Speakers include: • Lizzy Archibald, Allied Health Professions Advisor, Children and Young People, Scottish Government • Emily Waite, Senior Educator, NHS Education for Scotland • Steph Beringer, Improvement Advisor, CYPIC • Tracey Aird, lead for prevention and early intervention, NHS Fife • Including case studies from NHS Tayside, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
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Catherine McDerment retweeted
26 Mar 2024
Imagine if we all started with:
- the person
- the child
- their family
- their community
rather than a myriad of silo services we organise ourselves on; addressing need based on “eligibility criteria” rather than living a good healthy life. Public services need reset & reform
26 Mar 2024
Huge financial pressure on public services but some cuts can actually create even more demand & increased cost. Real wasted cost often lies in the gaps between the fragmentation of silo public services, repeated assessment & referrals but untangling this mess is rarely attempted
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Catherine McDerment retweeted
1 Feb 2024
At the end of a working day, when we shut down the tabs on all of our devices, we should shut down the tabs in our heads too. Five ways to do this:
1) Savour an indulgence
2) Mindful breathing
3) Share a compliment
4) Get some fresh, outdoor air
5) Practice gratitude
linkedin.com/pulse/closing-t… By @MelodyJMitchell. Graphic via @Brilliant_Teams
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Catherine McDerment retweeted
24 Jan 2024
Discover what CYPF need from #OT services in your local area!
#RCOT children's survey unveils vital insights to enhance local services for CPY & families
Let's amplify their voices and act!💡👨👩👧👦 #ChildWellBeing #CommunityAction✅ @Sallydyspraxia
ow.ly/U4zP50QsSV1
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Catherine McDerment retweeted
27 Nov 2023
Here's a new open access publication from NAIT about ' Prevalence of neurodevelopmental differences and autism in Scottish primary schools 2018–2022'
2.6% of children in Scottish primary schools are autistic
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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Catherine McDerment retweeted
21 Nov 2023
This is really important to understand the current state of play for OTs working with children in the UK. I hope you can find time to complete the survey.
20 Nov 2023
Happy Disability History Month #UKDHM 💛
This year’s theme is Disability, Children, and Youth. We @wOTrupractising aim to improve experiences of childhood disability!
Help us do so by filling in our survey!
huddersfieldbss.eu.qualtrics……
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Catherine McDerment retweeted
15 Nov 2023
Love the F-Words in Childhood Disability canchild.ca/en/research-in-p…
15 Nov 2023
A lovely start to the day on the @RCOT_CYPF F Words workshop follow up with @LucyCha98129242 & Arul reflecting on our use of the tools. Lots of discussion about how using the tools help shift families away from a deficit focus and gain rich, meaningful information 👏🏻
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Catherine McDerment retweeted
8 Nov 2023
Happy #OTWeek23 to all my fabulous colleagues come and see our stall in the RHCYP hospital corridor until 12
“Occupations are essential to living …OT helps you live your best life” @NHS_Lothian @OtSarahturner @LHendersonOT @michellelabarre
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Catherine McDerment retweeted
This week is #OTWeek 23! See below to find out...
What is an Occupation?
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Catherine McDerment retweeted
26 Oct 2023
💬The voice of the infant and child
📣@NHS_Education webinar 'Rights based participation for children and young people'
📅Wednesday 1st November 2023
⏰noon - 13:30
Further detail to register here: togetherscotland.org.uk/medi…
ALT 'The voice of the infant and child' in the middle with a calendar and a megaphone with two stroke lines in the background.
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Catherine McDerment retweeted
31 Oct 2023
Showing the importance of having a continuous conversation rather than a one-off consultation - there's always something new we can learn from children and young people!
Thank you @Creative_Voices and @OfficialSYP!
Earlier today we took evidence on amendments to the UNCRC Bill ahead of the Bill's reconsideration by @ScotParl.
@Ulgrid from @together_sacr told us what children and young people had told her about rights ⬇
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Catherine McDerment retweeted
27 Oct 2023
Happy World Occupational Therapy Day to all my amazing colleagues across the globe who make a difference to people’s lives every day #WorldOTDay #WithOTuCAN 💚
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Catherine McDerment retweeted
12 Oct 2023
Many of us give up on our hopes, dreams and ambitions. We put ourselves down, let imposter syndrome creep in and self doubt takes over
Here’s your call to keep going, one small step at a time, never give up & try again, you will get there 🐠
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Catherine McDerment retweeted
12 Oct 2023
Presenting my poster today:‘establishing a neonatal occupational therapy service’, at the @Lothian_AHPEd conference #AHPreciate #progress #neonatalOT
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Catherine McDerment retweeted
12 Oct 2023
Delighted to be asked to share our work establishing CYPOT provision in the Major Trauma Centre outlining the progress with our key change ideas @PaediatricMTC @ScotTraumaNwk @Lothian_AHPEd #AHPpreciateandProgress #AHPsDay
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Catherine McDerment retweeted
11 Oct 2023
What stops health & care systems being bold & a radical new approach? We know the current deficit model is stretched & broken & yet there are few making a wholesale shift to a community, preventative model. Met with members of the Rebel Alliance making change happen @drandyknox
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