Bethan Whittingham

FREE Webinar: Fair Mentoring for All on 24/6/25 1-2pm BST. Join MS Teams on the day (no registration needed) bit.ly/43S7HiV. @vimalsrir and @anita_atwal will unveil a new model to promote inclusive mentoring & allyship. An opportunity for CPD and Q&A with the creators!

This article explores the health impacts of homelessness, barriers to accessing healthcare, and practical considerations for clinicians providing care. Includes a #BMJInfographic setting out advice bmj.com/content/388/bm…

💜 For #FNDAwarenessDayUK, we’re resharing this video of Kat, a talented musician. Kat was having trouble holding her trombone after falling ill with FND, so one of our engineers custom made her a trombone support. #FND #FNDAwareness #FunctionalNeurologicalDisorder #Disability

#HIV-related stigma prevent some people from accessing #healthcare and HIV services. For every one person who had a negative experience in healthcare related to their HIV status, there are even more people who will avoid it because of that.

Are you an AHP and want to find out how the AHP Educator Career framework an support your development across the educational pillar of practice. Join for in a webinar where we are launching a interactive E-resource #AHP #4pillars #Education #workforce

Lots of young siblings of disabled children will now be returning to school. Our latest spotlight post written for children and young people is about what it might feel like to go back to school after the long summer holiday. sibs.org.uk/youngsibs/spot…

Do you know what factors can impact your candour in practice? What skills you need to apologise? How to speak up and raise concerns - and why? We have a #myHCPCstandards webinar coming up on this and more. Sign up below: 📅 16 September 2024 🕐 4pm 🔗 hcpc-uk.org/myhcpcstandard…

If you manage #HCPCregistered staff, which areas of the revised standards will you focus your support on? Professional boundaries? Responsible communication? Challenging discrimination? All of the above? 🤔 We set out exactly what employers need to know: hcpc-uk.org/employers/insi…

Check out our examples of good practice Education, Health and Care Plans. These resources include excerpts from real EHC plans as well as examples and case studies. buff.ly/49TydZK #EHCPlan #SEN #SEND

Test driving the new Irvine Unit ⛳ range to use with a patient whose passion is #golf #personalisedcare #patientcentrecare @ESHT_AHPs @ESHT_CHIC @julesneuss

Labelling patients as frail can be problematic. .@saahopkins and colleagues call for greater inclusion of older people in deciding how best to talk about #frailty bmj.com/content/386/bm…

BHIVA Spring Conference 2024 presentations now available on the website! Check out the latest research and advancements in HIV treatment. #BHIVA24 🔗Visit: [bhiva.org/SpringConferen…](bhiva.org/SpringConferen…)

FRAILTY What matters to older patients who are frail? • discharge to their usual residence (‘home’) (more important than mortality!) • ‘home time’ following surgery (# of days spent alive and at home w/i a specified period) @rosespenfold 🔗…-publications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/an…

Do you know an amazing #AHP who deserves recognition? Nominate them for the #CAHPOAwards! It's their chance to shine & celebrate their incredible work 💫 Still not sure why the #CAHPOAwards? Ask @drlisataylor - she can tell you all about it! Deadline:3 June @SuzanneRastrick

Making great OT referrals to CYP services! 🔍 Check out the new comprehensive guide & top tips from @theRCOT 📋 Learn how more impactful referrals can make OT services more efficient and enhance client outcomes 💡 Check it out: tinyurl.com/44xmxvay

Are you a manager or leader interested in learning what occupational therapy enhanced practice means for you and your service? 💻 Come along to our enhanced practice webinar, 2–3pm tomorrow, (Wednesday 22 May): loom.ly/Yb0I8ho

I got together with @AdeAdepitan today to film some chair based workouts for my YouTube channel 😀 I really want to make fitness accessible for everyone and I hope these workouts help you or someone you know 💪🏽

Very pleased that the first paper of my PhD is published! Our scoping review invites clinicians & researchers to consider how children with disabilities can be actively involved in #goalsetting, guided by our new DECIDE framework @mackeithpress onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/dm…

In the May/June issue of Journal of Dementia Care: • Navigating Pride Month in dementia care settings • Dementia the Montessori Way • New national guidelines on non-pharmacological response to behaviours that challenge Subscribers can read it here: journalofdementiacare.co.uk/current-issue