Government has 'made a big mistake' on pay and missed the chance to turn the NHS around, says UNISON Christina McAnea @cmcanea, head of UNISON, on the government's announcement today that NHS staff in England are to receive a pay rise of £1,400 this year 1/11 🧵

It’s so bad that not 1 of these 5 candidates seemed to acknowledge the financial difficulties public workers are in. It’s so sad but it looks like strikes will go ahead! #itvdebate

Lovely start to the day at @ukotac @HiltonHotels Great to see new products and update my knowledge on the goings on in the equipment world! #CPD #OccupationalTherapy

I am super pleased and proud to have passed my modules and gained my Sensory Practitioner title with @SINetwork and @sheffhallamuni I can’t wait to use my sensory skills to increase function and independence with those I work with. It was hard graft but I did it! 🥳 #SensoryLife

Fab opportunities for those interested in journalism! 📝

Final day of motivational interviewing training by Dave from Better Minds with a greatly experienced and lovely group of AHPs @cntwahp #CovidSafe #facetoface #CPD

Happy Valentines Day to everyone! #14February #FINEmotorSKILLS

I received a letter from @SLCComms today letting me know I’ve paid back all of my student loan and they actually owe me a few quid. Double win!! #ByeStudentLoan 👋

If you don’t have this stash are you even a parent?

As funding is cut I find more mainstream services aren’t making reasonable adjustments to see people with an LD, instead they refer direct to limited specialist LD services. #OTsForEquity

Our lovely OT student Holly has made this display for our waiting room to promote #OTweek2021 based all upon health inequities people with a learning disability face on a daily basis. An accessible version is in production too!

The festival is for everyone who is passionate about real inclusion for people with a learning disability, autistic people & family carers @N_landCouncil @RedcarCleveland @STyne_Council @NTCouncilTeam @DurhamCouncil @sunderland_cc @gateshead @NewcastleCC @HpoolCouncil

It’s #PurpleTuesday 💜👍 Which is all about improving the experience for people with disabilities; customers, service users, carers and staff! So I’m wearing my purple sash over my OT uniform today to show my support! @CNTWNHS @PurpleTuesNov #thumbsup #OTweek2021

Working with people with a learning disability I constantly see health inequalities. But I also see my fellow OT’s and MDT knock down as many barriers as we can 🤜 Any Q’s about LD, just ask! #OTsForEquity #OTweek2021

Belong. Be You. I could write a longgg list of the things I have done today but I won’t. Because the most important part of my day was being thanked by a service user. We don’t do our job for thanks but it really helped me focus on why we do what we do. We help. #WorldOTDay2021

Come work with me! Fabulous occupational therapist opportunity for either an experienced band 5 or band 6 💚

'I'm hugely proud to represent around 185,000 registered practitioners in 14 very different professions.' Chief Allied Health Professions Officer @SuzanneRastrick marks #AHPsDay2021 by celebrating and thanking all allied health professionals for their care and contribution.

3/5 ⭐️ Representation of people with a #learningdisability & / or #autism

We're encouraging all members, colleagues, friends and family to get involved in our slow hand clap next Thursday which is being coordinated by NHS Trade Unions - https://t.co/LFXGyRmTjD (4/4)

I’m off to a care home that caters for adults with learning disabilities to give the residents the Covid-19 vaccine this afternoon These people would find it too much to come into one of our clinics, so we are going to them Reasonable Adjustments