1. Headline
August 2010 Issue 3
A note from the Chair Measuring Our Success 10th
Hi and welcome to the first edition of Headline November 2010
for the new regional committee. I would like
to start by saying a big thank you to all the BAOT Northern and Yorkshire regional group
departing committee members. During their will be hosting their Lifelong Learning event at
term of office they have given up so much of York St John University. Delegates will have the
their time and energy; they really have helped opportunity to attend workshops lead by
the regional committee grow enormously and stimulating speakers on the use of different
achieve so much. Each of them will be missed. measurement tools designed to enhance
The new committee has several new faces, who practice and highlight the value of
I hope you will all get to meet at some point occupational therapy. The day promises to be
over the next few years. Our task is to build on an exciting opportunity to explore
the good work of the previous committee. Our achievements in practice and future
first chance to do this is this year’s lifelong developments in Occupational Therapy
learning event; ‘Measuring Our Success’, which practice. Ticket Prices: BAOT Members £20
is due to be held at York St. John University on Non-Members £40 Students £10 Please contact
10th November. Tickets are on sale now, so for Sheila Gray for ticket information and
more information please get in touch; bookings: sheila.gray@tewv.nhs.uk
ny.baot@googlemail.com
The committee is here to work for you. If you For the first time the committee is hoping that
have any ideas about how we can work with the event can provide the opportunity to
you to help you network, create new and showcase the work of OT’s within the region.
important links, to build your CPD and get the We are looking for OT’s and assistants within
most out of your BAOT membership then we the region who would like to present a poster
are dying to hear from you at this year’s lifelong learning event. Due to the
ny.baot@googlemail.com I hope to meet as committee’s limited funds we are unable to
many members of possible during my term of offer financial support for the production of
office and please don’t hesitate to contact me posters. As the committee’s aim is to promote
one the committee’s email address the work of OT’s and their departments within
ny.baot@googlemail.com the region, we welcome posters from any
Robert Berry, Chair professional area. Submission guidelines are
available to download from the regional
What’s on? webpage
Measuring Our Success 10th November 2010 at http://www.cot.org.uk/Homepage/Regional_Gr
York St. John University. oups/English_regional_groups/Northern_Yorks
Please contact us on the regional email hire_regional_group/ This is a great to develop
address to provide us with information on your CPD portfolio, showcase your
activities you are completing within the region. achievements and grab a freebie in the
ny.baot@googlemail.com barging, as successful submissions will each
receive a £10 Amazon gift voucher per poster.

2. For any further information please do not staff to provide unity to procedures. As
hesitate to contact the regional committee clinicians we were all aware that a lot more
ny.baot@googlemail.com work needed to be done but it was too big to
be managed on top of clinical work. The
Attending the BAOT regional group Community and Mental Health Service for
meeting: A student’s perspective North Yorkshire and York’s service
development team had already started to be
Attending the regional BAOT meeting as a involved with the Wheelchair service when the
second year Masters student, I did not know opportunity through the AHP service
what to expect. The meeting was structured Improvement Project arose.
and to plan and the environment was relaxed
and open for any contributions. I was delighted The project: - ‘Adult and Children’s Wheelchair
to hear about the success of our region and services: Improving the services we deliver to
felt very proud of what they have achieved. A North Yorkshire and York Health Community’.
member was present from the College of It is an ambitious project but one that we felt
Occupational Therapists and members gave needed to be completed in its entirety. There is
constructive criticism to be fed back to London. a focus on the 18w RTT, maintenance and
The meeting gave the opportunity to hear provision. The projects have been supported
about upcoming events such as the Life Long by training events, individual site visits, email
Learning event, Disability North East event and and telephone contact. It has felt that time
the next Student conference to be held in scales for work to be completed for the project
December in Carlisle. Ideas were welcomed for have been very tight. The project has helped us
these events and it was interesting to see how to keep focused and encourage the whole
ideas for these events are created and team to invest in change rather than a few
delegated within the meeting. Members gave a members coming up with a solution.
lot of ideas and support to each other. All in all Change can always seem scary for a team,
this was a very enjoyable day. It is an however it is also challenging the service and
opportunity to meet a wide and diverse group individual teams to look at how we can
of people, get insight into upcoming events develop, change and move things forward. The
and the organisation, decision making and AHP SIP may have been put on hold however
planning that goes into these, even to our service improvement will continue as we
contribute ideas. Attending this meeting gives aim to provide the best service for our clients.
the opportunity to see the hard work and
dedication in the region and just the amount Jane Philpott
of things that are happening that are way Don’t Forget!
outside the scope of what we see as students.
The day was relaxed, humorous and most of all With the pressure of work and service
productive. I came away feeling very demands it is easy to forget that OT week is
enthusiastic about becoming an Occupational only just around the corner, 1-7 November
Therapist in this region. 2010. Let us know what you are planning in
your area and remember we are able to
Jennifer Thornburn support with publicity material for any event by
contacting us on the committee email
Service Improvement In Practice
ny.baot@googlemail.com
The Wheelchair service for North Yorkshire and
York Community and Mental; Health Services
has recently been involved with the AHP
Service Improvement Project. I say recently There is still a vacancy on
because with a change of Government the the committee for the role of treasure. If you
project has reached stage 2 and been put on would be interested in finding out more about
hold, but work in the service continues. this role please visit the pen portrait on the
We were four services that merged in 2006 regional page and contact the committee to
with different staffing levels, different attend our next meeting in December to find
geographical areas, differences with provision out what goes on.
and long waits for routine and specialist chairs.
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