RCOT Policy Wales @rcotpolicywales.bsky.social Policy and public affairs updates from the Royal College of Occupational Therapists in Wales.
Account run by Paul Smith, RCOT Wales Policy and Public Affairs Lead.
Sue Brierley-Hobson @suebh.bsky.social Dietitian/Asst Director AHP & Health Science in North🏴 PhD candidate: CritCare #ImpSci, influence of historical organisational context on implementation behaviour; process/qualitative methods; co-lead CAHPR Cymru. Loves Spaniels, the outside & nice folk!
Michaela Morris @micimo.bsky.social Mum of twin daughters and Jess, our Welsh Collie, wife, mental health nurse for many years, working in improvement with all things MH and Dementia
Suzie Tats @suzetats.bsky.social Passionate about early intervention, experienced in development, governance and public health. Quality improvement coach, finally found my vehicle for making a difference to service users and communities.
Lisa Westhorpe @lisawesthorpe.bsky.social Occupational Therapist, interested in occupation-focused, preventative approach to health & wellbeing, & empowering people with lived experience. Mum, wild swimmer, charity shopper, netballer, optimist. Philosophy: dance while you've got the chance
Molly Hodgson @mollyephodgson.bsky.social Occupational therapist working within the Offender Personality Disorder pathway
Rowena Padamsey @rowenapadamsey.bsky.social Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist, Stroke Services at Nottingham University Hospitals | Freedom to Speak Up Champion | Associate Fellow Higher Education Academy (Views my own)
Ursula MacFarlane @ukmacfarlane.bsky.social Senior Project Manager for the AHP Workforce in NHS South Yorkshire ICB. Occupational Therapist 💚
Sean @seanosu.bsky.social Primary Care Advanced Practitioner Occupational Therapist
@redamy7.bsky.social @redamy7.bsky.social 
Catherine McNulty (née Boyce) @catherinemcboyce.bsky.social Associate Lecturer Occupational Therapy Sheffield Hallam University influence in the next generations in philosophy of the doing stuff of life & Hearing Voices Groups
@ruthhawley.bsky.social @ruthhawley.bsky.social 
Kathleen Vancleef @kathleenvancleef.bsky.social Associate Professor in Cognitive Neuroscience. Improving diagnosis and rehabilitation of visual perception problems after brain injury. Stroke. CVI. She/her
Kathleenvancleef.org
@perinatalot2b.bsky.social @perinatalot2b.bsky.social Currently an MSc OT student and aspiring Perinatal OT! 
Bethan Edwards @researchpixie.bsky.social 
Keri Hutchinson @kerih-ahp.bsky.social Podiatrist/AHP/ Programme Manager | Passionate about public health, QI & social justice | Open water swimmer | Coffee drinker | 🏴
Disney’s Mark Griffiths @askwxm.bsky.social 
RobRyanRed - Wrexham AFC podcast @robryanred.bsky.social Wrexham AFC podcast featured in ‘Welcome to Wrexham’. Release every Thursday.
RobRyanRed.com
cardiffcitymad @cardiffcitymad.bsky.social 
Tom Windle @tomwindle.bsky.social FY Doctor
Medical interests: anaesthetics, critical care, PHEM and QI
Non-medical interests: Running, cycling, swimming, skiing
World of Running @worldofrunning.bsky.social 🏃♂️ Where runners unite! 🏃♀️
🌟 Your go-to space for inspiration, motivation, and all things running.
💬 Want to be featured? Use #RunTheWorld and tag us!
📆 Daily posts to keep you moving.
📧 Business inquiries:
wrldofrunning@gmail.com
Eileen @eileenandress.bsky.social Your best recruiting friend—here to guide your speech, OT, PT, SpEd job search, offer advice, and cheer you on as you find your perfect work home! I also organize monthly workshops for collaboration in special education.
Sorcha Dunne @sorchadunne.bsky.social AuDHD gal | Lecturer and Admissions Lead in Occupational Therapy @ University of Gloucestershire | MASc Creative Health | Passionate about neurodiversity, disability justice, ABI rehabilitation, creativity and dogs 🪩🇵🇸 Name pronounced sore-sha.
Deborah Harrison @deborahjoy.bsky.social Retired Occupational Therapist; interested in health & wellbeing, and occupational justice. Dipping my toes into nature, history, literature & photography. Enjoying the quiet life in Norfolk and Cumbria.
Claire P OT @clairepidgeon.bsky.social Passionate about all things OT
Specialist interest Children’s Paediatric Rheumatology
Equally keen on tea, getting lost on long walks, mindful swimming and miles of mum taxi-ing!
Claudette Fette, PhD, OTR @claudettefette.bsky.social Clinical Professor, mental health occupational therapist, mom and advocate, Oma, kind, artist, gardener, author - No Saints Here: A Cautionary Tale of Mental Illness, Health, and the Cost of Ignorance in the Lone Star State - 7/25 https://aaron-voices.com/
Edgar Reta, OTR, OTD @edgarreta.bsky.social Doctor of Occupational Therapy
Tim Wegener @timweg.bsky.social Dad and Husband, Small Buiness owner, desperately trying to carry on playing football. Long-suffering Cardiff City fan
Cindy Storer @cindystorer73.bsky.social Deputy Chief Nurse #NurseSky #Rotherham #NHS CNO safe staffing fellow. Assistant DIPC. #safe-staffing #palliative-care #IPC #Joy-In-Work. Amateur Gardener 🪴🌹🌷🍁
Wil @wilkyle.bsky.social 4th year Student Occupational Therapist • Qualified Sports Therapist • Poetry and Prose • ADHD
Heather Edwards @heatherahp.bsky.social Allied Health Professions Lead for Angus HSCP, Occupational Therapist by profession. Interested in population health, occupational justice, liberation theology and greyhounds
Sarah Anne @wrappedinsaran.bsky.social Occupational therapist, mom, wife, reader
DawnVictoriaT @dawnvictoriat.bsky.social Occupational Therapist at Living Well OT & Modern Human, Brewin's Stroke Group volunteer. Interested in all things neuro & brain related, OT, learning, creative stuff, F1 (Team LH), football (AVFC)
Bex Wetton @bexwetton.bsky.social Occupational Therapist in AFS. Mummy. Slowly but surely destroying my comfort zone. 🌻
Stacy M @sm222.bsky.social Special education teacher for 30 years, love travel, game nights, escape rooms, reading, going to movies, and spending time with friends and family.
Dr Hamid Alhaj 💙 @hamidalhaj.bsky.social Consultant psychiatrist, author, associate professor, chair of the department of family and community medicine UAE, NAPICU director of research 🇬🇧
Raejean Burton Lopez, MOT, OTR/L @raejeanburtonlopez.bsky.social Occupational Therapist l UC Educational Studies PhD Candidate | Mixed Methods Enthusiast | Curious about embodied numerical cognition & sensory processing difficulties l Opinions are my own. (she/her) l #SensorimotorToCognition #EmbodiedClassrooms #OT
Oh Tea Suz @ohteasuz.bsky.social Nero-spicy interstitial practitioner with lived experience of psychological distress, working as an occupational therapist in the NHS. Amateur artist & all round creative cat
SB Ⓥ @veganboi.bsky.social Vegan for the animals
Studying Occupational Therapy and hand therapy
Libby_OT @libbyot.bsky.social She / Her. Occupational Therapist working within a mental health open rehabilitation setting | cat lover | creative
Catherine Sculthorpe @catherinescul.bsky.social Professional Lead OT in EIPS ;trainee ACP ; mum of boys ; BHAFC ; outdoors and nature
Sally @sallypayneot.bsky.social Children’s occupational therapist (UK) with an interest in dyspraxia, SEND, occupation-centred practice, policy & research.
Sue Parkinson @mohospark.bsky.social OT & MOHO geek/writer - MOHOST, MOHO-ExpLOR, Recovery through Activity, A guide to the formulation of plans & goals in OT - she/her
Charlee @charlee-w.bsky.social Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist, working in acute & older adults wards.
Passion for improving the experience for service users.
Interest in Compassion Focused Therapy, Sensory Integration & Recovery through Activity 💚
Changrita @changritamammalia.bsky.social Allied health, mom, reality TV, politics, cats, science, neurodivergent tendencies
Just Jen @jengreene.bsky.social Human, wife, mother, friend, dog and cat lover, empath, occupational therapist, seeker, yoga for all bodies, radical liberal snowflake. I support women’s rights and identify as an ally in the LGBTQIA community. Free Mom Hugs, Love is Love💙
Emily @emily2pin.bsky.social She/Her | Neurodivergent #ADHD
Occupational Therapy Apprentice | NHS Mental Health OT Assistant | 🇺🇸 living in 🇬🇧 | Baking & Travel Enthusiast | Fuelled by Coffee
Occupational Therapy Children's Care @otchildrenscare.bsky.social Sensory integration and SOS feeding therapist
Welcome to OTCC to explore difficulties, reasoning and what you can try with your little one.
@aliceot.bsky.social @aliceot.bsky.social 
Deanna Waggy @ot4peace.bsky.social Holistic Occupational Therapist, Zero Balancing & Insight Acupressure Faculty. Ancient Wisdom. Modern Practice. Whole Being Health. Linktr.ee/DWaggy
Beccy @becgigi.bsky.social Outdoor swimmer and dipper, so many places to visit in the world. Passionate about Qi in the NHS, nurse, indie music lover. All views my own
@otnora.bsky.social @otnora.bsky.social Occupational Therapist working in Glasgow. Interested in the impact of occupational therapy on mental health, substance use and trauma recovery.
All views are my own. 
Resillience Neuro Specialists 🐚 @resilienceneuro.bsky.social Restoring lives through personalised neurorehabilitation.
Home, community & centre-based therapy using advanced neurotechnology.
📍 Midlands HQ | Therapy Centre in Warwickshire
🧠Open to professionals & self-referrals
🐚 www.resilienceneurorehab.co.uk
Callum @calcou.bsky.social Occupational therapy student, crafting care and connection 👨🏻🎓🪬
Interested in the intersection of health and politics
🇵🇸🏳️🌈
He/him
Dani O’Donovan @dani-odonovan.bsky.social 💚Mental health occupational therapist within a DBT service💚
Eva Eastman (she/her) @evaeastman.com Occupational therapist ✨ Qualitative researcher ✨ Eating disorders & ARFID ✨ Neurodivergent ✨ Perpetually curious ✨
Current research: adapting community eating disorder treatment for adults with ADHD
http://evaeastman.com
Andy Graham @andygot.bsky.social An Occupational therapist (OT) by trade, now working in academia as a lecturer at Teesside University and early career researcher: XR for Rehabilitation, pain management. Lives in NE England.
Me? UnbOThered? 💚 @retirednotretiring.bsky.social Recognising my own mortality whilst mildly opinionated. Curious person. #Volunteering both in & out of the briny🌊🚶🪴 SW of England.
Strong believer in #Ikigai.
Ruth Isaac @ruthmi.bsky.social OT working in the NHS, interested in healthcare, especially community work and MCA. Also interested in knitting, history and politics!
Lisa Barrett @lisa-barrett.bsky.social Head of Improvement, Innovation and Research. Physio| Coach| Schwartz Facilitator| Action Learning Set Facilitator| NHS| #QISky
Charlie @charlieot2be.bsky.social She/her
Apprentice Occupational Therapist, currently working within Forensic Learning Disability services and studying at Essex Uni.
Passionate about OT and my cats 🐈!
All opinions are my own
Changing my life one day at a time
Dr Nicola Lally @nicolalally.bsky.social Principal Specialist Clinical Psychologist | Paediatrics | Cork University Hospital
Jess @ GROVE @gr0ve.bsky.social GROVE is an Autistic / ADHD led service for neurodivergent children & young people: www.gr0ve.org
Jess (she/her) | AuDHD | Autism MA student | GROVE’s Founder
Martyna @martynaot.bsky.social Occupational Therapist in Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment
Cardiff University Grad
Passionate about mental health 💚
Ben @benmetcalfe1.bsky.social Work in mental health - cooccurring mental health and substance use. OT, motivational interviewing trainer, amateur saxophone player, default mood - grumpy
Theresa OT @theresaot.bsky.social Occupational Therapist, Musician, Portrait Artist …. Mum 💚
Helen Undy @helenundy.bsky.social Chief Exec @moneyandmentalhealth.org - tweeting in a personal capacity about mental health, money and matrescence, mostly. (She/her)
Hollie Berrigan @hoppypelican.bsky.social MH Consultant Lived Experience Practitioner. Lived Experience Lead. Integrative Counsellor. Psychology Grad. Autistic. Sweary. Follow #BIGSPD25 for live reporting of BIGSPD conference
@ninianmike.bsky.social @ninianmike.bsky.social 
Kevin McNamara @kevinmcnamara.bsky.social I'm a young people's mental health professional.
I'm interested in politics, engaged and just following along here. That's my dog Rolo in my profile pic. 🇬🇧🇮🇪🏳️🌈
📰 www.comfortwithkev.in
🌐 www.sparkltd.uk
Autistic Realms (Helen Edgar) @autisticrealms.bsky.social 💜 ♾️ AuDHD | Monotropic | Neuro-affirming Autism advocate & consultant.
Interests: monotropism, flow, burnout & neuroqueer theory.
Writer • Trainer • Resource Creator | Former SEND EY/Primary teacher ♾️ 💜
https://www.autisticrealms.com/
FirstWatch @firstwatchdata.bsky.social For over 25 years, across hundreds of communities throughout the U.S. and Canada, FirstWatch has helped public safety and healthcare professionals solve problems. Visit us at https://firstwatch.net
Kieran Holland | HealthPathways @kieranholland.bsky.social Learning health systems embrace warranted variation. HealthPathways Network - Clinical Director of Research. Integrated care pathways. Argentine tango addict.
healthpathwayscommunity.org
Canterbury, New Zealand
Twitter: x.com/kieranholland
Zoe Connor dietitian/researcher (she/hers) @zoeconnorrd.bsky.social 🇬🇧UK-based #research and clinical paediatric #dietitian interested in 🍎 #feeding problems, ♾️ #autism and more. #NIHR doctoral fellow.
🤝 Values: love, compassion and inclusion.
🔗 https://linktr.ee/zoeconnor.
🧐 Views my own
Benjamin Mott @benjaminmott.bsky.social MD of Motts Insurance, Cardiff City fan, full time taxi to my kids, Husband to Claire, frustrated chef in my spare time
Justine Robinson @justinepilgrims.bsky.social Occupational therapist, passionate about palliative care and arts and nature in health.
Hospice based head of therapies and wellbeing services
This is not my professional account, all views are mine!
Richard Lewis @rlewistherapy.bsky.social Psychotherapist. Counsellor (MNCPS). Author. Researcher. Science writer (MISTC). Broadcaster. Former Parisian trapped in post-Brexit UK. Distress is not a defect. https://richard-lewis.co.uk
@pepjarvieola.bsky.social @pepjarvieola.bsky.social Bluebird fan up in Scarborough
Adriana Angarita-Fonseca @adriangarita.bsky.social Postdoctoral researcher. #Physiotherapy #Epidemiology #Sex #Gender #Hypertension #Pain
Dan Weir @danweir.bsky.social Research and Policy Manager at moneyandmentalhealth.org
Rapier Instructor at londonhistoricalfencing.club
Hereditary Crystal Palace fan
Mostly just musing here.
Views my own, reposts not endorsements etc
He/Him
Parya @paryaneh.bsky.social Mum, Head of Continuous Improvement @SHSCFT Honorary Lecturer @ShefUni_ClinMed, PhD, MRPharmS(IPresc),Q Member. 
(Sri)kesavan Sabapathy @srikesavan.bsky.social Father to a son with learning disabilities.
Elected Council Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists UK.
Elected Public Governor of Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust.
Liverpool Football Club for ever
David Lacy @dlacyot.bsky.social Occupational Therapist and Educator
Sarah Green @sarahllewgreen.bsky.social Mother to two amazing boys. Parent carer. Occupational Therapist. She/Her
STXBP1 and epilepsy awareness.
Cass Stewart @designermae.bsky.social (She/Her) Neurodivergent West Virginian with ADHD & narcolepsy. Future OT. Loud for disability & LGBTQIA+ justice.
WW✨🇯🇲 @aivaenednew.bsky.social INFJ-A •🕊️• OT💚•
A passion for Growth, Travel & Discovery
📍🇬🇧
Tim Dionne @timotphd.bsky.social Dad, OT prof, Neurorehab specialty, Functional Cognition researcher
👓 Executive Function and ADHD
And pop punk = new dad rock
Amanda Holt, MS, OTR, DRS @ot-amanda.bsky.social Massachusetts-based occupational therapist. Co-owner of DriveRx Adaptive Driving Program. Advocate for the role of OT in driving and vision rehabilitation!
Scott Scheidt @scottruns.bsky.social Ran 5 marathons , I 36 miler and 1 50 miler40years. ago when I was 20 . 1 marathon and 2 50Ks in my 60’s . Loves Bruce Springsteen. Pop Pop to 2 granddaughters.
Helen Jolly @heljol-ot.bsky.social Mental Health OT with Lived Experience of C-PTSD.
Views my own.
Pedro H. Albuquerque @pedrohalbuquerque.net Research Fellow, AMSE | Senior Member, IEEE | Senior Editor, IEEE Transactions on Technology and Society | Cofounder ACCELERATION & ADAPTATION | Ph.D. in Economics, UW-Madison | B.S. in Electrical Engineering, UnB
🌐 http://pedrohalbuquerque.net
Rosemary Richings @rosemaryrichings.bsky.social Writer, editor, speaker #Neurodiversity. Author (2 #Dyspraxia books): “Stumbling Through Space & Time: Living Life With Dyspraxia” & “Studying with Dyspraxia”. #Neurodivergent & living without a #Thyroid. https://linktr.ee/rosemary_richings
@clairehartot.bsky.social @clairehartot.bsky.social 
Christina Kling @christinakling-phd.bsky.social PhD Biomedical Sciences, Passionate about supporting researchers to do their best work in the best environment possible. 
Charlotte @sleepydog1967.bsky.social Anti-fascist.
Hate Tories & Reform.
Proud to work for the NHS.
Hate Trump.
Feminist. Left wing.
Neurodivergent.
Married Mum to twin boys.
Cancer survivor.
‘Even amidst fierce flames the golden lotus can be planted’
@alissa-ot.bsky.social @alissa-ot.bsky.social 
Thriving Autistic @thrivingautistic.bsky.social Neuro-Affirmative, non-profit by & for the Autistic & Neurodivergent community dedicated to advancing the human rights of #ActuallyAutistic & otherwise #Neurodivergent people
Gina Gush @tribe-a-t-table.bsky.social Occupational Therapist
Mom of 2 ND children
Self identified autistic.
Passionate about connecting, equipping empowering parents of ND children 
Dad to an Anxious Child @dadtoanxiouschild.bsky.social Dad of an anxious daughter (AD), husband to a Mum of an anxious daughter, Dad to a sister of the anxious daughter, there’s also a mad dog involved.
This might be a journal of our ongoing struggle through her anxiety. We're in the UK.
Louise Gallie @rehablegendlou.bsky.social Lived experience of #ICU | #Achalasia | ICU #rehablegend volunteer @uhpnhs.bsky.social | Sharing #PatientExperience & blogging about my journey through ICU, Rehab & Beyond