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Maureen Drake

@DrakeMaureen

Occupational Therapist, Director of AHPs, HCPC registrant council member. Everyone is good at something. Try hard, be kind. #AHPsintoAction

 Leeds
Joined September 2012
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I am delighted  to be recruiting to our exciting  new band 9 Deputy CAHPO role here @NHSKentCHFT It's a great chance  to join an Outstanding organisation at a time when there is a significant shift to community based care. If curious please find out more in the links below 👇
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Ruth Crowder@RuthCr24 Jan 2025
Replying to @AHP_Cymru
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Welsh Government Health and Social Care (@WGHealthandCare) profile pictureWelsh Government Health and Social Care
@WGHealthandCare24 Jan 2025
Care in the community by physiotherapists, occupational therapists, podiatrists are vital and important services. We're investing in their skills with an extra £5m of recurrent funding to develop the services so that they can help even more patients. 👇
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Health is not a medical issue, it’s a social & political issue. If we want 2 enhance health & wellbeing we need 2 relocate authority from the institutional world of programmes & services to living communities where interdependence is found.
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We’ve had some excellent applications so far. Don’t miss your chance to apply
West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership (@WYpartnership) profile pictureWest Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership@WYpartnership11 Oct 2024
Today is the last day to apply for the The West Yorkshire ICB Allied Health Professionals Clinical Fellowship - a unique opportunity for AHPs across West Yorkshire services to receive leadership development. For more info visit; shorturl.at/uFzXC
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Proud of AHP colleagues contributing to discussions on how we can collaborate more on research across @WYAAT_Hospitals @WYpartnership
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The #AHP Strategy for England was crowdsourced from the diverse people & communities we serve One of the two stated fundamentals underpinning the whole strategy & its implementation is anti-racism This remains our fundamental commitment in our work and relationships as #AHPs
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🚨#AHP board leadership opportunity 🆕Exec Director - AHPs, Psychological Profs & Social Work @NELFT 💷Salary VSM 📄F/T 37.5hrs p.w., permanent ⏰ 3.07.24 👀👉 careers.nelft.nhs.uk/jobs/ @WeAHPs
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Leadership opportunity for all AHPs and nurses @MidyorksAhp @PDEUteam
British Geriatrics Society (@GeriSoc) profile pictureBritish Geriatrics Society@GeriSoc30 May 2024
🗣️BGS Nurses & AHPs Council Chair and Deputy Chair self-nominations are now open until 28 June 2024. Both roles involve key leadership in the Society representing the interests of Nurse and AHP members. Find out more bit.ly/4bDLZRi
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Quality of rehab services should be monitored & this intelligence should be used to continually improve services. Quality indicators should acknowledge personalised goals & recognise delay of further decline may be a realistic goal for some. bgs.org.uk/rehab #BGSRehab
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Senior leadership is critical for a strategic & sustainable approach to planning & delivering #rehabilitation for older people. Systems should identify a senior officer or non-executive Board member with a specific role in assuring equitable access. bgs.org.uk/rehab
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"A chronic lack of prioritisation & funding over many years has resulted in #Rehabitation services struggling to deliver the quality of care patients need & deserve. This is having a detrimental impact on health workers" - John Cowman CEO @thecsp bgs.org.uk/rehab #BGSRehab
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David Lunn@DavidLunn8629 Apr 2024
📢NIHR Research Internship Opportunity for two Undergrad AHP students to contribute to MSK Research. With me, @broc03 & @RichardAWilkins in @Carnegie_Sport and @LBUHealth 💷Paid internship for 8 weeks 📅Deadline 13th May 9am 📷 Get in touch or see below tinyurl.com/k3r7v7aa
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Anne-Maree Keenan@amk76224 Apr 2024
Plantar heel pain survey!  If you’re interested in completing the survey, please click here: app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk…. Please share with any colleagues that you feel may be of interest! If you have any questions, please contact Chris Drake: c.j.drake@leeds.
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Great day with AHP colleagues today considering AHP leadership, our wellbeing and bringing positivity to ourselves and the workplace from Darrell @beingbrilliant @MY_LenRichards @PDEUteam @MY_FCSS @MidYorksTherapy @tamedprince
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Celebrating Black History Month with Lord Victor Adebowale @MidYorkshireNHS acknowledging the centrality of black people to the formation and continuation of the NHS, the role of leadership in addressing inequalities and the journey still to travel.
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A unique opportunity to work at regional and national level influencing, leading and supporting #physiotherapy to #improve #healthcare @DrakeMaureen @carolinemac50 @CarleytheKing @CSPYorksHumber @WYpartnership @HNYPartnership please share ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Helen Sharma (@helensharmaPT) profile pictureHelen Sharma@helensharmaPT24 Oct 2023
Are you a physiotherapist interested in the bigger picture of healthcare and up for a new challenge? Are you local to Yorks & Humber? Come work with us! Our professional adviser positions offer outstanding development opportunities and help shape the profession! Take a look 👀📷
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To mark Allied Health Professionals Day on 14 October, this week's update features a blog from the @WYAHPCouncil and @WY_AHPFaculty: wypartnership.co.uk/blog/lea… #AHPsDay2023
Allied Health Professionals Council meeting

ALT Allied Health Professionals Council meeting

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🚨Help needed! 🚨 We have had very poor response rate to this survey so far. It can be completed by ANY #OTs #physiotherapists #nurses #pharmacists - we want to know your thoughts about fit note certification being part of your professional role. Link 👇🏼 nottinghampharmacy.fra1.qual…
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Check out the JumpStart course from our friends @LeedsUniLLC. Jump start is a part-time short course aimed at adults who'd like to find out more about what higher education can offer them.
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A new model for community services? Something to think about for more than MSK services. @LCHNHSTrust @carolinemac50 @WY_AHPFaculty
New Local (@wearenewlocal) profile pictureNew Local@wearenewlocal30 Aug 2023
2⃣ days 5⃣5⃣0⃣ people 6⃣ weeks off the waiting list 🆕 The story of how one physio practice used conversations & community power to ease NHS demand. newlocal.org.uk/articles/com… @NHSinnovation @NHSLeadership @thecsp @adamjlent @LaurafinucaneB @natalie_blunt @care_unbound
Joint venture: how an NHS physio waiting list was shrunk in just two days - New Local

Joint venture: how an NHS physio waiting list was shrunk in just two days - New Local

Is it possible to significantly reduce health and social care waiting lists overnight? It may seem like a policymaker’s – or patient’s – pipedream. But a new innovation from physios in Sussex...

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