Occupational Therapists in UNISON

OTs in local government are employed in Social Work and Housing and can either join UNISON directly, or join the British Association of Occupational Therapists which provides membership of the professional body, the College of Occupational Therapists, as well as UNISON membership.

They are represented through shop stewards committees and the contact for the Edinburgh Branch of UNISON is Kirsten Hey. Contact her using this form...

	OT Query form
Name:
Email Address:
Workplace:
Employer:
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See About The Branch for more details on how UNISON represents you - or use any of the links above to find out about conditions, legal help, policies and a range of other useful information.

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British Association of Occupational Therapists

OTs can either join UNISON directly, or join the British Association of Occupational Therapists which provides membership of the professional body, the College of Occupational Therapists, as well as UNISON membership.

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Registration

All Occupational Therapists have to be registered, previously with the CPSM but as of October 2003 with the Health Professions Council at £60pa. Agreement has been reached that Occupational Therapists will not have to re-register with the Scottish Social Services Council.

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Fees tax deductable

Occupational Therapists should note that both their BAOT membership fees and their HPC registration fees are tax deductable, and information about how to notify the Inland Revenue is published periodically in the British Journal of Occupational Therapy.

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College of Occupational Therapists specialist sections

COT has set up various specialist sections:

Accident and Emergency Specialist Section for Occupational Therapists (AESSOT) Dian Michaels, dianmic@yahoo.co.uk

Association of Occupational Therapists in Mental Health (AOTMH) admin@aotmh.org

Clinical Interest Group in Orthotics, Prosthetics and Wheelchairs (CIGOPW) adrian@boonin.freeserve.co.uk

College of Occupational Therapists Specialist Section in Housing (COTSSIH) Able Types, 127 Botley Road, Oxford, OX2 0HD

HIV/AIDS, oncology, Palliative Care and Education (HOPE) jill.cooper@rmh.nthames.nhs.uk

National Association of Neurological Occupational Therapists (NANOT) admin@nanot.org

National Association of Paediatric Occupational Therapists (NAPOT) admin@napot.org

National Association of Rheumatology Occupational Therapists (NAROT) anne.boulton@northumbria-healthcare.nhs.uk

Occupational Therapy for Elderly People (OCTEP) sue.robb@btopenworld.com

Occupational Therapy in Trauma and Orthopaedics (OTTO) elaine.murray@faht.scot.nhs.uk

Occupational Therapy in work Practice and Productivity (OTWPP) timbarnes@onetel.net.uk

National Association of Occupational Therapists Working with People with Learning Disabilities diana@leeseca1.fsnet.co.uk

Information on the Health Professions Council can be found at www.hpc-uk.org .

The World Federation of Occupational Therapists website is www.wfot.org

European OT organisation, COTEC, www.cotec-europe.org .

Therapy Weekly, an independent publication for allied health professionals, is available online at www.therapyweekly.co.uk and subscriptions can be ordered at www.subscription.co.uk/cc/tw/5000 .