Occupational Therapy Social Media Takeover

2gether NHSFT, Gloucestershire Care Services and Gloucestershire Hospitals Foundation Trust.

For the duration of occupational therapy week we are holding a social media take-over.

Supported by the communications teams in all three organisations we will be taking on a local twitter feed @chelt52 which has a different host each week and has 10 thousand follows from all walks of life.

Each day has a different theme:

• Monday: What is an occupational therapist.
• Tuesday: Occupational therapy in community physical health care.
• Wednesday: Becoming an occupational therapist.
• Thursday: Occupational therapy in acute services.
• Friday: Occupational therapy in mental health and learning disabilities.

We will be:

• Tweeting links to local and national information, utilising new living not existing films and some that we have developed ourselves to profile the role of occupational therapy and the difference we make.
• Producing a different blog everyday, showcasing occupational therapy roles on each trust website: 'a day in the life'.
• Hosting a network event for occupational therapists across the counties of Gloucestershire and Herefordshire in various sites through the week.
• Having a stand in the Atrium at Gloucester Royal Hospital for the week to educate the public and other professions.
• Sending press releases to local media to encourage people to follow @chelt52 and check out our trust websites.