This online resource lists and discusses the headings being developed by the College of Occupational Therapists for use in all health care records. The record headings will ensure that all electronic care record systems can be designed to support occupational therapy record keeping, underpinning consistency in record keeping leading to improved data quality. These improvements are essential if service user information recorded by OTs is to be used for secondary purposes, e.g.
With so much material now freely available online it’s easy to become confused about what you can and can’t copy or reproduce. Ensure that you are aware of the current law and good practice relating to the use of third party materials in your presentations, essays, articles and other published works by reading the updated College of Occupational Therapists Briefing 101 on Copyright law.
The briefing now includes: