Kirsty Thomas
Occupational Therapist
The Challenge
At the start of lockdown many patients wanted to be discharged or treated at home due to Covid-19. The patients that remained started experiencing occupational deprivation having limited meaningful activity, especially for those having to isolate.
The Change
The Occupational therapy team created personalised isolation kits for those we knew & created #stayathomekits booklets that included advice on how to keep occupied & how to structure the day on the ward & at home. These were sent home with patients.
The Impact
Patients who were isolated could occupy themselves productively e.g. making & writing a card to keep connected with family. Feedback from the home treated patients included that the kits were a 'lifeline'. As such CMHT patients were offered a kit.
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