Community Care in Action
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Highlights from our Occupational Therapy Community Appointment Day
On Wednesday, 29th October, the Rural Centre of Excellence for Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre (DHI) in partnership with Health & Social Care Moray (HSCM) hosted an Occupational Therapy Community Appointment Day at Elgin Community Centre.
The event marks the first step towards an innovative occupational therapy pathway, where individuals currently held on selected OT waiting lists were invited to attend our Community Appointment Day. Individuals had the opportunity to chat 1:1 with Occupational Therapists and trial the online platform AskSARA, to receive help sooner.
Attendees were the first in Moray to trial AskSARA, an innovative online tool designed to improve access to professional Occupational Therapy and support. The platform provides personalised advice on suitable equipment and adaptations to help individuals live more independently.
Individuals praised the event, with one stating: “To feel supported when you have disabilities and know improvements for waiting on services is something so beneficial.”
Lesley Attridge, Locality Manager with HSCM, stated:
“I found the event very helpful in being able to connect with the public in person and explore AskSARA with them. It also gave us an opportunity to help them with the struggles they were having with activities of daily living and help solve these on the day. I think it has given us some ideas about what we could do in the future to further tackle the waiting list for Occupational Therapy”.
Our Community Appointment Day was also joined by the Rural Centre of Excellence’s partners, where individuals could drop-in throughout the day to learn about our local support service partnerships and how they can help your live your life your way, as well as helping to shape the future of health and social care services in the region.
Local partners included: Quarriers, Moray Wellbeing Hub, Heart of Moray, Moray Handyman service, Elgin Library, Architype, Health Point and Moray Telecare service.
This event was developed in collaboration with the Rural Centre of Excellence and Health & Social Care Moray- part of a £5 Million investment from the UK Government, delivered through the Moray Growth Deal by the Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre.
To find out more about the RCE and how to get involved visit: RCE - Moray Hub | Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre
