Prof. Elaine Hunter

Image shows Elaine in the foreground smiling to camera. Fiona can be seen in the background stood in front of a banner for Alzheimer Europe with a landscape scene.

📸| Fantastic photo of team member's @elaineahp.bsky.social and Fiona at this week’s @alzheimereurope.bsky.social Conference!

A brilliant opportunity to connect, learn, and share insights from their work.

👉 Check out @elaineahp.bsky.social posts for more reflections and highlights!

#35AEC

Last day of an inspiring conference at #35AEC & a privilege to have the opportunity to share 3 posters & present on our AHPDementia policy. You can find all our work at www.alzscot.org/ahpresources and www.cpcs.online. @alzscot.bsky.social

& two posters are shared all day today at #35AEC showcasing connecting people connecting support (our AHP policy in Scotland) being delivered @alzscot.bsky.social

Great first day at #35AEC Margaret and Stuart share their peer resource, Jess sharing impact of occupational therapy home based memory rehabilitation, presentation on the important role of speech and language therapy and then learning about childhood dementia.

BLOG What does rehabilitation mean to you, Morna, in your role as an occupational therapist? ‘The potential of rehabilitation…has enabled someone with dementia the opportunities to engage with their world in the best way possible’ letstalkaboutdementia.wordpress.com/2025/10/02/w... #Right2Rehab

Join me on #AHPsDay for the rescheduled Dementia Community webinar Connecting You to Support. Integrating rehabilitation for people with dementia into allied health professional practice. Book here.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/connecting... #AHPsDayScot #AHPsScot

Forty years ago to the day I joined the register as an occupational therapist at @hcpc.bsky.social & my career began. Taking the time for a bit of quiet reflection on the amazing opportunities I have had & continue to have & the lasting friendships I have made on the way #Yearof85 #York 💚

Lots of inspiring conversations and our self management AHP dementia resources are supporting “self directed rehabilitation’ / universal offer

All set for an amazing day of conversations, reflections & learning at the alzheimer scotland conference. AHP stand 26, see you there 💜 @alzscot.bsky.social

Looking forward to @alzscot.bsky.social conference tomorrow,
Pass by Stand 26 & have a blether with our allied health professionals & hear about the new active voice peer led resource

I have the pleasure of working with active voice groups & one our collaborative projects is research with @enuocctherapy.bsky.social read an update and insight into a research project looking to explore how robots can support rehabilitation outcomes for people living with dementia 👉 bit.ly/3JVJjoZ

🧠 Free webinar — all welcome!
Connecting You to Support: Integrating rehabilitation for people with dementia
📅 Tuesday 23 Sept | 🕑 2–3 pm UK time
👉 Sign up: buff.ly/VTpOTgo

BLOG, 2nd in our series on rehabilitation. What does rehabilitation in dementia mean to me as a speech & language therapist? ‘Rehabilitation is a big word with a range of nuanced meaning for all involved. As a speech and language therapist …..’ letstalkaboutdementia.wordpress.com/2025/09/18/w...

That’s me organised for the Alzheimer Scotland annual conference. If you are there come and joins us for a blether at Stand 26 where you can meet a number of my AHP colleagues and learn about all our evidence based self management resources that support ‘self directed rehabilitation’.

Ahead of Holyrood elections next year we have 3 key asks of all political parties:

✅ Embed AHP Leadership Across Health and Social Care
✅ Expand Routes into the Professions
✅ Ensure Timely and Equitable Access to AHP Services

Read more: www.ahpf.org.uk/Allied_Healt...

🥳We had a brilliant time last night at the Scottish Parliament celebrating AHPs.

Huge thank to Jackie Baillie for sponsoring the event, to Neil Grey for speaking and Olive for sharing her personal lived experience.

@charliechung90.bsky.social
@enuocctherapy.bsky.social
@elaineahp.bsky.social

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Are you an occupational therapist in the UK working with, or have an interest in, dementia?

We're studying how robots could support your work & we need your input!

Take our survey: survey.napier.ac.uk/n/zz93p.aspx

@elaineahp.bsky.social @elizabethcasson.bsky.social @rcotpolicyscot.bsky.social

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Calling All Occupational Therapists!

If you are an occupational therapist in the UK, working with, or have an interest in dementia, please take 30 minutes to complete our survey.

Survey link here: survey.napier.ac.uk/n/zz93p.aspx 

@elaineahp.bsky.social @rcotpolicyscot.bsky.social

Delighted to attend the allied health professions celebration tonight at Scottish Parliament & AHP Federation (Scotland) who shared 3 key priorities:
1. Embed AHP Leadership Across Health & Social Care
2. Expand Routes into the Professions
3. Ensure Timely & Equitable Access to AHP Services

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Let's Talk Robots!

Robots in occupational therapy dementia practice - what do you think?

3 days until the survey opens!

#Robots #SurveyComingSoon

@elaineahp.bsky.social @rcotpolicyscot.bsky.social @alzscot.bsky.social

See you there 💜

#AHPsActive a beach walk for me on a Sunday

🧠 Free webinar — all welcome!
Connecting You to Support: Integrating rehabilitation for people with dementia
📅 Tuesday 23 Sept | 🕑 2–3 pm UK time
With Elaine Hunter

👉 Sign up: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/connecting...
📲 Follow us on Eventbrite for all our free online events: buff.ly/yDG5G8V

Hope you can join me 💚 @thercot.bsky.social @rcotpolicyscot.bsky.social

#AHPsActive over 10,000 steps walking & spending time with family #Magical 💗

#AHPsActive & I’ve started, day 1, body pump on a Friday morning

New Dementia Carer Education Programme: Supporting Care Partners Through Knowledge, Connection and Practical Skills image author’s own & with permission Fife has recently launched a new Dementia Carers Education Programme – designed to equip care partners with the tools, understanding, and confid…

Our weekly BLOG post today sharing work by my nurse consultant Helen Skinner to support family carers when supporting a person with dementia letstalkaboutdementia.wordpress.com/2025/07/31/n...

@rcotpolicyscot.bsky.social hello & good to connect here with you 💙

Never a truer word for us all #Bold #Passioante #Curious #Compassionnate

Always love seeing my ⁦‪’Elizabeth Casson’‬⁩ rose bloom year on year, since 2013 as a gift from @TheRCOT for delivering the Elizabeth Casson Memorial Lecture in 2013. My lecture was talking transformational leadership, important then & still important to this day & going forward 💚