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Ride Access Pass & Accessibility Host @LEGOLANDwindsor | Occupational Therapist | Him/He | Views are my own - interests in Occupational Science

Joined October 2016
Making history today being part of the first ever Windsor & Eton PRIDE Festival and parade down The Long Walk, promoting @LEGOLANDWindsor πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ‘‘ We shared the front of the march along side the teams at @British_Airways, @HeathrowExpress, @mitie and @GWRHelp
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This week it’s @MerlinEntsNews Safety Week for 2025! We had the wonderfully good boy Archie from @PetsAsTherapyUK at @LEGOLANDWindsor to support with staff wellbeing and safety ensuring we all embrace #occupationalbalance! #WeCare 🩷 Archie you’re #pawsome 🐾
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Beautiful sunny day for #SafetyWeek at @LEGOLANDWindsor! Today’s focus: reporting β€” and I had to practice what we preach after a minor trip (graceful it was not πŸ˜…). Huge thanks to our H&S & First Aid stars. Bonus: cuddles with PAT dogs Molly, Sheba & Freddie! 🐾 #WeCare
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Another day of @MerlinEntsNews Saftey Week at @LEGOLANDWindsor Resort and another @PetsAsTherapyUK visit this time from Piper 🐈 promoting wellbeing and #OccupationalBalance therefore showing #WeCare and the importance of #ProtectingTheMagic! πŸ’š
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Ben Kirkwood πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ retweeted
🎊 Happy New Year! 🎊 Wishing you all a happy and healthy 2024 from all at West London NHS Trust. #HappyNewYear #2024
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Ben Kirkwood πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ retweeted
✨ Happy New Year from everyone at RCOT. ✨
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Ben Kirkwood πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ retweeted
Today we've published our Principles for Preceptorship. We believe preceptorship plays a vital role in supporting current and future HCPC registrants. Thanks to everyone who has contributed to this work. Access the Principles and supporting information ➑️ hcpc-uk.org/principles-for-p…
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Ben Kirkwood πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ retweeted
'Focus on what matters to me, not what is the matter with me'. Advice from Improvement Adviser @AnujDawar15, given when discussing different barriers he has faced as an occupational therapist. Anuj is a panel member at our #OTweek23 event. πŸ’š
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Ben Kirkwood πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ retweeted
#OTWeek2023 We will be posting our lovely OTs throughout the week to share their favourite things about being an OT. Meet Natalie, our Band 6 OT from Aldgate and Moorgate Ward in JHC!
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Ben Kirkwood πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ retweeted
'Health by stealth' says Improvement Adviser @AnujDawar15. 'When we do something that's really meaningful to us, it helps us to achieve a state of flow, which allows us to achieve our true mental and physical potential. This can lead to a permanent lasting impact.' #OTweek23
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How do we as a profession own occupations as our super power? 'The roles we play are so important to our self-esteem. Being able to help someone to be the person they see themselves as is a super power' says Occupational Therapy Student @RochelleBarreOT. #OTweek23
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As Occupational Therapists we have super powers! πŸ¦ΈπŸΌβ€β™‚οΈπŸ‘ŠπŸ»πŸ’š #OTweek23 – at South East, England
'It’s so important to have meaningful activities that are catered to you' says Mental Health Occupational Therapist Jenny Okolo, at our #OTweek23 Breaking barriers event. Jenny also highlights that occupations don't stay the same, they evolve as we evolve as individuals.
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Ben Kirkwood πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ retweeted
'It’s so important to have meaningful activities that are catered to you' says Mental Health Occupational Therapist Jenny Okolo, at our #OTweek23 Breaking barriers event. Jenny also highlights that occupations don't stay the same, they evolve as we evolve as individuals.
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Ben Kirkwood πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ retweeted
Occupations are essential to living. They give our lives meaning, purpose and structure. πŸ’š This #OTWeek23, help us show people everywhere what occupations, in the context of occupational therapy, are and why they are so important! Get involved: loom.ly/pDQ9cIw
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Ben Kirkwood πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ retweeted
Happy #WorldOccupationalTherapyDay! The theme this year is β€˜United through community’. Here’s a message from our Associate Director for Allied Health Professions, Helen Lycett, celebrating our Occupational Therapists! #WorldOTDay
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My painting from tonight’s online @BrushPartyUK x @westlondonnhs. Rhythm of the night πŸ’ƒπŸ»πŸ©°πŸͺ©πŸŽ¨
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