Scotland
Katie MacGregor – Policy and Public Affairs Lead Scotland
Katie’s role is to work with our members to influence the policy and practice that affect the occupational therapy workforce in Scotland.
Katie’s influencing work is aimed at politicians, primarily at Holyrood, and at employers of an occupational therapy workforce across health, social care, education and research. By aligning policy with practice, Katie’s work helps the occupational therapy workforce deliver a contemporary service to the populations we serve in Scotland.
Katie’s current focus is to co-produce with our members and their employers - an action plan to implement RCOT’s first ever UK-wide workforce strategy in Scotland. The strategy has 4 workforce priorities: Optimising occupational therapy; Demonstrating value and impact; Retention and career development; Effective workforce planning.
These priorities cut across several areas of occupational therapy practice in Scotland including: primary care; prevention and early intervention; acute and emergency care; housing; schools; community rehabilitation after a stay in hospital; artificial intelligence and digital healthcare.
To learn more about our work in Scotland, please contact katie.macgregor@rcot.co.uk
Social Care Inquiry (Impact of Covid-19) – 24 19-20