Who is killing OT?

Let me ask you this—have you heard the rumour that some hospitals in the UK are stopping occupational therapists from taking vital signs? I hope it’s fake news, because if it’s true, that’s the slow death of our profession.

Vital signs are not optional. They’re the foundation for safe, functional retraining. If we’re not monitoring them, then what are we really doing—just activity provision? That’s not OT.

So today I’m introducing a new term: the Anti-OT. That’s anyone in our profession who—through incompetence or poor leadership—ends up dismantling what OT really is.

Think about it. Are you protecting the profession, or are you unknowingly becoming an Anti-OT?