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Big respect to Princess Eugenie who's chosen a wedding dress to show the scar from her
#scoliosis
operation proudly on her big day, saying "It's a lovely way to honour the people who looked after me." ✊ We hope it inspires more people to be proud of their scars!
#RoyalWedding
Huge thank you to
@adamhayes900
for sharing his inspiring story with us about how he survived a
#stroke
at just 29 years old. Stroke can happen to anyone at any age - please help us spread this message by sharing Adam's story:
#MakeMayPurple
#Millennials
So
#proud
of our team in
#Buckinghamshire
who have worked their socks off to support
@BucksCouncil
making the Olympic Lodge ready for use as a
#COVID19
hospital 👏
Here they are assembling & testing some high backed chairs before delivery to the Olympic Lodge 😊
#WorldHealthDay
After meeting Rob at this year's
#Disability
Awareness Day, & discovering he's waited 2 years for a high dependency chair, we decided to deliver one to him from our warehouse...free of charge 😊 We hope it helps him live more independently with
#MotorNeuroneDisease
#MND
#fighter
In support of
#WorldCOPDDay
we've created a graphic to highlight the awesome information provided by our friends at
@lunguk
to help raise more awareness of progressive lung diseases 👍
Find out more about how to manage symptoms of
#COPD
here:
#lungs
This year's
#OTWeek2019
celebrates
#SmallChangeBigImpact
& although the recruitment of more OT's to our Clinical Team may be a small part of our wider business plan, it's had a HUGE impact on how many people we can now help 😁
#ValueOfOT
#OTWeek
24-year-old Lewis Hornby has invented "edible water" to help prevent dyhydration in
#dementia
patients after his
#grandma
was unexpectedly rushed to hospital. 💔 "Jelly Drops" are 90% water and designed to look like sweeties! Check out his story here:
Every so often, we're reminded just how much difference the right daily living aid can make to someone's life. HUGE thank you to Sam for this beautiful photo of her 3-year-old son standing for the 1st time...& looking thrilled!
#TuesdayMotivation
#DisabilityConfident
#Children
Congrats to our Occupational Therapist in Grantham
@JuliaBadger2
who has co-edited a new book with her friend
@RuthP_OT
to help guide newly qualified
#OT
's along their chosen career path. On sale TODAY! Nice job ladies 😁
#OccupationalTherapy
Thrilled to say we won "Best Contribution to the Community" at the
#BHTAawards2018
last night, due to our efforts on the Phoenix Project with
@WDPcomms
! Amazing honour to have veteran
@SimonWestonCBE
presenting as well - thanks to everyone for an incredible evening 😁🙌💃
#YoungCarersAwarenessDay
is tomorrow! We will be supporting
#youngcarers
across our UK service centres and raising awareness of the challenges they can face. If you'll be supporting young carers too - let us know how!
#CountMeIn
HUGE congratulations to
@LostVoiceGuy
AKA
@lee_ridley
for winning
#BGT
As the 1st stand-up comedian to use a communication aid (due to having
#cerebralpalsy
) we think he's truly inspirational - as well as totally hilarious 😂 Find out more about CP here:
As part of National Careers Week, we've spoken to our awesome clinical team to find out what it's like to work as an
#occupationaltherapist
. If you're considering a rewarding career in
#occupationaltherapy
it's well worth looking into 😊👍
#NCW2019
#OTs
Here's our
#Clinical
Team rocking their pink
#facemasks
as they catalogue 1600 pieces of "recycled" equipment at our
#Southampton
Service Centre!
All equipment has been tested, inspected & approved for re-use by the Southampton &
#Portsmouth
communities 😊👍
#InThisTogether
🌈
✨EXCITING NEWS✨
Today we're launching our brand new partnership with the awesome
@CarersTrust
😁
Over the next year, we're raising £10,000 to help support the
#charity
and its amazing work in championing unpaid
#carers
across the UK
#charitytuesday
Well
@TheOTShow
, once again it's been a blast! We are thrilled to have met so many new faces this year, and welcomed back some returning ones 😁
We really hope that everyone who has visited us at
#TheOTShow2019
has come away more enlightened!
See you next year 👋
#valueofot
This year we've shared the stories of many brave people on our blog.
As 2019 comes to a close, we look back at how the
#health
&
#disability
community has grown & say thank you to those who have shared their amazing experiences with us
#FridayMotivation
HUGE thanks to
@WendyPMitchell
for speaking to us about her journey with young onset
#dementia
. Her glass-half-full approach to her diagnosis is so refreshing & we hope her story will help inspire others with memory conditions 😁
#healthcare
#alzheimers
Hats off to wonderful plumber James, who closed his private business in
#Lancashire
& set up not-for-profit
@Depheruk
, to ensure
#elderly
and
#disabled
people have the heat they need throughout winter 💛
Here's just one of his "no charge" invoices, Inspirational, James 👍
This weekend, our Payroll Manager Sarah, took all the donated
#christmasgifts
from our Head Office to Derek's Tree
@CoopersSquareSC
in
#Burton
. Proud that so many of our staff went the extra mile to support this local
#charity
& make children's dreams come true this
#Christmas
🥰
Merry Christmas Eve everyone!
We hope you're all looking forward to the Big Day tomorrow 🎅 If you're still working then this small selection of photos from our recent
#christmasparty
is guaranteed to put a smile of your face 😂
Enjoy and
#MerryChristmas
!
Happy
#NewYearsEve
everyone! Thanks to our fab Export Team, we're ending 2019 on a real high.
By working with our friends
@NewFuturesNepal
, we've delivered a shower trolley to Kathmandu which will help
#disabled
children with their daily bathing routines 😁👍
#charitytuesday
Do you know the differences between
#mentalhealth
conditions &
#learningdisabilities
? We're launching a nationwide survey to find out where the gaps in knowledge are across the UK 🇬🇧
Please RT and take part in our 3-minute survey 👍
#MentalHealthMatters
Our wonderful team in West
#Sussex
have raised another £180 with fund-matching for
@CarersTrust
...and they don't intend to stop there! From now until 25th March they're hosting a "Guess the Baby" contest to help us reach our £10,000 goal by October 😁👶
#charitytuesday
#bakeoff
Lovely to be sent this photo from Dennis, who recently won our Facebook
#competition
and bagged himself a brand new NRS Combi-Grabber! Dennis is due to have a double
#hipreplacement
so we hope this will help him avoid any painful bending or stretching 😊👍
#disabilityconfident
HUGE thank you to Annabelle
@fatallyfibrosed
&
@LucyMaryTaylor
for sharing what it's like to live with
#CysticFibrosis
to raise awareness of the condition for
#CFWeek
😁 It's been a pleasure to read your stories & we hope they will inspire others!
Our
#Leicester
depot recently held a "Foodie Friday" event & raised £112.50 for the wonderful
@RainbowsHospice
😊 Sharon (right) chose the
#charity
due to the excellent care they gave her daughter Siobhan for 4 weeks prior to her passing, aged just 23. Amazing job guys 💓
We're looking to speak with
#youngcarers
in the
#midlands
who can tell us what it's like to look after someone whilst still being in school. This will be for an article to raise awareness for
#YoungCarersAwarenessDay
. Please comment below to get involved 😊
Having a super day at the
@RISE4Disability
event in
#Maidstone
today 😀 if you're at the
#detling
showground, be sure to stop by Stand E7 and have a chat with our
#OccupationalTherapists
about how our Safe+Well service can help you continue living independently 👌
"
#Stroke
is a silent battle; you have to learn to be independent as quickly as possible." An insight into
#strokerecovery
from the inspirational
@adamhayes900
, who had a stroke when he was just 29. Help us spread the word that stroke can happen at ANY age!
Good on you
@morrisons
for working with
@Autism
to introduce a "Quieter Hour" every Saturday from 9am-10am. No music/radio, dimming lights, avoiding tannoy announcements, turning down checkout beeps and reducing movement of trolleys/baskets 👍
#AutismAwareness
#autistic
#SPD
This
#CervicalCancer
prevention week, we are privileged to speak with Emily, a young woman whose doctors found pre-cancerous cells during her first cervix exam on her 25th birthday. Here, she tells us what happened at the appointment.
#SmearForSmear
Pls RT
According to
@CarersUK
,
#carers
save the economy £132 billion A YEAR 🤯
This year, we've pledged to raise £10,000 for
@CarersTrust
to help support unpaid carers across the UK & raise awareness of the fab work they do. Examples of support available below
#CarersRightsDay
7000+ Facebookers have registered their interest in "Jelly Drops", an invention by 24 y/o Lewis Hornby to help
#dementia
patients drink more water, since last Friday! Visit the
#JustGiving
page, set up by
@caroncares2
to help make Jelly Drops a reality 😇
Our fab team of
#OccupationalTherapists
will be
@thenec
for
#theotshow
and, boy, do we have some stuff to show you! Pop along to Stand C31 & check out our newly launched products, education sessions, freebies, jobs AND grab one of our BRAND NEW catalogues 😁👍 We can't wait!
So proud of all our colleagues at Head Office for supporting the awesome Derek's Tree in
#BurtonOnTrent
again this year & donating lots of fab gifts to local children who would otherwise receive nothing this
#Christmas
🙏 You are superstars!
#charity
#goodwill
#XmasTreats
#Xmas
Richard, 67, has been living with
#COPD
for the past 2 years. Here, he shares his story about how the condition has drastically affected his ability to do what he loves & how much it means to have the support of his family 😢💕
#lungdisease
#healthcare
Next on the agenda for
#HealthInformationWeek
is "long-term
#health
conditions". We know how worrying & scary it can be when you're first diagnosed, which is why we've launched a range of guides to help you better understand what to expect
#HIW2018
#NHS70
We understand this is a worrying time for those who have loved ones living in a different household - particularly if they are
#shielding
or
#socialdistancing
& live alone.
That's why we're sharing practical & safe ways to help during the
#UKlockdown
👍
So proud to have worked with
@PhysioNetYork
#charity
for the last 3 years, supplying them with surplus and used
#physiotherapy
equipment which is sent to help
#disabled
children abroad ☺️
Thanks for featuring us in your recent newsletter! Read in full:
Huge thank you to
@carersfedayc
for putting us in touch with 17-year old Samantha and the 6 Al-Dean Saleem family members, who have shared their stories with us for
#YoungCarersAwarenessDay
.
"We need to speak more about the successes of
#youngcarers
"
✨EXCITING NEWS✨
We've just launched our new catalogue, featuring 300 of our best-selling
#disability
living aids, designed to help you live independently! To order, DM us your full name & address or email customerservice
@nrshealthcare
.co.uk 😊👍
#DisabilityConfident
#health
Just in time for
#Christmas
Last week our Theale Service Centre team dropped off 2 brand new wheelchairs to
@RWB_Carers_Hub
, a service provided by
@CarersTrustEM
, so they could be used to help
#carers
and those they
#care
for.
Thanks to the lovely staff who took the delivery!
It’s estimated that 60% of the UK population will be
#carers
by 2030.
In support of
#CarersWeek2019
, we're highlighting the real-life stories of
#familycarers
, who share some valuable advice on how to stay connected within your community
#carersweek
💗
On this
#InternationalYouthDay
, we'd like to recognise the all the amazingly hard-working
#youngcarers
out there who not only dedicate their time to others, but also to their studies. You are all superstars and deserve to be celebrated 💫😁
@Faith_irene_
So excited to be part of the
#Paralympic
Kitchen Workshop hosted by
@eis2win
at
@MMUNutrSciences
today! Lots of nutritionalists involved who look after British para-athletes and they are cooking up a storm with our equipment! Can't wait to taste it later 😋
#HealthyEating
As part of
#RecycleWeek
, we, alongside
@MyDoncaster
&
@rdash_nhs
, are asking residents with mobility aids they no longer need, to please return them so they can be used by others in the community. There are several ways to return equipment 👇
@WRAP_UK
#NRSHealthcare
We are delighted to be at
#ITEC2023
hosted by
@TSAVoice
. Come and find us on stand 36 to chat with our TEC team. We looking forward to chatting with you!
#NRSHealthcare