An NHS Forth Valley Occupational Therapist has been recognised in this year’s Royal College of Occupational Therapists’ Merit Awards for excellence in the field.

Alison Keir, Occupational Therapy Team Lead for the Older Adults Mental Health Team based at Clackmannanshire Community Healthcare Centre, received the Merit Award for the impact she has made on the profession and, more specifically, her significant involvement in raising the profile of occupational therapy in the Scottish Parliament and across local authorities.

Every year, RCOT celebrates excellence in Occupational Therapy with Merit Awards which recognise and individual’s significant achievement and contributions to the profession.

Alison said: “I am honoured to have been nominated for this award by occupational therapists in Scotland. I am delighted to have been recognised for my outstanding leadership skills and policy work. I acknowledge the personal recognition for my conscious and gentle persistent commitment and I am grateful for this.”

NHS Forth Valley Occupational Therapists are employed in four care groups, namely Children, Rehabilitation, Acute Inpatients and the Mental Health, Learning Disability and Old Age Psychiatry.

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