Innovation should mean more than doing something new.
The government's Pathways to Work Innovation Fund has up to £60 million available to test approaches that support disabled people and people with long-term health conditions to enter, remain in and progress at work.
#VocRehab

The latest KBW update proposes a more connected approach to workplace health.
health + work + function + workplace + individual goals
Voc rehab already sits at that intersection.
What needs to be protected as the system evolves?
#VocRehab #KeepBritainWorking #WorkHealth #Rehab #OccHealth

A quieter workspace might improve concentration.
But what if the person's role depends on quick access to colleagues?
An adjustment can solve one problem while creating another
We ask:
Did it actually help?
What needs to change?
#VocRehab #WorkplaceAdjustments #WorkHealth #OccHealth #Neurodiversity

Dyslexia doesn't disappear when someone enters work
Dyslexia can influence how someone experiences:
→ written information
→ workplace systems
→ communication
→ processing information
→ workload
Dyslexia in real life: At work.
www.bdadyslexia.org.uk/support-us/a...
#DyslexiaAwarenessWeek #VocRehab

An adjustment isn't a magic solution.
It might work.
It might need changing.
That's why good VR asks:
Did it actually help?
And if not:
What do we change next?
www.vrassociationuk.com/resources/un...

#VocRehab #WorkplaceAdjustments #NeurodiversityAtWork #WorkHealth #OccHealth #Rehab

World Heart Day is a useful reminder that health and employment don't sit in separate boxes.
Treatment
Fatigue
Stamina
Travel
Work demands
Recovery
Confidence
“What does this mean for this person, in this job, in this workplace?”
#WorldHeartDay #VocRehab #WorkHealth #OccHealth #Rehabilitation

A good vocational plan can change
Because people change
Circumstances change
Health changes
Work changes
Sometimes the right professional response is not to push harder towards the original goal
It's to pause, review and adapt
#VocRehab #VocationalPractice #WorkAndHealth #SustainableWork

Person-centred doesn't mean agreeing
with every choice.
It means making space for the person to understand
their options, consider the implications and participate
meaningfully in the decision.

#VocRehab #ClientCentredPractice
#VocationalChoice #WorkAndHealth
#ProfessionalPractice