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What’s new? SEATING MATTERS SHOWCASE NEW UPGRADES AT THE OT SHOW Seating Matters are following up the announcement of their Sydney GoFlat chair earlier this year with upgrades to their Phoenix and Sorrento chairs, which they will showcase at The OT Show at the end of November. “The Seating Matters Phoenix and Sorrento chairs are used in long term care facilities, hospitals and home-care environments all over the world,” said Seating Matters director Jonathon Tierney. “Patients and caregivers tell us every day that the chairs we make change their lives. Hearing such powerful feedback really drives
benefits there have been untold mental and emotional benefits for patients. Our very first patient was in an ICU unit in Australia and her occupational therapist thought the Sydney GoFlat was a game changer in her patient’s treatment,” said Tierney.
“Continuous improvement is at the heart of everything we do at Seating Matters. This ethos has allowed us to make exciting upgrades to the Phoenix and Sorrento models which we’re excited to unveil for the first time at the OT Show in November.”
“The Sydney chair allowed this patient to engage with friends and family, spend time outside and sit in a more upright position to eat a meal. The patient commented on numerous occasions that sitting in the chair was “life changing” and ‘the highlight of her year so far.’ She loved the fact that time spent in the chair gave meaning and purpose to her day and provided a structure and routine.’”
Response to the Sydney GoFlat chair, which they launched in June of this year, has been positive: “Feedback we have heard during the field testing phase of this exciting new chair is that in addition to the many significant physical and functional
Seating Matters can be found at stand F30 at The OT Show, and Martina Tierney, OT and clinical director, will also be presenting in theatre 3 at 1.15pm on Wednesday 23, and at 2.15pm on Thursday 24 November.
our business mantra of ‘Just Ask The Patient.’”
THE OT SHOW IS BACK The UK’s leading event for the occupational therapy community will return to the NEC Birmingham on 23 and 24 November, offering OTs the opportunity to network with over 3,500 of their colleagues from across the country. OTs will be able to choose from over 100 CPD-accredited interactive
lectures and practical workshops covering clinical areas including governance, mental health, paediatrics, housing, moving and handling, and more, and get handson with thousands of products from the over 270 healthcare providers exhibiting at the event. They’ll also be able to visit The OT Magazine
team, as we’re one of the official media partners for The OT Show, to sign up for a subscription and receive our coveted OT Magazine tote bag, visit stand D63. Registration for the event is free. For more information about the event, visit TheOTShow.com. www.
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