Kate Sheehan occupational therapist to host webinar on bathroom adaptation legislation

Respected occupational therapist Kate Sheehan, in association with Abacus Specialist Bathroom Solutions, will be delivering her latest CPD webinar on the 6th October 2026.

Understanding the English legislation around bathroom adaptations

6th October 2026, 12 noon – 1pm. LIVE with Q&A.
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Overview

This webinar explores how English legislation can be used as an enabling framework for high-quality, person-centred adaptation practice. It will consider how occupational therapists can use legislative duties and professional reasoning to make bathroom recommendations that are lawful, proportionate, cost effective and responsive to long-term need.

Learning Outcomes

Understand the key legislation and policies relating to bathroom adaptations
Apply legislative knowledge alongside clinical reasoning to develop proportionate and cost-effective recommendations.
Recognise how legislation can support, rather than restrict, holistic and client-centred occupational therapy practice.
Challenge blanket statements or local practices that may not reflect individual assessed bathing need.

About the presenter

Kate Sheehan has been practising as an occupational therapist for thirty-nine years. She is a Fellow of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists and is highly respected within the healthcare community, recognised for her exceptional knowledge and expertise. Through her valued partnership with Abacus, Kate provides clinical guidance and Continuing Professional Development education. Her clinical work ensures that our clients, as well as those who support them, achieve the most suitable and dignified outcomes possible, when it comes to the importance of bathing.