We have 700 NHS Forest trees to give away this planting season for all healthcare estates interested in doing some planting! Many of the trees were generously sponsored by the Great Outdoor Gym…
Hello everyone! First I wanted to say thank you for all of the great resources that have been shared on this site, especially the recent flurry from the COT conference. It is exciting to hear all…
College of Occupational Therapists 37th Annual Conference, Glasgow SECC These reflections on the COT Annual Conference in Glasgow have been delayed by me having had to take some unexpected time off…
CSH is hosting this year'sCleanMed Europeconference, 17-19 September 2013. The emphasis will be on redesigning healthcare for a sustainable future (as opposed to providing the same care more…
For thoseof us working in the NHS,NHS Sustainability Dayis fast approaching on March 28th. It's agreat chance to raise awareness of sustainabilty issues and it would begood to hear any plans you…
My name is Eleanor and I am a 3rd year medical student at Brighton and Sussex Medical School. I am writing this first blog because I wanted to share some of my experiences in setting up a small group…
When I set out to create a college course about sustainability from the lens of an occupational therapist, I had no idea if it would create any real impact. Would students really care about how their…
Hello everyone- I teach in the Dept of OT at Ithaca College, in Ithaca New York, USA. I recently completed my doctoral research looking at the role of occupational therapy in the emerging field of…
Those of you that read my previous OT Susnet bloglast November may rightly have been expecting a number of other blogs to follow shortly afterwards. Indeed, I said that they would be. The next month I…
How can healthcare educators prepare their students for the clinical consequences of an increasingly unstable climate? What role can teachers and trainers have in changing clinical practice to support…