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Examples wanted for OTnews article about sustainable practice

Created on
8 Apr 2019
by
Ben Whittaker
An article is planned fora forthcoming edition of OTnews exploring examples of sustainable practice in various different settings. Are you practicing occupational therapy in a sustainable way? Or…
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Should the NHS declare a Climate Emergency?

Created on
21 Mar 2019
by
Angela Wilson
Dear All, It is NHS Sustainability day today. I would be grateful if you could comment on the following letter that has been sent to the Department of Health today asking for the NHS to declare…
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Can Occupational Therapist’s social models of practice offer long term sustainable solutions in healthcare?

Created on
26 Feb 2019
by
Anna Michell
Check out Michelle Perryman on Episode 13 of the Podcast “Occupied” (http://www.brockcook.com/013/) eloquently speak about how Occupational Therapists as a young profession in a medical model world…
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Introductory blog from CSH's newest Occupational Therapy Sustainability Volunteer

Created on
17 Dec 2018
by
Anna Michell
Hello everyone, my name Anna Michell and I have become the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare’s (CSH) newest Occupational Therapy Sustainability Volunteer. My role with CSH will be to write up case…
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MDIs to DPIs

Created on
27 Nov 2018
by
Christelle Blunden
Does anyone have an example of an audit or guideline review they have completed on the above which they are willing to share which I could use for inspiration to work with my practice and CCG on the…
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"Can a Whisper become a Roar" A call to action for the healthcare community

Created on
15 Nov 2018
by
James Szymankiewicz
"As clinicians we are taught to value evidence based interventions that benefit health and wellbeing. We look for the causes of disease and aim to change behaviour to improve outcomes. We have a…
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What is the carbon footprint of patients' travel to GP?

Created on
14 Oct 2018
by
Harry Longman
I run askmyGP, which aims to make it easier for patients to get help from their own GP, and easier for GPs to give the right help. A key element of this is the finding that only about one in three…
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Calling all Q members (Health Foundation) with a passion for sustainability

Created on
12 Sep 2018
by
Chantelle Rizan
Calling all sustainability friends… are you a Q member (Health Foundation)? We are pleased to announce we have just started a new Sustainability Specialist Interest group- please do join us…
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The Role of Occupational Therapists in the NHS Forest

Created on
30 Aug 2018
by
Sam Eperson
Welcome to my farewell post as an OT Sustainability Volunteer! One of mymain projects recently has been writing a report looking at the role of occupational therapists within the NHS…
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Exploring the role of education in sustainable occupational therapy

Created on
20 Aug 2018
by
Jenny Rickard
Occupational therapy, with its holistic approach to problem-solving and ability to understand complex contextual factors, is in a position to play a critical role in framing issues around…