Here’s wishing all OT Susnet members a happy Christmas and all the very best for the new year. I’d like to thank everyone for their contributions this year,especiallythe Gerald Micklem Charitable…
A shiny new Combined Heat & Power plant has just opened at Dartford & Gravesham NHS Trust as the first of a year of initiatives which will also include a Green Ward Competition. The Trust is now…
Ethylene Oxide sterilization has been use for recycling some consumable surgical items in Sri Lanka as well as rest of South Asia. The Ministry of Health in Sri Lanka has directed that herewith this…
It was a great pleasure for me to join the COT conference in Brighton this year at the invitation of Ben Whittaker. Not only did I get a chance to breathe puresea air and experience the delights of…
We are delighted to announce our 2015 NHS Forest Conference on the 28th September at University Hospital, Birmingham. The theme is “The value of health and wellbeing at your green space” with agenda…
Last week saw the publication of the new COT Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct. It includes the following quote from section 2.4.2 under 'Resources and sustainability':"You should work as…
Are you or your team doing anything to improve the sustainability of your practice for NHS Sustainability Day???Why don't you think about entering what you are doing for theRCPsych Sustainability…
Psychiatric Team of the Year: Outstanding contribution to sustainabilitySelf-nominations will be accepted in this category. Entries must be accompanied by a letter of support from the Chief Executive,…
Recovery Record: The sustainability of a smartphone application in facilitating recovery from an eating disorder. A patient’s perspective. I began using Recovery Record, as a form of “pre-therapy”,…
The UN ‘Sustainable Development Goals’ (SDGs), due to be launched later this year, will dominate the post-2015 UN development agenda. Given the increasing concerns from all quarters about continued…