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Passivhaus health centre - presentation

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2 Nov 2020
by
Frances Mortimer
The UK Passivhaus Trust conference is taking place over the next four Wednesday afternoons. There’s a presentation on a health centre (currently in design stage) on the first Wednesday - 4 Nov…
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Introduction to Sustainable Healthcare goes international!

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29 Jul 2020
by
Vivien De Greef
Our first Introduction course was by attended remotely by health professionals from across the UK, Australia and Canada. After a four-hour self-study module, we met in a four-hour workshop to discuss…
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WFOT Bulletin: Sustainability Special Issue

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25 Jun 2020
by
Ben Whittaker
This week saw the publication of a special edition of the WFOT Bulletin, with articlesabout the incorporation ofsustainability into occupational therapy practice, scholarship and education. This…
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Coronavirus, Climate Change & OT

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19 Mar 2020
by
Vivien De Greef
I’m sure that Coronavirus is on everyones minds at the moment. So for this post I wanted to pool some resources that I found interesting/useful about Coronavirus,Climate Change & OT. I've put them…
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Occupational therapy involvement post flooding

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13 Mar 2020
by
Ben Whittaker
I'd like to speak with UK occupational therapists that have been involved in adaptations topeople's homes post flooding. I've foundarticles about flooding in…
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February Reflective Questions

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30 Jan 2020
by
Vivien De Greef
On my last post I proposed a New Years sustainable OT goal - to read through the WFOT (2018) Sustainability matters: Guiding Principles for Sustainability in Occupational Therapy Practice, Education…
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Promoting electric vehicle uptake, a job for the NHS?

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17 Dec 2019
by
John Somner
If you know of anybody who has any influence over NHS carparks or car parking policies please bring this article to their attention. There's a potential win win for cleaner air andlower carbon…
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Reflective Questions for December/January

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16 Dec 2019
by
Vivien De Greef
Following on from Ben Whittakers post, it is great news that the Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT) have included the WFOT 5 Guiding Principles for Sustainable Occupational Therapy…
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Sustainability incorporated into RCOT learning and development standards

Created on
10 Dec 2019
by
Ben Whittaker
The new RCOT learning and development standards have been published, which you can find here. They state that sustainability issues need to be addressed in occupational therapy curricula. Standard…
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Where to start?

Created on
9 Dec 2019
by
Ka Yan Hess
Hi everyone I have been a long time watcher of this lovely network. I have recently volunteered myself to be a sustainability lead to embed sustainability into our curriculum at a UK university…