This is a network for clinicians, students, educators and researchers across all the Allied Health Professions to come together and share ideas and resources about sustainable healthcare.

OTnews article: A Greener Future

OTnews article by Ben Whittaker and Sonia Roschnik exploring sustainable healthcare, with examples of sustainable occupational therapy practice.

RCOT members can view issues of OTnews here: www.rcot.co.uk/news/otnews

OTnews. 28(11): pp.24-27

November, 2020

CFMS HEART: NATIONAL REPORT ON PLANETARY HEALTH EDUCATION 2021

The Canadian Federation of Medical Students Health and Environment Adaptive Reponse Task Force recently released this report:

Climate Change Urgency and Action webinar series

The Intensive Care Society has a fantastic lineup of speakers for a weekly lunchtime (one hour) webinar series called Climate Change Urgency and Ac

Identifying the sustainable value of virtual care in occupational therapy

Article by Janet M. Craik

Occupational Therapy Now. 23(4): pp.9-11

July, 2021

Green Prescribing for Sustainable Healthcare learning resources

Recordings and learning resources are now live from our event ‘Green Pres

CSH is hiring! Specialities Lead & Networks Coordinator

We are creating two new roles in my team at CSH - if you would like to help us work with clinical specialties and/or develop our online networks, please get in touch!

Sustainability sessions at RCOT Annual Conference tomorrow

The RCOT Annual Conference is taking place online today and tomorrow.

Sustainable Healthcare Reading List

Hi all, I work in the sustainability team for my Trust and I'm collaborating with our libraries to curate a sustainable healthcare reading list for

GREEN-ICU study seeking volunteers for survey and online interviews

The GREEN-ICU research study is seeking views o

Sustainable Vaccination

Mass vaccination programmes are taking place globally in the fight against COVID-19.

New Environmentally Sustainable Healthcare elearning programme

The Centre for Sustainable Healthcare has partnered with Health Education England elearning for healthcare (HEE elfh)(link is external) to develop elearning resources designed to equip healthcare workers with the knowledge and skills they need to deliver healthcare that is financially, socially, and environmentally sustainable.

Online survey and interview for GREEN-ICU research project

The GREEN-ICU research team is exploring ways t

New Physio Network Launched

The new Physio Susnet network has launched!

Case study: pioneering early mobilisation in a cardiac intensive care unit

Early mobilisation after open heart surgery reduced ventilation days by a mean of 4 days and reduced cardiac intensive care stay by a mean of 6 days.

Centre for Sustainable Healthcare and University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust

February, 2021

The carbon footprint of waste streams in a UK hospital

This article by CSH's Sustainable Surgery Fellow, Chantelle Rizan, and co-authors, provides greenhouse gas emission factors for the different healthcare waste streams in the UK.

Highlights:

Journal of Cleaner Production

December, 2020

Environmental impact of PPE in the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic

Article: Environmental impact of Personal Protective Equipment supplied to health and social care services in England in the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Chantelle Rizan, Malcolm Reed, Mahmood F Bhutta

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

December, 2020

Nitrous Oxide and Entonox Manifold Waste Reduction: Free Lunch and Learn online seminar

Do you prescribe nitrous oxide? It's a vital medicine for many specialties within health care.

Your Thoughts About A Greener Future

The cover story for this month's OTnews is about A Greener Future.

Green Walking in mental health recovery: A Guide

Green walking is about moving through a natural space. This simple act brings multiple benefits to physical, social and mental health. It can improve patients’ progress during hospitalisation and their recovery and rehabilitation. It is also great for staff.

May, 2020

Environmental Physiotherapy Agenda 2023

The Environmental Physiotherapy Agenda 2023 (EPT Agenda 2023) is a global call to action built aroun

OTnews article: A Greener Future

OTnews article by Ben Whittaker and Sonia Roschnik exploring sustainable healthcare, with examples of sustainable occupational therapy practice.

RCOT members can view issues of OTnews here: www.rcot.co.uk/news/otnews

OTnews. 28(11): pp.24-27

November, 2020

Sustainability in Quality Improvement learning resources

Sustainability has been recognised as a domain of quality in healthcare, and building it into quality improvement (QI) is a practical way to drive incremental change towards a more ethical, sustainable health system.

Centre for Sustainable Healthcare

March, 2017

Browse this Networks's Resources in the Resource Library

OTnews article: A Greener Future

OTnews article by Ben Whittaker and Sonia Roschnik exploring sustainable healthcare, with examples of sustainable occupational therapy practice.

RCOT members can view issues of OTnews here: www.rcot.co.uk/news/otnews

OTnews. 28(11): pp.24-27

November, 2020

Identifying the sustainable value of virtual care in occupational therapy

Article by Janet M. Craik

Occupational Therapy Now. 23(4): pp.9-11

July, 2021

Case study: pioneering early mobilisation in a cardiac intensive care unit

Early mobilisation after open heart surgery reduced ventilation days by a mean of 4 days and reduced cardiac intensive care stay by a mean of 6 days.

Centre for Sustainable Healthcare and University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust

February, 2021

The carbon footprint of waste streams in a UK hospital

This article by CSH's Sustainable Surgery Fellow, Chantelle Rizan, and co-authors, provides greenhouse gas emission factors for the different healthcare waste streams in the UK.

Highlights:

Journal of Cleaner Production

December, 2020

Environmental impact of PPE in the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic

Article: Environmental impact of Personal Protective Equipment supplied to health and social care services in England in the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Chantelle Rizan, Malcolm Reed, Mahmood F Bhutta

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

December, 2020

Green Walking in mental health recovery: A Guide

May, 2020

The environmental footprint of health care: a global assessment

Background: Health-care services are necessary for sustaining and improving human wellbeing, yet they have an environmental footprint that contributes to environment-related threats to human health.

July, 2020

Recording: National Allied Health Professions Sustainability Webinar

This is a recording of the AHP Sustainability webinar from June 18th 2020, part of the National Allied Health Professions fornightly webinar series.

June, 2020

Sustainability in Quality Improvement learning resources

Centre for Sustainable Healthcare

March, 2017

CFMS HEART: NATIONAL REPORT ON PLANETARY HEALTH EDUCATION 2021

The Canadian Federation of Medical Students Health and Environment Adaptive Reponse Task Force recently released this report:

Climate Change Urgency and Action webinar series

The Intensive Care Society has a fantastic lineup of speakers for a weekly lunchtime (one hour) webinar series called Climate Change Urgency and Ac

Green Prescribing for Sustainable Healthcare learning resources

Recordings and learning resources are now live from our event ‘Green Pres

CSH is hiring! Specialities Lead & Networks Coordinator

We are creating two new roles in my team at CSH - if you would like to help us work with clinical specialties and/or develop our online networks, please get in touch!