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How-to-Guide: Setting up a green space walking group for inpatients in mental health units

CSH is very pleased to announce that we received funding from the Network for Social Change (N4SC) for a project which, over the next year, will de

WFOT Launches Guiding Principles for Sustainability in Occupational Therapy

Last week saw the launch of the World Federation of Occupational Therapists publication ‘Sustainability Matters: Guiding Principles for Sustainabil

Call for submissions: heatwaves (adapting to climate change) select committee inquiry

The House of Commons Select Committee for the environment, the Environmental Audit Committee, is calling for evidence as part of its heatwave enqui

Urban Living Partnership- end of project showcase

Five cities across England have worked over the last 18 months to develop groundbreaking initiatives to help cities realise a vision of healthy, pr

Sustainability Series: Sustainable mental health guides

Making mental healthcare more environmentally sustainable sounds great- but how to do it?

Sustainability Series: Green Space and Health

In celebration of our 10th birthday, we have launched the

Summary of Climate and health session - All Party Parliamentary Group on Climate Change

This was a very research-rich event which clearly put climate change on the health 'to-do' list. The All Party Parliamentary Group on Climate

We need your help - please vote for CSH's 'Walk on the Wildside' project.

The Centre for Sustainable Healthcare needs your help to win funding for our new project.

The Adult Health and Social Care Crisis - Green Infrastructure as Part of the Solution

I was asked to contribute a health-related article for a special Green Infrastructure themed edition of Town and Country Planning, the journal of t

Institutional Rhythms: Ideas and Opportunities for energy and mobility demand in the NHS.

Dr.

National Institute of Health and Care Excellence Surveying its Environmental Impact

As a proof of concept project, the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is exploring its guidance's environmental impact.

CSH event on innovation and sustainability

On the 26th July 2017, the Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCPsych) hosted a Centre for Sustainable Healthcare event on sustainability and innovati

New 'Active 10' app from PHE to get adults active

Nearly 1 in 4 people in England are classified as ‘inactive’, doing under 30 minutes of physical activity a week, and face the greatest risks to he

Making Sense of Social Prescription

The University of Westminster has published an excellent explanatory document on social prescription. It's a fantastic end to end resource with explanations of terminology, structures, different types of social prescription, and referral examples.

August, 2017

The Impact of Paper Procurement in the NHS.

The NHS has committed to reduce its carbon footprint but, aside from ensuring that legislative targets are reached, the benefits of decreasing greenhouse gas emissions are well documented. Yet the NHS faces increasing financial and service pressures; meaning that ‘green’ working is not always at the forefront of consideration. Many NHS organisations in England procure paper through the NHS Supply Chain Core Stationary list, which only contains paper produced from virgin (non-recycled) sources. As such, out of the 3.6 million reams of paper procured through NHS Supply Chain, only 29,000 were produced from recycled sources.

Remediating hospital paper cup wastage - challenges and recommendations.

Remediating paper cup wastage in the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford – A summary

New MSc Sustainability, Health and Wellbeing delivered by e-learning

This unique master’s course, from one of the UK's largest universities, has been directly tailored to address the urgent need to confront sustainab

Best practice in commissioning green prescriptions

The Ecosystems Knowledge Network ran a thought-provoking one-day training course covering the design and implementation of green-prescribing.

Innovation and Sustainability - how to make it happen - 26th July event

On the 26th July 2017 the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare and the Royal College of Psychiatrists will be hosting an event, “Innovation and Sustai

Best practice in commissioning green prescriptions - join the training course!

The Ecosystems Knowledge Network are running a one-day training course on 7th June 2017, 10:00 - 16:30, to help professionals working in the health

MH Service Sustainability Review Framework

This framework has been developed as a practical tool for service development or commissioning of sustainable mental health services.

Centre for Sustainable Healthcare, Royal College of Psychiatrists

March, 2017

Guidance for Commissioners of Financially, Environmentally and Socially Sustainable Mental Health Services

Joint Commissioning Panel for Mental Health; Centre for Sustainable Healthcare

October, 2015

Sustainable system-wide commissioning - guide for CCGs

This guide and the associated tools are aimed at Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) that want to deliver system-wide commissioning which will, as a consequence, lead to healthcare services that operate in a more sustainable way.

NHS Institute, Forum for the Future, CSH

February, 2013

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Making Sense of Social Prescription

August, 2017

Too much medicine: insights and explanations from economic theory and research

I hope this might be interesting to some members, this article reports on work we have been doing to look at overuse in health care as a form of overconsumption, and examines health care overuse from the perspectives of ecological economics and sustainable consumption (amongst other economic pers

January, 2017

MH Service Sustainability Review Framework

This framework has been developed as a practical tool for service development or commissioning of sustainable mental health services.

Centre for Sustainable Healthcare, Royal College of Psychiatrists

March, 2017

Future proofing occupational therapy in mental health through sustainable commissioning

Slides from workshop at COT Annual Conference 2016.

July, 2016

CCG case studies on prevention and early diagnosis

NHS Clinical Commissioners have launched a new publication: Delivering a healthier future: How CCGs are leading the way on prevention and early diagnosis.

NHS Clinical Commissioners

January, 2016

Guidance for Commissioners of Financially, Environmentally and Socially Sustainable Mental Health Services

Joint Commissioning Panel for Mental Health; Centre for Sustainable Healthcare

October, 2015

Sustainable Mental Health Care Powerpoint presentation - by Sonia Sangha

Presentation on: 'Sustainable Mental Health Care.'

Given as part of my role as Sustainability Representative for the Royal College of Psychiatrists – Yorkshire and Humber Trust.

Dr. Sonia Sangha (Psychiatry CT3 in Humber NHS Foundation Trust)

January, 2014

"What are the benefits of Interacting with nature"

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

February, 2013

Sustainable system-wide commissioning - guide for CCGs

NHS Institute, Forum for the Future, CSH

February, 2013

SAP - sustainable action planning resources for clinical teams

SAP is a programme to support clinical teams in taking action for sustainability. Structured around two facilitated workshops, SAP helps front-line staff to learn about sustainable healthcare, focus in on their priorities and put together a green action plan. The action plan can then

Centre for Sustainable Healthcare

February, 2010