A network for occupational therapy practitioners, students and educators interested in exploring sustainable practice and looking for resources.

Find more information about Sustainable Occupational Therapy here, and our resource library here.

Coronavirus, Climate Change & OT

I’m sure that Coronavirus is on everyones minds at the moment.

Occupational therapy involvement post flooding

I'd like to speak with UK occupational therapists that have been involved in adaptations to people's homes post flooding.

Become an Occupational Therapy Sustainability Volunteer

We have a vacancy for an Occupational Therapy Sustainability Volunteer at the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare.

February Reflective Questions

On my last post I proposed a New Years sustainable OT goal - to read through the

Prescribing Movement resource

This toolkit gives you everything you need for a 1 minute, 5 minute and even more minute conversation, complete with step-by-step guides, behavioural change insights and all the evidence to back it up.

Moving Medicine

January, 2020

JOB OPPORTUNITY: CSH Education Lead for Quality Improvement

The Centre for Sustainable Healthcare is recruiting to a new full-time, permanent position based at least two days per week in our office in Oxford. Application deadline 10 February.

Reflective Questions for December/January

Following on from Ben Whittakers post, it is great news that the Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT) have included the WFOT 5 Guiding P

Sustainability incorporated into RCOT learning and development standards

The new RCOT learning and development standards have been published, which you can find

Where to start?

Hi everyone

We're scaling up to carbon-neutral healthcare

The recent huge interest in climate change has created an unprecedented demand for our charity to help people to take action.

New Sustainable Occupational Therapy Volunteer

Hi everyone,

Examples of sustainable occupational therapy practice wanted

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Climate strike, climate emergency, XR and OT

The Centre for Sustainable Healthcare has published a new page about the current planetary health emergency:

UNDP and SPHS member agencies seek consultancy to develop the Sustainable Procurement Index for Health (SPIH)

This is as a globally established, recognized and adaptable measurement tool for policy makers, manufacturers, suppliers, procurers, and health car

UNDP and SPHS member agencies seek consultancy to develop the Sustainable Procurement Index for Health (SPIH)

This is as a globally established, recognized and adaptable measurement tool for policy makers, manufacturers, suppliers, procurers, and health car

Three weeks left to submit papers for WFOT Bulletin Special Issue on Sustainability

The deadline for submissions for the WFOT Bulletin Special Issue on Sustainability is in three weeks time on 1st October.

Climate advocacy networking

Doctors and all health professionals are highly respected.

Examples wanted for OTnews article about sustainable practice

An article is planned for a forthcoming edition of OTnews exploring examples of sustainable practice in various different settings.&n

One week left to become an Occupational Therapy Sustainability Volunteer!

ONE WEEK LEFT! Applications are invited from enthusiastic and motivated occupational therapy practitioners, students or educators who would li

Become an Occupational Therapy Sustainability Volunteer with CSH!

We have two new vacancies on our team of three Occupational Therapy Sustainability Volunteers at the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare.

Sustainability in QI - the time has come!

Health systems are in constant need of improvement - and in some cases total redesign.

10:10 OT checklist

Tick off 10 actions to cut CO2 by 10% in your occupational therapy department

Centre for Sustainable Healthcare

April, 2010

I'm an OT - what can I do?

Browse this Networks's Resources in the Resource Library

Prescribing Movement resource

Moving Medicine

January, 2020

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

Quality Improvement: Creatively Designing Sustainable Services

Slides from workshop at 2017 annual RCOT conference (session 67).

June, 2017

Sustainability Matters: Exploring WFOT's Guiding Principles on Sustainable Development

Poster from the COT Annual Conference 2016, exploring the World Federation of Occupational Therapists forthcoming 'Sustainability Matters' document.

World Federation of Occupational Therapists

July, 2016

Healthcare professionals: reduce meat consumption to tackle climate change and improve public health

Healthcare professionals have a responsibility to educate the population about health and reduce threats to public health.

Saving Resources, Improving Health: Sustainable Occupational Therapy in Practice

These are the slides from the Saving Resources, Improving Health: Sustainable O

Sonia Roschnik, Ben Whittaker, Linda Hindle, Genevieve Smyth

October, 2014

Personality disorder: using a recovery approach

This poster from the COT Annual Conference 2014 explores two Recovery Support Centres in Sussex, Bluebell House in Burgess Hill and the Lighthouse in Hove. It briefly mentions 'triple bottom line' benefits of their recovery approach.

Ben Whittaker, Jennie Hallett, Adele Huxley and Renee Harvey

May, 2014

Want to be an eco warrior for your hospital or team?

This handbook was written for NHS Greater Glasgow and Clydes but provides useful information for anyone wanting to 'green' up their clinical practice!

It will help give you the tools to:

• Minimise waste, whether this be materials, energy or water

Exploring the COT briefing paper on sustainable development

This poster exploring the COT briefing paper on sustainable development was shown at the 2014 COT Annual Conference in Brighton.

Ben Whittaker and Gill Gower

May, 2014

Cultivating compassion for self, others and the natural world

An occupational therapists blog promoting the benefits of compassion for self, others and the natural world.

Vicky Smith - Occupational Therapist

December, 2013

Coronavirus, Climate Change & OT

I’m sure that Coronavirus is on everyones minds at the moment.

Occupational therapy involvement post flooding

I'd like to speak with UK occupational therapists that have been involved in adaptations to people's homes post flooding.

Become an Occupational Therapy Sustainability Volunteer

We have a vacancy for an Occupational Therapy Sustainability Volunteer at the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare.

February Reflective Questions

On my last post I proposed a New Years sustainable OT goal - to read through the

JOB OPPORTUNITY: CSH Education Lead for Quality Improvement

The Centre for Sustainable Healthcare is recruiting to a new full-time, permanent position based at least two days per week in our office in Oxford. Application deadline 10 February.

Reflective Questions for December/January

Following on from Ben Whittakers post, it is great news that the Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT) have included the WFOT 5 Guiding P

Sustainability incorporated into RCOT learning and development standards

The new RCOT learning and development standards have been published, which you can find

Where to start?

Hi everyone

We're scaling up to carbon-neutral healthcare

The recent huge interest in climate change has created an unprecedented demand for our charity to help people to take action.

New Sustainable Occupational Therapy Volunteer

Hi everyone,

Has anyone ever organised a...

Has anyone ever organised a litter picking event with patients? Our unit is next to a stream and community park which is often very littered. I have some interest from a few patients to try to maintain these areas for the local community. I'm guessing I could approach the local council but I'm not sure where I would stand with insurance etc. If anyone has any advice I would be really grateful. Thank you.

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