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

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.

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

New publication on sustainable development from the Swedish Association of Occupational Therapist

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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

Free CPD Opportunity

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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

Sustainability symposium - 27 April 2018 - University of Brighton

Promoting Sustainability in Healthcare - How to Stay Positive Sustainability and health/healthcare symposium:

Walking Meetings In Our Greenspace

Have you ever thought about taking your meetings or supervisions outside of the office?

Walking Meetings In Our Greenspace

Have you ever thought about taking your meetings or supervisions outside of the office?

Greetings from an occupational therapy sustainability volunteer!

Hello everyone, I've just joined the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare as a volunteer and I want to take a few moments to introduce myself.

Thank you to our Occupational Therapy Sustainability Volunteers

A (belated) happy new year to all our Occupational Therapy Susnet members!

5 ways to integrate sustainability into your 2018 Occupational Therapy practice

1. Consider how you travel to work and at work

Lean Pathways!

This month, I was fortunate enough to enrol on a course facilitated by my Trust called ‘Lean For Leaders’.

A summary of my experience volunteering for CSH

Hello! I'm Kat, I'm a student at London South Bank, and I was one of the sustainability volunteers at CSH.

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

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

BAOT Sustainable Practice Local Group (South East)

The BAOT Sustainable Practice Local Group (South East Region) meets at 6pm on the first Tuesday of each month at Brighton Peace and Environment Centre, 39-41 Surrey St, Brighton BN1 3PB (opposite Brighton Station).

Hove

April, 2011

New year, new name, new plans for the Green Occupational Therapy Network

These are exciting and changing times. In the new year the Campaign for Greener Healthcare will be relaunching itself as the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare, and we will be renaming the Green Occupational Therapy Network accordingly.

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

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

Future proofing occupational therapy in mental health through sustainable commissioning

Slides from workshop at COT Annual Conference 2016.

July, 2016

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