SLT Susnet aims to identify and foster sustainable practice within Speech and Language Therapy nationally and internationally. Our Network is looking to bring together people from this diverse field who are interested in Sustainable Speech and Language Therapy Practice.

How Bad are Bananas? Book review

Happy New Year!

What are the implications of climate change for speech and language therapists? Sue Sherratt

This is the first published paper defining the links between Climate Change and the Speech and Language Therapy Profession. It was published in the International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders in January 2021.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/1460-6984.12587

January, 2021

Covid Working and Sustainability

When I think of ‘Covid’ and ‘sustainability’, I immediately think ‘PPE’.

How do YOU communicate? (.....about climate change)

As SLTs we love to highlight how important communication is.

And communication is key to climate change issues.

Sustainable speech and language therapy – a reflection of practice in a neonatal unit.

As a speech and language therapist working in hospitals, it was the amount of single use plastic used every day that first got me thinking about th

Calling all Paediatric SLT's

We are looking for a Paediatric SLT to join our SLTSusnet admin team as we would like to have a broader representation from across the profession.

The launch of the Greener Allied Health Professional hub!

Hello everyone! It’s always exciting to be at the forefront of positive changes, isn’t it?

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Why should SLTs care about climate and ecological crisis?

I often feel that, in comparison to other Allied Health Professionals, I have to work a bit harder to justify why we, as SLTs, should care about th

Remote Consultations: Do they reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions? Your Guide to calculating the Answer

This guide and carbon calculator have been developed by the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare in collaboration with PD Transformation and funded through Q by the Health Foundation and NHS England and NHS Improvement.

September, 2021

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April, 2022

Sustainable Healthcare Academic Research and Enterprise (SHARE) conference - webinar recordings

The SHARE conference is an international conference that took place 7 May 2021, hosted in partnership between Bighton & Sussex Medical School and the University of Brighton School of Health Sciences.

May, 2021

NHS providers & the Government’s Social Value Model

From 1st April, all NHS providers are required to adopt the Government’s Social Value Model (Procurement Policy Note 06/20) and include a minimum of 10% weighting on net zero and social value into tenders.

March, 2022

What are the implications of climate change for speech and language therapists? Sue Sherratt

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/1460-6984.12587

January, 2021

Remote Consultations: Do they reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions? Your Guide to calculating the Answer

September, 2021

London Sustainability Summit for Health and Climate Leaders - 12th and 13th July

Hosted by London Sustainability Network, NHS England, the summit is the first London NHS Sustainability event for healthcare staff to gain understa

London Sustainability Summit for Health and Climate Leaders - 12th and 13th July

Hosted by London Sustainability Network, NHS England, the summit is the first London NHS Sustainability event for healthcare staff to gain understa

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New guidance from UK Government on climate and health

New guidance from UK Gov for health professionals to address issues related to climate change.

Nominations are open for the first Greener AHP Award

This year's Chief Allied Health Professions Officer (CAHPO) Awards has the category of Greener AHP Award for the first time.

Cutting unnecessary glove use: New guidance issued on glove use and selection

Clear guidance on glove use and selection is included in the new NHS 'National infection prevention and control manual for England'

Glove Awareness Week resources: 2 May to 6 May 2022

Glove Awareness Week runs from the 2nd to 6th May this year and focuses on encouraging nursing staff - and medical and health care professionals - to make one change to reduce their unnecessary glove use and help make health care more sustainable. RCN resources available.