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Touchpoint 1: Healthcare screening
Touchpoint 2: History taking
Touchpoint 3: Management of long term conditions
Touchpoint 4: Discharge planning
Touchpoint 5: Using prompts to encourage civic…
Abstract
The healthcare sector is a significant producer of greenhouse gas emissions. Gases that contribute to climate change include carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and chlorofluorocarbons.…
This resource provides background information, resources, and considerations to guide more sustainable and climate-resilient occupational therapy. It also highlights the contributions that…
Project completed as part of the 2023-4 Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Green Team Competition.
Team members
• Dr Kay Stewart Consultant in Palliative Medicine
• Dr Hayley Evans SpR in…
Published date
March 2024
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Dr Kay Stewart Consultant in Palliative Medicine, Dr Hayley Evans, speciality doctor, Palliative Medicine
Project completed as part of the 2023-4 Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust Green Team Competition.
Team members
Emma Baker and Lucy Wimmer, Hand Therapy Team Leads Setting / patent…
Published date
February 2024
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Emma Baker and Lucy Wimmer, Hand Therapy Team Leads
Abstract
BackgroundHuman health is inextricably linked to planetary health. The desire to nurture and protect both concurrently requires the mitigation of healthcare-associated environmental harms…
Published date
January 2024
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Walpole S, Popat A, Blakey EP, Holden E, Whittaker B, Saggu R, Fennell-Wells A, Armit K & Hothi D
Dr Mark Miller is a Reader (Senior Research Scientist) working in the Centre for Cardiovascular Science at the University of Edinburgh, funded by the British Heart Foundation. Mark’s research…
Published date
January 2024
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Dr Mark Miller, BHF Centre for Cardiovascular Science, The University of Edinburgh
New guidance,Education for sustainable healthcare within UK pre-registration curricula for allied health professions, sets the groundwork for the next generation of health and care professionals. It…
Occupational Therapy Susnet Event: Benefits of Cycling to OT Access VisitsMarty and a colleague used bikes for access visit to assess patient's homes for discharge from hospital. They used the…
