It is one week until NHS Sustainability Day. How are you marking this date??
As I type this the Chancellor of the Exchequer has decided to freeze fuel duty, which means ongoing cheaper fuel… which…
At the Faculty of Old Age Psychiatry Conference in Nottingham last week, 2 sustainability scholars set up a stand on sustainability in mental healthcare.
We presented a poster looking at the…
In Autumn 2015, four lovely psychiatry trainees were appointed as part-time Sustainability Scholars, charged with takingforward the work begun by Daniel Maughan in his 2013-15 Fellowship.
While…
In a series of very interesting articles in the most recent issue of BJPsych International, Dr Daniel Maughan and others consider the theme of social sustainability in mental healthcare.
The…
The health sector is over the first hurdle in the race to reach carbon reduction targets and help limit the effects of climate change.
A report from the Sustainable Development Unit shows the NHS…
Dear friends!
This is our story regarding occupational therapy and sustainable development in Sweden. The Swedish Association of Occupational Therapistsstarted the process in 2009.…
Here’s wishing all OT Susnet members a happy Christmas and all the very best for the new year. I’d like to thank everyone for their contributions this year,especiallythe Gerald Micklem Charitable…
The link between diet and climate change seems to finally be getting some press: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-34899066 - an insightful summary of the Chatham House Report: Changing…
BMJ Editorial this week 'Combating climate change'
http://www.bmj.com/content/351/bmj.h6178
This editorial gives an overview of the current issues in climate change and health. The related…
Congratulations to the Young People with Dementia team in Wokingham in Berkshire, having won the RCPsych Psychiatric Team of the Year Award for older adults 2015!
The charity, which promotes…