Hello, I am Niamh Allum, an Occupational Therapist with an interest in sustainable practices in healthcare. Icurrently work within rehabilitation, however in my previous role I workedfor…
Hello everyone, I just wanted to introduce myself as one of the new OT Sustainability Volunteers!
I am an Occupational Therapist, specialising in Neurology at East Surrey Hospital and have a keen…
The Department of Health and eight major health organisations have stated their organisational commitments to deliver a socially and environmentally sustainable health and care system.
The…
The report 'Good practice in social prescribing for mental health: The role of nature-based interventions', published today on gov.uk, sets out the benefits of social prescribing for mental health,…
New blog by Richard Smith on sustainable mental health services in Lambeth http://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2017/01/05/richard-smith-tales-of-sustainability-i-transforming-mental-health-services-in-lambeth/
The Centre for Sustainable Healthcare welcomes a study, reported in the journal “Preventative Medicine”, which has calculated that the public purse benefits to the tune of £2.2 billion each year, from…
I’m Kay Fretwell - a student currently on placement with the Department for Sustainability at NUS. I’m putting together an A-Z of Sustainability in the Curriculum which will highlight 26 case studies,…
Last week saw the 40thCOT Annual Conference in Harrogateand as always it was a great conference, making people excited by what occupational therapy has to offer, and with lots of sustainability…
UK health services are currently unprepared for the risks posed by climate change, warns a major newhealth alliancelaunching today. In an unprecedented move, the heads of the UK’s leading health…
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…