Recently it feels like air pollution's spread beyond the concern of those who care about public health to become a more mainstream issue. It's getting a lot of press, what with the good work of…
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…
Is Alberta another very sobering 'right now' example of climate change affecting health? See the Canadian Government's assessment of the air quality at Fort McMurray:…
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…
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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…
Only just came across this letter by Nick Hopkinson and colleague to the European Respiratory Journal last January, highlighting the importance of paying attention tobreathlessness in midlife - both…
It was a great pleasure for me to join the COT conference in Brighton this year at the invitation of Ben Whittaker. Not only did I get a chance to breathe puresea air and experience the delights of…