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A network for occupational therapy practitioners, students and educators interested in exploring sustainable practice.

Video: I want my NHS to be a sustainable NHS

Video Podcast Anonymous 10/05/2013 - 8:05pm

This video was made by a group of UK students (www.healthyplanetuk.org) made for this year's NHS Sustainability Day - have a watch and share - You can contact us on twitter @HealthyPlanetUK.

Call for Abstracts for Poster Presentations!

News Article aya.suganuma 17/04/2013 - 2:04pm

We are looking for inspiring examples of sustainable healthcare to showcase and discuss at CleanMed Europe 2013 conference 'Pathways to Sustainable Healthcare'.
 
Whether you are a researcher, practising healthcare professional or work in healthcare infrastructure please do submit your ideas to us in the form of a short written paragraph by April 30th 2013. 

Register Now for the 4th CleanMed Europe Conference: Pathways to Sustainable Healthcare!

Blog Article Ingeborg 25/03/2013 - 2:38pm

Healthcare without Harm Europe and CSH are pleased to invite you to the 4th CleanMed Europe conference on 17th 18th 19th September 2013 in Oxford where you can share problems and solutions with 450 others working on the interface between health and the environment.

Sustainable healthcare: Spreading the word at medical school

Blog Article Eleanor Denny 11/03/2013 - 8:00pm

My name is Eleanor and I am a 3rd year medical student at Brighton and Sussex Medical School. I am writing this first blog because I wanted to share some of my experiences in setting up a small group presentation to educate some of my peers about sustainable healthcare.

Creating a Sustainable Lifestyle

Blog Article Camille Dieterle 26/02/2013 - 8:05am

This blog is about two courses that I have run at the University of Southern California; an undergraduate college course about sustainability from the lens of an occupational therapist and Green Lifestyle Redesign®, an employee wellness program. Each has had the effect of increasing sustainable behaviours with some inspiring results.

CleanMed Europe Conference

Blog Article Rachel 11/10/2012 - 9:42am

Sharing challenges and solutions, I was one of 350 healthcare delegates from 34 countries and 5 continents who met at CleanMed 2012 to develop models for sustainable healthcare.

You can see photos and link to all the presentations here at www.cleanmedeurope.org 

Coming back to the world, or, How a Canvas bag changed my life

Blog Article Ben 09/10/2012 - 8:59pm

Those of you that read my previous OT Susnet blog in November last year may rightly have been expecting a number of other blogs to follow shortly afterwards.  Indeed, I said that they would be.  In January, I fell off my bike and fell off the radar. My recovery journey this year has been life changing and I now feel like I'm coming back to the world again.  

Sustainable Healthcare Education during NET 2012

Blog Article Stefi Barna 19/09/2012 - 10:01pm

How can healthcare educators prepare their students for the clinical consequences of an increasingly unstable climate?  What role can teachers and trainers have in changing clinical practice to support a more sustainable healthcare system?

An interdisciplinary panel of Sustainable Healthcare Education members led a plenary session to open the NET Networking in Healthcare Education annual conference in Cambridge this month.

Would you like to supervise a student on a project?

Blog Article Ingeborg 19/09/2012 - 2:48pm

Would you like to supervise one or a few students on a practical  or literature-based research project related to sustainability, climate and health/healthcare?  If so, Healthy Planet UK (www.healthyplanetuk.org) are hoping to put students in touch with potential supervisors for SSC projects, dissertations or extra-curricular projects.

Donating Made Easy

News Article Ingeborg 03/05/2012 - 2:45pm

Some of you have asked whether you can donate money to help our work. We have always accepted cheques, but The Centre for Sustainable Healthcare (CSH) has now signed up to Just Giving to make it easier for you to donate small amounts on a regular basis.

CSH is a very small charity, and funding for our core costs is entirely provided by donations and project-focused support. You can help us work to safeguard the future of health and healthcare by contributing to our funding. Please take 5 minutes to donate - any amount will help! Thank you.

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