A network for occupational therapy practitioners, students and educators interested in exploring sustainable practice.
90% Less: why greener healthcare is leaner healthcare
Blog Article Ingeborg 25/01/2012 - 2:22pmOur conference organized in partnership with The Thames Valley Health Innovation and Education Cluster is taking place on 24th February 2012. The day offers a great opportunity to find out about the most recent developments in sustainable healthcare including a launch of the emergent research agenda from The King's Fund. Experts will outline the major issues before looking in depth at some of the available solutions including how to cut medicines waste, benefits of greenspace, patient and staff engagement and active transport.
Thinking about Occupation like a Mountain in the Mountains
Blog Article Mark Hudson 23/01/2012 - 3:29pm
The annual meeting of the Society for the Study of Occupation USA was held in Park City, Utah from October 20-22, 2011. This is the second of two reports from the conference about the two sessions that were held on the topic of occupational science/occupational therapy and global climate change.
Occupational Science and Sustainability: A Conference Report
Blog Article Mami Aoyama 02/01/2012 - 11:26am
The annual meeting of the Society for the Study of Occupation USA was held in Park City, Utah from October 20-22, 2011. This is a report about two sessions that were held on the topic of occupational science/occupational therapy and global climate change.
OT Susnet - The Story so Far
Blog Article Ben 15/11/2011 - 10:02am
In the spring the Green Occupational Therapy Network was relaunched as the Occupational Therapy Sustainable Practice Network or OT Susnet. Here’s the first in a series of blogs, reviewing some of what we’ve been up to and previewing upcoming blogs.
New year, new name, new plans for the Green Occupational Therapy Network
Blog Article Ben 20/12/2010 - 12:00am
These are exciting and changing times. In the new year the Campaign for Greener Healthcare will be relaunching itself as the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare, and we will be renaming the Green Occupational Therapy Network accordingly.
Occupational Therapy - The Art of Sustainable Living
Blog Article Frances 03/05/2010 - 11:01am
Hope, empowerment, meaningful activity – the three pillars of the mental health Recovery Model are at the heart of occupational therapy practice. Can OTs use these same tools to help us discover the art of sustainable living?
Making Connections - The Growing Green 'web' of OT
Blog Article Tamara 27/10/2009 - 9:59pm
An update on the Green OT project and items of interest. Plus a picture of a beautiful spider web in my urban garden!
Occupational Therapy for Sustainable Living with Ben Whittaker and Tamara Rayment
Podcast Frances 12/10/2009 - 10:54am
Frances Mortimer speaks to Ben Whittaker and Tamara Rayment about the contribution of occupational therapy to a greener health service.
Green OT featured at Plymouth University Sustainability Conference
Blog Article Tamara 22/09/2009 - 1:34pm
I spent two days last week at the Plymouth University ‘All Our Futures’ Conference. Focused on ‘Designing Sustainable Futures’, the conference hosted workshops by educators, business bods and health professionals – including me!
Why OT?
Blog Article Tamara 12/08/2009 - 12:00am
One of the things which makes occupational therapy special is its committed holistic approach. Yet even though the environment is considered an integral part of the OT process, the profession - at the UK at least - seems to be overlooking the single biggest threat to humans and their environment – climate change.
