Couch Roll
TGH out-patient therapy department are piloting a sustainability initiative to eliminate the use of couch roll.
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“To fight the environmental emergency we must build resilience &capacity open up sealed spaces where voices of People of colour are not being heard..its absolutely essential to achieve both climate & racial justice worldwide”Halima Begum #GreenerAHP
📢 Walking aid amnesty! 📢
Please help us by returning crutches and walking sticks we've previously issued that are no longer in use. We can reuse them for other patients, reducing waste and saving money!
Please return to one of the locations listed below⬇️
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This week we have been celebrating the work being done at WWL as part of #GreenerAHP Week.
Allied Health Professionals are key in delivering a Net Zero NHS - you can hear more from WWL's Chief AHP Lesley Hadley on what we are doing as an organisation to help 👇♻️🌎
Lots of brilliant talks coming up today for #GreenerAHP week
Register for events here
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Virtual Appointments.
Using video consultations can optimise capacity and reduce the need for unnecessary face to face attendances. This also helps the NHS reduce it’s carbon footprint, also saving patients time, money and reducing travel.
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I'll be at the Royal tomorrow from 11:30-2 for #GreenerAHP week. Come say hi, pick up some sunflower seeds, find out what LUHFT AHPs are doing to be more sustainable. #GlovesOff Uniform recycling. Walking aid amnesty Alex Spearritt 💙 She/Her Sustainability @ LUHFT Liverpool University Hospitals NHS FT
Everyone worked hard in the sunshine this morning making pots and planting seeds, growing flowers and vegetables to fill the planters in the allotment 🌱 ☀️ Sherwood Oaks Hospital NottshcAHPs #NationalGardeningWeek #greenerAHP #takenotice
🌱 | Our theatres team have been involved in a number of sustainability initiatives, including reducing single use plastics and making changes to the supply of gases.
Thank you to Richard Adams, Principal ODP, for sharing these projects this #GreenerAHP Week 👇👇
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Packing our AFO’s for pick up by Brace Orthopaedics. Hopefully they will get a new lease of life where needed.
#OrthoticsToUkraine HHFT
But we need to explore long term solutions to reduce plastic and sustainability of orthotics.
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#GreenerAHP #ADRSOT Community led litter pick session, aiming to build on how the person views self and sense of achievement, connection with others and environment along with adding to the person's roles and responsibilities. Doing good feels good! NHSGGC - Mental Health Occupational Therapists
🌟 Great session facilitated by Jessie Frost & Clare Sugarman re. Sustainable healthcare in AHP pre-reg education #GreenerAHP
For the final day of #GreenerAHP week, here are our sustainability tips for Music Therapists: a thread 👇
Thank you to Jim Davey-Hewins, Music Therapist and Sustainability and Environment Lead Chiltern Music Therapy, for putting these together with us.
♻️ Investing in a #reusable cup via this initiative at Buckinghamshire Council during #GreenerAHP week 🌍💚 #sustainability #netzero WeAHPs 💙
Some interesting sessions available tomorrow for #GreenerAHP week Liverpool Women's #NetZeroTherapies #GreenGym #CleanAir #ActiveTravel
Link to book all session here networks.sustainablehealthcare.org.uk/events
♻️🌱💚🌍Brilliant presentation from SYaB AHP ICS 💙 and AHP SHU students hearing about the incredible work on a #greenerAHP project completed during 3 cohorts of AHP leadership placements. Well done 👏
#GreenerAHPWeek Helen McAlinney