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GREEN OTGREEN OT
The campaign for greener The campaign for greener healthcarehealthcare
Climate changeClimate change
NHS and carbon emissionsNHS and carbon emissions
“…“…every year climate every year climate change leaves over change leaves over 300,000 people dead, 300,000 people dead, 325 million people 325 million people seriously affected, and seriously affected, and economic losses of economic losses of US$125 billion. Four US$125 billion. Four billion people are billion people are vulnerable, and 500 vulnerable, and 500 million people are at million people are at extreme risk.” extreme risk.” (GHF 2009, p.1)(GHF 2009, p.1)
www.sdu.nhs.uk
CARBON FOOTPRINTCARBON FOOTPRINTNHS ENGLANDNHS ENGLAND
SUSTAINABLE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTDEVELOPMENT
““Development that meets the needs of Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their ability of future generations to meet their own needs” own needs” (WCED, 1987)(WCED, 1987)
EnvironmentEnvironment EconomyEconomy
SocietySociety
Sustainable development
Occupational Justice refers to peoples’ need and right to be engaged in “meaningful, satisfying and ecologically sustainable occupations” (COT, 2002)
SocietySociety
EnvironmentEnvironment EconomyEconomy
Being a greener OT – things OTs
can do!
Using bikes to get to work
Lobbying work places to support biking to work schemes
Using public transport more for visits
Try to group visits particularly when working in rural areas. ? Try to visit with colleagues
Join greener OT
Car sharing
Video conferencing
Having a work pool bike
Lobbying employment services to ensure they are looking at sustainable careers for people with LD
Lobbying work places to consider heating arrangement e.g. Not having central control of heating systems
Trying to reduce the number of out of area placements
Using electronic records
Using smart boards to project minutes at meetings so everyone does not have to have a copy
More effective use of virtual working groups
Smarter printing e.g. Printing at half the size and double siding copying
Supporting service users to
be green– things OT’s can do!Supporting local projects such
as BTCV
Green gym
Teaching service users to take responsibility for the environment – teaching them about green issues
Encourage service users to buy greener products
Supporting people to do sustainable occupations such as having a vegetable patch
Start local projects in residential homes – many homes have large gardens, invite local people to use some of the land to group produce and encourage them to teach people with LD how to grow
Encourage service users to compose things
Run eco education groups
Develop an audit tool that service users could use to see how green their house is
Drift wood projects – picking up litter and using for art projects
Recycling projects
Continence promotion to reduce the amount of pads used
Walking bus or providing a member of staff who sits on a public bus which service users catch to day services rather than putting on transport
Help people make informed decisions about getting a taxi verses a bus
Health promotion groups to include ‘green’ education
ContactsContacts
Tamara Rayment – joint project leadTamara Rayment – joint project lead
[email protected]@greeenerhealthcare.org
Ben WhittakerBen [email protected]@greenerhealthcare.org
www.greenerhealthcare.org/green-otwww.greenerhealthcare.org/green-ot