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We hope the Greener AHP Hub provides you a good foundation to continue your journey towards becoming a Greener AHP. Below are some links to additional resources that may also support you in your journey:
- AHPs tackling climate change and health inequalities: an infographic explaining the alignment between Greener AHP and AHPs in public health
- Greener AHP – Sustainable Food and Nutrition Event Recording: BDA One Blue Dot | Sustainable Healthcare Networks Hub
- Greener Allied Health Professions: Delivering high quality, low carbon care in the right place at the right time, with the right skills
- About | Sustainable Healthcare Networks Hub
- Hand Therapy Pre-operative Appointment for Plastic Hand Trauma Patients | Sustainable Healthcare Networks
- Case studies:
- Specialist physiotherapy following limb reconstruction – Sustainable Healthcare Networks Hub
- Digitalisation in therapies at Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Pandemic innovation: a home-visiting service for laryngectomees
- SusQI project: enteral feeding equipment sustainability initiative
- SusQI case study: reducing the carbon footprint of the early stroke discharge pathway
- SusQI case study: walking aids – can we reduce duplication of issue?
- Pioneering early mobilisation in a cardiac intensive care unit: a sustainable healthcare initiative
- SusQI project report: mproving access to electronic notes in the community – Barts 2019 Green Ward Competition
- Project report – eat, drink, dress, move – 2018 University Hospitals Southampton NHS Foundation Trust Green Ward Competition
- How dietitians can protect the planet , video
- SusQI in practice – example from Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust home enteral feedings team (shortlisted for CAHPO 2023 Awards – Greener AHP Award)
- Sustainability, equality and dignity: the triple bottom line in period health | Sustainable Healthcare Networks Hub (Runner-up for Greener AHP Award – CAHPO 2023 Awards)
- Music therapy hybrid working – Sustainable Healthcare Networks Hub
- Reducing the enteral syringe spend within Havering Dietetics | Sustainable Healthcare Networks Hub
- Urgent community response – greening the fleet | Sustainable Healthcare Networks Hub (AHP of the Year 2023 and Winner of Greener AHP Award – CAHPO 2023 Awards)
- Sustainable elbow crutch stock in Kent | Sustainable Healthcare Networks Hub (Shortlisted for CAHPO 2023 Greener AHP Award)
- Sustainability in hand therapy | Sustainable Healthcare Networks Hub
- Reducing single use bathing and toileting equipment | Sustainable Healthcare Networks Hub
- A fairer, more equitable housing and adaptations service hits the ‘triple bottom line’ | Sustainable Healthcare Networks Hub
- South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust Green Team Competition expected to save £116,194 and 7,032 kgCO2e annually | Centre for Sustainable Healthcare
Sharing your Greener AHP case studies
- Write up your case study using one of the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare’s (CSH) case study templates
- Once you have completed your template, navigate to the CSH resource library and select ‘Add resource’
- Complete the web-based form and attach your case study
- Tag the ‘AHP sustainability network’ in your upload in the access permissions/network selection
- Email the link of your published case study to the CAHPO team england.cahpo@nhs.net
Your case study will be linked on the Learn more page of the Greener AHP hub to celebrate and share good practice on Focus 4 of AHPs Deliver.
The Greener NHS team also love showcasing good case studies; you can get in touch with the team at greener.nhs@nhs.net
- For more case studies and useful blogs visit the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare website
- Visit the Greener NHS Knowledge Hub on the FutureNHS Collaboration Platform
- Visit the Greener NHS web pages