Making speech and language therapy a sustainable profession

2 April 2025

To coincide with Greener AHPs week 2025, the RCSLT has published its first ever draft statement on making speech and language therapy a sustainable profession.

Members with interest and expertise have worked for months on the statement, which provides background on sustainable clinical practice along with ideas that are specific to speech and language therapy.

This is fulfilment of the pledge in the RCSLT’s five year vision for 2022-27 which says that we will ‘be a profession that actively engages in supporting environmental sustainability.’

When complete, the statement and associated resources will mean that:

  • Speech and language therapists (SLTs) know where to go to find profession-specific information
  • SLTs are aware of the RCSLT’s stance on becoming a more sustainable profession
  • SLTs can adapt their practice to become more sustainable.

RCSLT Director of Policy & Public Affairs Derek Munn said: ‘We are proud of this draft statement and the commitment of members to produce it. We know that there is huge commitment and expertise in the profession to becoming more sustainable, and we now invite the SLT community to contribute ideas and examples to develop our sustainability resource.’

Complete our survey to provide your feedback on the statement by Monday 21 April 2025 at 5pm.