Ben Whittaker

Ben is an experienced specialist occupational therapist in mental health services and an associate at the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare, where he led programmes for over 15 years, including OT Susnet and Green Walking in Mental Health Recovery. He delivers training on Sustainability in Quality Improvement (SusQI), supporting clinicians to translate sustainability into practical service change. In 2011, Ben was the initial project lead for the World Federation of Occupational Therapists sustainability working group. In 2021, he joined the first cohort of Chief Sustainability Officer’s Clinical Fellows at Greener NHS, developing Greener AHP projects and strategy with the CAHPO team.