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COT Annual Conference 2017

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19 Jun 2017
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Ben Whittaker
This morning saw the start of the 41st COT Annual Conference, at the International Convention Centre in Birmingham. The conference used to bea three day event but is now a jam-packed two days! I'll…
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Best practice in commissioning green prescriptions

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15 Jun 2017
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Robin Jones
The Ecosystems Knowledge Network ran a thought-provoking one-day training course covering the design and implementation of green-prescribing. The course trainer was Exeter University based Dr Dan…
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Social Prescribing - the future?

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11 Jun 2017
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Jonathan Rocks
I recently attended a conference at the King’s Fund in London entitled ‘Social prescribing; from rhetoric to reality’. It was a great day with lots of interesting speakers sharing their views and…
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Global Consortium on Climate and Health Education

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2 Jun 2017
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Sarah Walpole
The Global Consortium on Climate and Health Education will advance global health security and educate professionals on the effects of climate change. A new consortium, US based, and invites global…
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Cheddar Inter-Generations Project

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30 May 2017
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GP Sustainability scholar, Dr Claudia Wegner, is working on a project to improve the wellbeing of the elderly population in Cheddar. The initiative provides time and space for younger and older people…
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Inaugural IAPB Environmental Sustainability Working Group meeting Sept 15th

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25 May 2017
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Andy Cassels-Brown
The International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness is the main partner in the W.H.O."VISION 2020; Right to Sight" global initiative to prevent avoidable blindness by 2020. The IAPB board…
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Winner of the 2017 Sustainable ophthalmology prize announced

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24 May 2017
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John Somner
The Leeds Collective including Andy Cassels-Brown, Simon Dewsbery, Jen Green, Mitch Menage and Peter Galloway from St James's University Hospital won this year's sustainability prize for their work on…
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Sustainability Training Day for Foundation Year (FY2) doctors.

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23 May 2017
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In April 2017 Dr Robin Chisman, Sustainability Fellow at the Severn Deanery, organised a Sustainability Day for FY2 trainees. This was a great opportunity for those who attended to hear about the…
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May 2017 - The return of the Sustainable Ophthalmology Prize

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22 May 2017
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John Somner
This is the second year of the sustainable ophthalmology prize at the Annual Congress of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists. Seventy-three clinical teams entered of whom 15 have been…
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Transforming Mental Health and Dementia Provision with the Natural Environment Conference - Report

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11 May 2017
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In Mental Health Awareness Week, we are pleased to be able to publish the report from last year's conference, "Transforming Mental Health and Dementia Provision with the Natural Environment". This…