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Launch of Sustainability in Femtech Report

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25 Apr 2024
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Amy Guthrie
Sustainable Femtech Network has released its Sustainability in Femtech 2023 report. The report is the first of its kind to look at attitudes, perceptions and experiences of sustainability across the…
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Calling all paediatric healthcare professionals - invitation to join new clean air network

Created on
25 Apr 2024
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Emily Parker
Introducing the RCPCH Clean Air Network, an initiative aimed at addressing the threat of air pollution to children and young people's health. Join the RCPCH’s new Clean Air Network to access…
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Videofluoroscopy and sustainability

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23 Apr 2024
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Sivan Coleman
I really love videofluoroscopy. The value of being able to visualise a swallow (instead of making what at times feels like large inferences at bedside) should not be understated. It is a procedure…
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Plastic waste

Created on
23 Apr 2024
by
Sara Martin
Working in theatre we use alot of plastic, especially on the scrub side. I was wondering has any other hospital worked out a safe and environmentally friendly was to recycle these plastics or another…
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1 week until the next Sustainable Respiratory Care 'sharing hour' - How can a visual guide support high quality and low carbon asthma reviews?

Created on
23 Apr 2024
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Jennifer Nixon
This time next week, we'll be discussing what we can focus on during asthma reviews with our patients. What will help them understand their condition better, take their preventer inhaler,…
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1 week until the next Sustainable Respiratory Care 'sharing hour' - How can a visual guide support high quality and low carbon asthma reviews?

Created on
23 Apr 2024
by
Jennifer Nixon
This time next week, the Sustainable Respiratory Care team willbe discussing what we can focus on during asthma reviews with our patients. What will help them understand their condition…
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1 week until our next Sustainable Respiratory Care 'sharing hour' - How can a visual guide support high quality and low carbon asthma reviews?

Created on
23 Apr 2024
by
Jennifer Nixon
This time next week, we'll be discussing what we can focus on during asthma reviews with our patients. What will help them understand their condition better, take their preventer inhaler, and use the…
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GMC/MPTS decision due today regarding doctor involved in climate activism

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23 Apr 2024
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Jennifer Nixon
Dr Sarah Benn, who was arrested and imprisoned for holding a placard outside an oil refinery, was found guilty of professional misconduct by the GMC. She will find out whether she is to be struck off…
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Greener initiatives in podiatry by Royal College of Podiatry

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23 Apr 2024
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Katie Harwood
In October 2020, the NHS became the world’s first health service to commit to reaching carbon net zero, in response to the profound and growing threat to health posed by climate change. We've been…
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2023 European State of the Climate report - health findings

Created on
22 Apr 2024
by
Rachael Ward
Europe experiences widespread flooding and severe heatwaves in 2023 In 2023, the impacts of climate change continued to be seen across Europe, with millions of people impacted by extreme weather…