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Breathlessness, physical activity and sustainability of healthcare - letter

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3 Dec 2015
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Frances Mortimer
Only just came across this letter by Nick Hopkinson and colleague to the European Respiratory Journal last January, highlighting the importance of paying attention tobreathlessness in midlife - both…
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How cycling could help the Paris talks change the world

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2 Dec 2015
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Frances Mortimer
Impressive carbon reductions possible from EU-wide adoption of Denmark-style cycling policies - and of course there would bea great health good-news story to go with…
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Sustainability symposium - University of Brighton 22nd June 2016

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30 Nov 2015
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Heather Baid
Call for papers and posters: The symposium aims to present the diversity of sustainable practices within health and social care settings and to inspire change towards more sustainable practices. We…
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Hello! We are in the...

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30 Nov 2015
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Emmanuel Okenyi
Hello! We are in the process of confirming and finalising our sessions for the first SSU we have set up entitled 'Medicine, Environmental Sustainability and Healthcare'. Myself and Dr Tom Pierce (lead…
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Dr Ann Wylie wins Kings Sustainability Award

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27 Nov 2015
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Frances Mortimer
Congratulations to Dr Ann Wylie for winning KCL sustainability award for her work in medical education. "As a consequence of her efforts, all 450 fourth-year medical students in the new King’s…
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JRF's new report on community resilience to climate change

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24 Nov 2015
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This evidence review looks at how the resilience of communities to climate change in the UK is currently understood and practised? It explores this varied and contested field to build the…
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The link between diet and...

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24 Nov 2015
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Michael Pearce
The link between diet and climate change seems to finally be getting some press: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-34899066 - an insightful summary of the Chatham House Report: Changing…
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BMJ Editorial this week ...

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20 Nov 2015
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Arif Ahmed
BMJ Editorial this week 'Combating climate change' http://www.bmj.com/content/351/bmj.h6178 This editorial gives an overview of the current issues in climate change and health. The related…
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New outdoor gym equipment and woodland walks help preventative care in Doncaster

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13 Nov 2015
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Jacqueline Cutting
The Friends of Woodfield Park, a community group in Doncaster, have recently set up a weekly woodland walk in the grounds of the former St Catherine's Hospital adjacent to Tickhill Road Hospital. Last…
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YPWD Win Psychiatric Team of the Year!

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11 Nov 2015
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Michael Pearce
Congratulations to the Young People with Dementia team in Wokingham in Berkshire, having won the RCPsych Psychiatric Team of the Year Award for older adults 2015! The charity, which promotes…