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Resource stewardship and the ethical duty to prevent waste

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12 Nov 2014
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Frances Mortimer
It was very good to switch on Radio 4 last Thursday morning to hear a discussion about whether doctors have an “ethical duty” to prevent waste. The debate was prompted by the launch of a new report…
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RCPsych Sustainability Award 2014 goes to.....

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11 Nov 2014
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The Growing Better Lives Project.Growing Better Lives is a social enterprise based in a yurt at an environmental centre near Uxbridge. Weekly therapy groups are based on principles of modified…
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Video of George Marshall's Book Launch:'Don't even think about it: Why our brains are wired to ignore climate change.'

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6 Nov 2014
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Judith Anderson
George Monbiot introduced this lively presentation by George Marshall of key points from his book. The presentation gives us plenty to think about in terms of communicating Climate Change and is worth…
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Academy of Medical Royal Colleges Cutting Waste Report published

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6 Nov 2014
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Mary Zacaroli
A guide for doctors on cutting waste in clinical care, which was co-authored by theRoyal College of Psychiatrists'Fellow in Sustainability, Dr Daniel Maughan,was the BBC's top story on 6th November.…
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Plymouth University claims three sustainability awards

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5 Nov 2014
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Ingeborg Steinbach
Plymouth University is celebrating after winning an unprecedented hat-trick of prizes at higher education’s biggest awards ceremony devoted to green issues and sustainability. The University won three…
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Royal College of Psychiatrists' Sustainability Summit videos

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23 Oct 2014
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Mary Zacaroli
The Summit Consensus statement from the Royal College of Psychiatrists' Sustainability Summit and videos of six of the speakers are now available to view. Speakers include RPsych President Professor…
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Nursing Sustainability by Design: On joining the sustainability team - the experience of a sceptic

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16 Oct 2014
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Janet Kelsey
We all know what it’s like, you feel you are bombarded with emails either requests to attend meetings, answer questions, reiterate information etc. and then there are the ones suggesting you may wish…
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NHS Forest Conference 2014

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9 Oct 2014
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Mary Zacaroli
The NHS Forest Annual Conference took place on 7thOctober with a range of delegates attending from within and outside the NHS. The theme was Creating Healing Environments and we had a range of…
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Tackling Health Inequalities with Green Space

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8 Oct 2014
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Mary Zacaroli
A new report,Natural Solutions to Tackling Health Inequalities,highlights the evidence of the benefits of green spaces to health and wellbeing outcomes, and the inequalities in use of, and access to,…
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The mental health sustainability consensus statement

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6 Oct 2014
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During the mental health sustainability summit last week at the Royal College of Psychiatrists we presented and discussed a consensus statement. The aim was for people to have an idea about what…