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Healthy Planet National Conference - request for help with publicity before the early bird deadline

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4 Feb 2014
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Isobel Braithwaite
Hi all,Below is the information about our upcoming conference; one of the organising committee has written a blog about it which she's posting soon. It would be very much appreciated if you could send…
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Nature and leisure activities in natural areas and its influence on active and healthy ageing

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16 Jan 2014
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Jovita
TOURISM AND LEISURE ACTIVITIES IN NATURAL AREAS AND ITS INFLUENCE ON ACTIVE AGEING Ambienta 45: Consultancy for Environment and Sustainability (Member of the European Innovation Partnership on…
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PsychSusnet project

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14 Jan 2014
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The Centre for Sustainable Healthcare are collaborating with Ecominds project ‘Connect’ in Grimsby. Connect is designed to bridge the gap between the GP and community structures that contribute to…
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Happy New Year PsychSusnet members!

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14 Jan 2014
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Happy New Year PsychSusnet members! I hope you have made lots of sustainable new years resolutions!!! The New Year has started well for sustainability in mental health. The RCPsych have agreed to the…
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The Natural Approach to Meaningful Occupation

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10 Jan 2014
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Sam Eperson
The Natural Approach to Meaningful Occupation (NAMO) is a model I have designed to aid occupational therapy interventions, considering features of outdoor natural environments. NAMO allows…
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Electric cars

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19 Dec 2013
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A grant of over £500,000 has been awarded to Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (CFT) by the NHS Energy Efficiency Initiative to help implement its eco-friendly green travel plans.CFT has used…
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Christmas message

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19 Dec 2013
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Dear Psych susnet members, This is a Christmas message to you all. I would like to say a big thank you to you for signing up to this network, engaging with this important agenda and for your continued…
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Power saving software saves 13 tonnes of carbon output per annum equivalent to making 620,000 cups of tea or coffee

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12 Dec 2013
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Ashritha Roy
The Estates and IT departments at Sheffield Health and Social Care have conducted astudy which showed that computersturned on were inactive for 42% of the time. Inactive hours are composed of user…
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"Nature deficit disorder: the human cost of alienation from nature"

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12 Dec 2013
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Jovita
When baby boomers think back to their childhoods, they can probably recall a treehouse, a Boy/Girl Scout camping trip, family picnics, or a passion for fishing, hunting or horse riding. Now we need to…
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Priorities

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3 Dec 2013
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Question: What should our priority be as psychiatrists? Answer: The mental health of our patients! Unfortunately, it is not as simple as that! Questions such as ‘where does the responsibility for our…