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Lots of sustainability in current edition of AA

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25 Apr 2012
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Frances Mortimer
Many of you are probably already aware, but there are lots of articles on sustainability issues in this month's Anaesthesia & Analgesia - see:http://www.anesthesia-analgesia.org/content/current
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Make a donation to the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare

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23 Apr 2012
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Sally Aston
See the new 'Just Giving' link from the network website through which people can make a donation to the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare. You can make a regular or one off donation. Please let your…
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Respiratory Medicine: High Quality, Low Carbon

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17 Apr 2012
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Toby Hillman
On the 23rd of March I was lucky to be among a group of respiratory professionals, representatives from primary care, nursing, academic and the pharmaceutical industry as we came together to discuss…
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Children at risk of Nature Deficiency Syndrome!

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16 Apr 2012
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Sally Aston
The National Trust is highlighting the fact that the health of our children is greatly affected by the lack of exposure to nature...Read more at:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17495032
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Consultation on Health Workforce action on social determinants of health

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13 Apr 2012
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Frances Mortimer
The Institute of Health Equity (IHE) is consulting on a draft report exploring actions the Health Workforce can take to positively influence the social determinants of health and tackle health…
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Climate Change and Health report

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12 Apr 2012
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Mark Rhodes
A little while ago GlaxoSmithKline funded a joint study with the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford and Accenture. The outcome was a report entitled "Climate Change…
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Intercare - sending unused medicines to Africa

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11 Apr 2012
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Annie Elkins
All details can be found on the website (what they will and will not take, how to register etc)http://www.intercare.org.uk/health-professionalsIntercare arrange collection.The medicines need to have…
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Waiting Room Resources

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11 Apr 2012
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Annie Elkins
I have recently established a display board for patients in my GP surgery waiting room explaining about Sustainability and its relevance to health. The display has ideas for how individuals can become…
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Call for papers- special issue of journal WORK focusing on green ergonomics

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9 Apr 2012
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Julie Dorsey
We are pleased to announce the upcoming special issue of the journal WORK: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment and Rehabilitation (IOS Press) which will focus exclusively on Green Ergonomics,…
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Recycling, but what about Reduce & Reuse

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4 Apr 2012
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Mark Scarfe
After sucessfully launching a recycling scheme in 34 theatres, across 3 theatre suites, we've got a motivated multidisciplinary group who would like to do more. Does anyone have any success (or…