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Say no to tat at Xmas!

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22 Dec 2011
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Sally Aston
Dear Sustainable Primary Care network colleagues, It's that time of the year when we are all rushing around frantically buying and gathering things for the home; struggling to find presents which may…
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Green Nephrology update Christmas 2011

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19 Dec 2011
by
Frances Mortimer
Happy Christmas! Here's what has been happening across the Green Nephrology Network in 2011 ***Launch of online Green Nephrology Network*** This new network enables all members of the Green…
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Automatic IT shutdown - case study from Lanarkshire

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15 Dec 2011
by
Frances Mortimer
Jamie Traynor and Raymond Donnelly in Lanarkshire have contributed a Green Nephrology case study on the automatic shutdown of computers in the renal department over night. The scheme has been…
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Want a sustainable Christmas present to buy friends and family?

Created on
12 Dec 2011
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Admin *
Sponsor a tree for just £10 this Christmas and support the NHS Forest with this long lasting, healthy gift. www.nhsforest.org/sponsor Want to demonstrate your support for the NHS Forest? Why not send…
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Grants and loans for small businesses for renewables and low carbon technology

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28 Nov 2011
by
Christelle Blunden
Dear allI spoke to the Carbon Trust todayhttp://www.carbontrust.co.uk/Pages/Default.aspxthey offer loans to small businesses taking up greener technologies, improving building efficiency on existing…
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OT Susnet - The Story so Far

Created on
15 Nov 2011
by
Ben Whittaker
Hello there! In the spring the Green Occupational Therapy Network was relaunched as the Occupational Therapy Sustainable Practice Network or OT Susnet. Since then I’ve been the network lead through a…
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Developing a research priorities list for sustainable practice

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15 Nov 2011
by
Ben Whittaker
OT Susnet is looking to develop an interactive page on our site where members can contribute to a list of research priorities and develop the evidence base for sustainable practice in a co-ordinated…
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Cost Saving Strategies for Renal Service Delivery

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11 Nov 2011
by
Ingeborg Steinbach
Cost Saving Strategies for Renal Service Deliveries is promising to be an exciting case study driven one day event. The study day will take place on 1st December 2011 in London Paddington. If you…
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GMC invites input on sustainable healthcare education

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4 Nov 2011
by
Frances Mortimer
On 19 Sept Stefi Barna, Stephen Gillam and Frances Mortimer met with the GMC's Ben Griffith, (Senior Policy Adviser) and Paul Buckley (Director of Education) to discuss the work of the Sustainable…
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The mooncup- greener, cheaper, more reliable

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31 Oct 2011
by
Christelle Blunden
Just wanted to do a little plug for the mooncuphttp://www.mooncup.co.uk/which I sometimes mention to patients with menorrhagia. This little device means women no longer have to use and throw away…