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NHS becomes the world’s first national health system to commit to become ‘carbon net zero’

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2 Oct 2020
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Siobhan Parslow-Williams
NHS chief executiveSir Simon Stevens said: “2020 has been dominated by Covid-19 and is the most pressing health emergency facing us. But undoubtedly climate change poses the most profound long-term…
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New Nurses and Midwives global climate movement

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26 Aug 2020
by
Siobhan Parslow-Williams
Nurses and Midwives from across the world are being invited to join the new Nurses Drawdown movement bycommitting to taking personal and professional action. To join the movement and to find out more…
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Introduction to Sustainable Healthcare goes international!

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29 Jul 2020
by
Vivien De Greef
Our first Introduction course was by attended remotely by health professionals from across the UK, Australia and Canada. After a four-hour self-study module, we met in a four-hour workshop to discuss…
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Global challenges in health and health care for nurses and midwives everywhere

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1 Mar 2020
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Stefi Barna
"The next decade is likely to produce any number of global challenges that will affect health and health care. .... The future resilience of healthcare services will depend on having sufficient…
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MSc pre reg dissertation ideas

Created on
10 Feb 2020
by
Jennifer Blake
Hello, I hope everyone is okay with me posting this here. I'm in my final year of Nursing at Glasgow Caledonian University and currently choosing my dissertation topic (approx 6000 words). I am…
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Upcoming webinars on sustainable nursing

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28 Jan 2020
by
Stefi Barna
Three upcoming webinars on the Global Consortium on Climate and Health Education website: "Nursing in a Changing Climate: A Call to Action," February 4, 2020 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EST. Sigma…
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We're scaling up to carbon-neutral healthcare

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28 Nov 2019
by
Admin *
The recent huge interest in climate change has created an unprecedented demand for our charity to help people to take action. We are excited to have more and more nurses and doctors contacting us…
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Sustainable Ophthalmology Scholarship in Wales - first Diary Entry

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25 Oct 2019
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Alexander Chiu
Hi Sustainability Friends!!! I am Dr Alexander Chiu, ST6 trainee in Wales Deanery. I am proud and excited to be chosen to be the first Sustainable Ophthalmology Scholar in Wales. I started this…
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New resources

Created on
14 Jun 2019
by
Sue Campbell
LSHTM has launched a Centre on Climate Change & Planetary Health - https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/centres/centre-planetary-health European Academies Science Advisory Council publication available…
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Climate advocacy networking

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2 May 2019
by
Frances Mortimer
Doctors and all health professionals are highly respected. Many of us therefore feel that we should use our position to speak out and make sure that people know about the climate emergency and the…