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GP practices invited to sign up for Green Impact scheme

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31 Jan 2017
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Frances Mortimer
Thanks to support from theRCGP, GP practices can nowsign up free for the NUS' fantasticGreen Impact for Health programme - developed with support of the Severn Deanery GP Sustainability Scholars in…
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Interactive body map: physical inactivity and the risks to your health

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31 Jan 2017
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Jacqueline Cutting
This interactive body map summarises how physical inactivity can affect health conditions. https://theconversation.com/interactive-body-map-physical-inactivity-and-the-risks-to-your-health-68157 It…
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National health organisations make their commitments to sustainable development

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30 Jan 2017
by
Ingeborg Steinbach
The Department of Health and eight major health organisations have stated their organisational commitments to deliver a socially and environmentally sustainable health and care system. The…
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New report 'Good practice in social prescribing for mental health: The role of nature-based interventions'

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20 Jan 2017
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Ingeborg Steinbach
The report 'Good practice in social prescribing for mental health: The role of nature-based interventions', published today on gov.uk, sets out the benefits of social prescribing for mental health,…
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New report 'Good practice in social prescribing for mental health: The role of nature-based interventions'

Created on
20 Jan 2017
by
Ingeborg Steinbach
The report 'Good practice in social prescribing for mental health: The role of nature-based interventions', published today on gov.uk, sets out the benefits of social prescribing for mental health,…
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NHS Forest Christmas Newsletter

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13 Dec 2016
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The NHS Forest has published a seasonal Newsletter. As well as some festive links, including our good friends at the Tree Charter, this issuepicks up some of our recent work on the subject of…
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Very interesting piece on...

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11 Nov 2016
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Very interesting piece on the health impacts of protected cycle lanes. H/T Nigel Blandford, National Trust.
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Final programme released for Transforming Mental Health and Dementia Provision with the Natural Environment conference

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3 Nov 2016
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We're pleased to release our final programme for the upcoming "Transforming Mental Health and Dementia Provision with the Natural Environment" conference, which will take place Thursday 10th November…
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Choosing wisely - recommendations from the RCGP

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2 Nov 2016
by
Jonathan Rocks
A helpful guide for those of us working in primary care as set out by the recent Choosing Wisely campaign. More info to be found at http://www.choosingwisely.co.uk 1. When patients are particularly…
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Pretty hot isn’t it?

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25 Aug 2016
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This week NHS England escalated their heatwave warning from a level two to a three. Seems like a good time to flag up the resources that I’m aware of that exist to support NHS staff in planning for…