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NHS Sustainability Day 2014 - what are you doing?

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20 Feb 2014
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NHS sustainability day is on the 27th March. That is just over 1 month away. This is a great opportunity for us to promote enviromental practices within our teams. Lots of people are signing their…
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Health professionals call on David Cameron to act on the health effects of fossil fuel use.

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11 Feb 2014
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This letter, from over 350 signatories from across the health sector, calls on the Prime Minister to act to reduce the use of fossil fuels and prevent the health and economic impacts that result…
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Health professionals call on David Cameron to act on the health effects of fossil fuel use

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11 Feb 2014
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This letter, from over 350 signatories from across the health sector, calls on the Prime Minister to act to reduce the use of fossil fuels and prevent the health and economic impacts that result from…
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Cycling could save NHS millions

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11 Feb 2014
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A Guardian article discusses how the NHSwould save £250m a year if one in 10 journeys were made by bicycle, according to a study commissioned for a campaign for government to treat cyclingmore…
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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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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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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…