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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…