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We're scaling up to carbon-neutral healthcare

Created on
28 Nov 2019
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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
by
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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Climate Psychiatry Alliance series of articles

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17 Jul 2019
by
Stefi Barna
The US-based publication Psychiatric Times features a range of relevant articles including: Climate Change and Its Impacts on Mental Health The Changing Face of Psychiatry in the Age of Climate…
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Doctors call for nonviolent direct action over climate crisis

Created on
28 Jun 2019
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Stefi Barna
"More than 1,000 doctors including 40 professors, several eminent public health figures and past presidents of royal colleges are calling for widespread nonviolent civil disobedience in the face of…
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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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Article on applying the Triple Bottom Line to services

Created on
16 May 2019
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Admin *
This is an article i have written with colleagues about how environmental and social factors can be included alongside economic analyses in assessments of services
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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…
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SDGs in Action app

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20 Mar 2019
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Sue Campbell
The SDGs in Action app has been developed to highlight the Sustainable Development Goals. It is available to download athttps://sdgsinaction.com/ It has detailed information about each of the 17…
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"Can a Whisper become a Roar" A call to action for the healthcare community

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15 Nov 2018
by
James Szymankiewicz
"As clinicians we are taught to value evidence based interventions that benefit health and wellbeing. We look for the causes of disease and aim to change behaviour to improve outcomes. We have a…
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Animation of carbon emissions and healthcare waste

Created on
15 Oct 2018
by
Janet Richardson
This is a 2 minute animation that brings to life the extent of carbon emissions due to healthcare waste and inappropriate clincal waste segregation. It is based on research by colleagues at Plymouth…