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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…
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David Nicholson's letter calling for sustainability

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29 Nov 2013
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David Nicholson who has just left his post as CEO of the NHS wrote a letter to all commissioners and Trust Chief Executives calling them to improve the sustainability of services. It would be…
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Does cycling make you happy?

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21 Nov 2013
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Is urban design really powerful enough to make or break happiness? The question posed in this article deserves consideration, because the happy city message is taking root around the world. Do the…
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Is integrating services sustainable?

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13 Nov 2013
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Budget cuts lend impetus to integrating health and social careCheck out this Guardian article published on 6th November. It talks about how intetgration is needed to respond to NHS budget cuts. Could…
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Waste in the NHS

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11 Nov 2013
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What do people think about waste in the nhs? is it just rubbish or do we need to think about the wider concepts of waste in the system?
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Responsibility and waste; a waste of time?

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7 Nov 2013
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Where do our responsibilities as clinicians begin and end? We all agree that, as clinicians, we are responsible for providing high quality assessments and management plans for our patients. I think we…
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Sustainable mental health in action

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22 Oct 2013
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The Guardian reports on how a website is helping those with mental illness rebuild their lives. This website is called'Connect and Do'. It helps users to connect with other people, do something fun,…
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Sustainable models of care at CleanMed

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9 Oct 2013
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The focus at CleanMedwas different each day, with the first day focusing on ‘making the exceptional normal’. This was about different types of technological innovations that can reduce both financial…
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Green building week

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16 Sep 2013
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Check out this article published in Metro, which gives very interesting statistics for how a green working space can improve your creativity, productivity and…