In a series of very interesting articles in the most recent issue of BJPsych International, Dr Daniel Maughan and others consider the theme of social sustainability in mental healthcare.
The…
The health sector is over the first hurdle in the race to reach carbon reduction targets and help limit the effects of climate change.
A report from the Sustainable Development Unit shows the NHS…
Interesting to see that the Faculty of General Dental Practice (UK) is backing calls for sugary drinks to be taxed - a good example of health professionals as advocates for preventative…
The link between diet and climate change seems to finally be getting some press: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-34899066 - an insightful summary of the Chatham House Report: Changing…
BMJ Editorial this week 'Combating climate change'
http://www.bmj.com/content/351/bmj.h6178
This editorial gives an overview of the current issues in climate change and health. The related…
Congratulations to the Young People with Dementia team in Wokingham in Berkshire, having won the RCPsych Psychiatric Team of the Year Award for older adults 2015!
The charity, which promotes…
Yesterday at the Royal College of Nursing in central London, a group of clinicians, commissioners and other interested parties gathered for the launch of the new joint commissioning panel for mental…
My alarm buzzed at 03:40am, bleary eyed I stretched across to switch it off assuming I had made an alarm-setting mistake… then it dawned on me that it wasn’t a mistake, and that I had signed up to…
Four psychiatrists including Royal College of Psychiatrists Registrar, Dr Adrian James are showing their commitment to sustainability in mental health by cycling 65 miles from Oxford to London.
Dr…
In June this year, the RCPsych Sustainability Scholarship Programme 2015 -2016 was advertised. Higher trainees in Psychiatry were offered the chance to apply and be supported by the Centre for…