Last year an excellent conference was held in London on the health and security perspectives of climate changehttp://climatechange.bmj.com/where senior military officials and healthcare professionals…
Mother's Day is just around the corner. Planting a tree for your Mum is just the perfect give. It will provide enjoyment, green space and cleaner air for generations to come. If you would like to…
Value is a concept which is making waves in the management / leadership / policy world of medicine at the moment. It is not an entirely new concept, but has been worked on and promoted as an approach…
It's Climate Week next week. Find out more athttp://www.climateweek.com. This is deemed Britains biggest climate change campaign; inspiring a new wave of action towards a Sustainable future. Has…
Happy World Kidney Day! A day for raising the importance of healthy kidneys everywhere. A moment to stop and thank our own kidneys - and make sure we are doing our best to look after…
"How can we involve clinical departments in our Climate Week?" wondered the team at Whittington Hospital, which has been setting up a series of green events for 12-16 March 2012. The answer: a Green…
The WWF (World Wildlife Fund) has come up with 5 key tips for healthy eating which is good for the planet at http://earthhour.wwf.org.uk/whats-next/healthy-eating-for-a-healthy-planet1) Eat more…
How our day-to-day prescribing habits impact the ecosystem- more incentives to reduce unecessary prescribing;http://www.theecologist.org/trial_investigations/268166/drugs_on_tap.htmlDoes anyone know…
So, the largest part of the NHS carbon footprint is procurement- how do we as GPs make a difference to that? Here are some clues..Department of Health guidance- 'Procuring for Carbon…