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GMC invites input on sustainable healthcare education

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4 Nov 2011
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Frances Mortimer
On 19 Sept Stefi Barna, Stephen Gillam and Frances Mortimer met with the GMC's Ben Griffith, (Senior Policy Adviser) and Paul Buckley (Director of Education) to discuss the work of the Sustainable…
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The mooncup- greener, cheaper, more reliable

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31 Oct 2011
by
Christelle Blunden
Just wanted to do a little plug for the mooncuphttp://www.mooncup.co.uk/which I sometimes mention to patients with menorrhagia. This little device means women no longer have to use and throw away…
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RCGP Conference sustainability workshop

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24 Oct 2011
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Christelle Blunden
The sustainability workshop at the RCGP conference 2011 was well attended and alive with ideas and suggestions for advancing the agenda for sustainable primary care and identifying the co-benefits of…
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Health and Security perspectives on Climate Change

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20 Oct 2011
by
Isobel Braithwaite
As I sat in the enormous main hall of BMA house yesterday at the BMJ’s conference ‘Health and Security perspectives on Climate Change’, on Monday, Thailand was beginning to come to terms with the…
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Anyone know any car-free GPs?

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18 Oct 2011
by
Trevor Thompson
Dear SustainistasIf you do can you connect me up? I need some case studies for a book chapter! Also GP practices that have a pooled car for on-call and visits?TanksTrevorPS: I am 100% car-free myself…
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Couch Rolls Made with Recycled Paper

Created on
18 Oct 2011
by
Trevor Thompson
GuysDo you know anywhere you can buy couch rolls made from recycled paper?Trev
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Renal units in Kent are now counting the benefit from the installation of heat exchangers to dialysis machines.

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15 Oct 2011
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The project to retro-fit heat exchangers in dialysis machines at various renal units around East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust is nearing completion. Funding for 52 machines was…
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The Centre for Sustainable Healthcare secured Funding at Pitch Pledge Party

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14 Oct 2011
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Ingeborg Steinbach
The Centre for Sustainable Healthcare (CHS) secured funding at last Monday's Pitch Pledge Party Event for the promotion of retrofitting heat exchangers to kidney dialysis machines throughout the…
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Ideas for student projects?

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13 Oct 2011
by
Frances Mortimer
We want to collect together ideas for student projects in sustainable healthcare. Below are some of the projects previously suggested - does anyone have any other good ideas to add?Medical schoolWhat…