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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…
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What does it look like?

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2 Sep 2013
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Sustainability means many different things to many different people. Most people struggle to understand what it looks like. Prince Charles is big on it. Banks talk about it. Large multi-nationals put…
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Start of RCPsych Research Fellowship in Sustainability

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13 Aug 2013
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This is my first blog as the Royal College of Psychiatrists Research Fellow in Sustainability.The announcement of my appointment to this fellowship was made in April’s edition of the RCPsych…
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BMJ editorial - Inhaled drugs and global warming: time to shift to dry powder inhalers

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29 May 2013
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Frances Mortimer
Asatmospheric carbon dioxide levels top 400 parts per million,an editorial in this week's BMJ from Nick Hopkinson, Toby Hillman and Frances Mortimer draws attention to the impact of respiratory…
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Energy for change

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29 May 2013
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In order to meet the Climate Change Act’s targets we need to transform clinical services which will then enable greater levels of sustainability. There is a need for clinical leaders to be part of the…
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CleanMed 2013 - call for case studies

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7 May 2013
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Frances Mortimer
CSH is hosting this year'sCleanMed Europeconference, 17-19 September 2013. The emphasis will be on redesigning healthcare for a sustainable future (as opposed to providing the same care more…
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RCPsych Explores Carbon Accounting at the Patient Level

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29 Apr 2013
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I went to the RCPsych and HEFMA conference in Birmingham last week. Itwas great to have the expertise and knowledge of HEFMA in the sameroom as those interested in sustainability at the RCPsych. We…
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Plans underway for a Sustainable Respiratory Inhalers Programme

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4 Apr 2013
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Frances Mortimer
The continued use of metered-dose inhalers (MDIs) in respiratory care will have a potentially serious effect on global warming if production is not controlled, largely because these inhalers use…
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Oxford trainee, Dr Daniel Maughan, appointed to RCPsych Research Fellowship in Sustainability 2013-15

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13 Mar 2013
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Frances Mortimer
The Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCPsych) and the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare (CSH) are delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Daniel Maughan to the RCPsych Research Fellowship in…
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Cradle to Gate

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12 Dec 2012
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Rachel Stancliffe
Greenhouse Gas Accounting Sector Guidance for Pharmaceutical Products and Medical DevicesA consortium of major global companies has been working with the NHS SDU to agree standards for reporting of…