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Call for papers on Sustainable Medicine Use

Created on
22 Apr 2024
by
Nuala Hampson
Call for papers for a special themed issue of the International Journal of Pharmacy Practice on the climate, nature and pollution crises and how more sustainable medicines use can make a…
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Boot reuse pilot project & Greener AHP week

Created on
18 Apr 2024
by
Jacqueline Gordon
Dear colleagues, We are currently trying out a boot reuse pilot scheme - feasibility, problems for clinicians, etc. and working with some physio teams but need more involved. We are working with…
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CASCADES Publishes Sustainable Occupational Therapy Playbook

Created on
25 Mar 2024
by
Ben Whittaker
CASCADES (Creating a Sustainable Canadian Health System in a Climate Crisis) have published the Sustainable Occupational Therapy playbook, which is available here. This playbook provides background…
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Recycling schemes for CPAP packaging.

Created on
22 Mar 2024
by
Madeleine Fairweather
As a physiologist I play a significant role in delivering the CPAP service at my Trust. Quite frankly it is terribly wasteful and so for my first post I would like to pose a question: “does anyone…
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Disposable vapes ban - an environmental good news story!

Created on
7 Feb 2024
by
Jennifer Nixon
There aren't many environmental good news stories at the moment, so I wanted to highlight a recent one, which will also have huge health benefits, especially for respiratory health. Following the…
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Call for new co-leads for the Respiratory Care Sustainability Network

Created on
16 Jan 2024
by
Jennifer Nixon
We are seeking 1-2 new co-leads for the Respiratory Care Sustainability Network. We are keen to have co-leads representing the whole multi-disciplinary respiratory team, so are particularly keen to…
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Call for new members for the Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollutants (COMEAP)

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9 Jan 2024
by
Jennifer Nixon
The Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollutants (COMEAP)is seeking to recruit up to sevennew expert members and up to twonew lay members. COMEAP is a Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC)…
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Reuse / Recycle Orthopaedic Air Walking Boot

Created on
21 Dec 2023
by
Jordan Trace
Orthopaedics and MSK departments use a lot of these boots annually. The majority of the boot is hard plastic and some is foam/fabric material. All of these are binned at the end of their use and I…
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Climate change as a risk to respiratory health. Recording from Pharmacy Susnet online event 15th Nov now available!

Created on
13 Dec 2023
by
Nuala Hampson
The recording of the 15th Nov Pharmacy SusNet event is now available on the CSH YouTube channel here -Pharmacy Susnet : Climate Change as a risk to respiratory health - the greener agenda…
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Recording from Respiratory Care sharing hour 15th Nov 2023 now available

Created on
12 Dec 2023
by
Jennifer Nixon
At our last Respiratory Care Sustainability Network sharing hour, we heard from Sandra Barber about her work on a Greener Respiratory Care Quality Improvement Programme in primary care sites in…