Opportunity to embed sustainability in medical school curricula!
The GMC is running a consultationon plans to establish a UK-wide Medical Licensing Assessment (MLA) - standardising the final…
This interactive body map summarises how physical inactivity can affect health conditions. https://theconversation.com/interactive-body-map-physical-inactivity-and-the-risks-to-your-health-68157
It…
The Department of Health and eight major health organisations have stated their organisational commitments to deliver a socially and environmentally sustainable health and care system.
The…
I attended an interesting conference recently jointly hosted by the OECD and the King’s Fund on, “Delivering High Value Healthcare” on the 10thJanuary 2017 which followed on from the, “Tackling…
It can be a depressing business looking at the food and drink that’s on sale in hospitals, a problem for patients and relatives but also staff. Few have the time to go beyond hospital walls to find…
The Sustainable Development Unit of NHS and PH England (SDU) is looking for a Sustainability Projects Analyst & Programme Manager.
A unique opportunity has arisen for a highly capable and committed…
Delivering a poster and oral presentation on development of the e-learning module "An introduction to sustainable dentistry and measuring carbon in healthcare" generated interest from the wider…
I have just learned that the US nursing union, National Nurses United (NNU), 2015 Resolution Booklet includes a section on 'Environmental & Climate Justice'. The full text is very comprehensive and…
Good read about waste reduction frameworks:
Minogue, V., & Wells, B. (2016). Reducing waste in the NHS: an overview of the literature and challenges for the nursing profession. Nursing Management,…
As world leaders convene in Marrakech to map out strategies to achieve the climate goals agreed upon in Paris, Health Care Without Harm and The Mohammed VI University Hospital of Marrakech are pleased…