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Sustainability input to GMC Medical Licensing Assessment consultation

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20 Feb 2017
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Frances Mortimer
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…
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Interactive body map: physical inactivity and the risks to your health

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31 Jan 2017
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Jacqueline Cutting
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…
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National health organisations make their commitments to sustainable development

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30 Jan 2017
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Ingeborg Steinbach
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…
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Delivering High Value Healthcare

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26 Jan 2017
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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…
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Sweet drinks levy consultation

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8 Dec 2016
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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…
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Job Vacancy at the Sustainable Development Unit

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23 Nov 2016
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Ingeborg Steinbach
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…
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Interest in the e-learning module at the European Association of Dental Public Health Annual Conference 2016!

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17 Oct 2016
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Devika Vadher
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…
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US nursing union's support for action on climate change and health

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13 Oct 2016
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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…
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Good read about waste...

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30 Sep 2016
by
Heather Baid
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,…
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COP22 Conference on Climate and Health Care- Marrakech, November 14

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27 Sep 2016
by
Nick Thorp
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…