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Words of advice for President Trump

Created on
23 Jan 2017
by
Frances Mortimer
Bravo to Nick Hopkinson and co-authors of this letter on "Climate Change and Lung Health: the challenge for a new president" published in Thorax last…
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Carbon footprint of GSK inhalers

Created on
11 Jan 2017
by
Alexander Wilkinson
This isn't widely available but GSK have given it to me so I'm sharing it. It shows the carbon-trust-certified carbon footprint of their inhalers. Headline figures are: 30 days of seretide 250…
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Job Vacancy at the Sustainable Development Unit

Created on
23 Nov 2016
by
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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Choosing Wisely

Created on
8 Nov 2016
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On the 24th October 2016 the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges brought out a report called Choosing Wisely . It was inspired by a world-wide initiative to encourage greater communication between…
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Air quality ruling

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3 Nov 2016
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This week the High Court found the government's action on air quality to be inadequate. In the second successful case against the government in two years brought by the legal charity Client Earth, the…
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Breathing the fresh air of co-benefits

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20 Oct 2016
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Recently it feels like air pollution's spread beyond the concern of those who care about public health to become a more mainstream issue. It's getting a lot of press, what with the good work of…
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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…
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Opportunity at SDU

Created on
31 Aug 2016
by
Adi Vyas
Dear colleagues A highly sought after opportunity has arisen to work with the NHS/PHE Sustainable Development Unit (http://www.sduhealth.org.uk/). The SDU is looking for a registrar-level or…