Last year we asked for your thoughts and opinions about our planned MSc course. I am delighted to tell you that the course is now fully approved and is open for applications for September 2016. The…
In 2013/14 NUS and Bristol University worked together to create a deliver a student-selected component called Sustainable Healthcare to 2nd year medics. This is a case study of what we did, what we…
What do tomorrow’s doctors need to learn about ecosystems? – A BEME Systematic Review: BEME Guide No. 36
Walpole, Pearson, Barna, Coad
Publication just out in Medical…
Call for papers and posters:
The symposium aims to present the diversity of sustainable practices within health and social care settings and to inspire change towards more sustainable practices. We…
Hello! We are in the process of confirming and finalising our sessions for the first SSU we have set up entitled 'Medicine, Environmental Sustainability and Healthcare'. Myself and Dr Tom Pierce (lead…
Congratulations to Dr Ann Wylie for winning KCL sustainability award for her work in medical education.
"As a consequence of her efforts, all 450 fourth-year medical students in the new King’s…
The link between diet and climate change seems to finally be getting some press: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-34899066 - an insightful summary of the Chatham House Report: Changing…
BMJ Editorial this week 'Combating climate change'
http://www.bmj.com/content/351/bmj.h6178
This editorial gives an overview of the current issues in climate change and health. The related…
Congratulations to the Young People with Dementia team in Wokingham in Berkshire, having won the RCPsych Psychiatric Team of the Year Award for older adults 2015!
The charity, which promotes…