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Air pollution and wood burning

Created on
3 Feb 2022
by
Loïse Conod
As musictherapist we work with persons having in/outbreath diffuculties. We know well how air pollution influence the repitatory capacity. As the breath is the first activity we need to be alive, we…
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Sustainability Survey for AHP students

Created on
28 Jan 2022
by
Jim Davey-Hewins
Calling all students! I'm sharing a post from the AHP Susnet asking for students to take part in a15 mins survey studyabout your views, experiences and attitude about environmentalsustainabilityas…
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Searching with Ecosia

Created on
25 Jan 2022
by
Kerry Atchison
As we kick off the new year, here is a small, practical action that we music therapists can take to help the environment: Think about the search engines we use while at work - and consider choosing…
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BNF

Created on
23 Dec 2021
by
Richard Thomas
I'd like to see a section in the BNF about carbon footprints of care. Please help achieve this by pushing for it with any contacts you have. I know that it's not going to be feasible to give exact…
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PPE and Sustainability

Created on
8 Dec 2021
by
Jim Davey-Hewins
I'm sure we've all become very used to using PPE during our clinical work, and perhaps have been worrying about its impact on the environment. Fortunately Sustainable Healthcare have published some…
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Any research comparing the carbon footprint of tablet and liquid medication?

Created on
6 Dec 2021
by
Rosie Hillson
Hi All, Does anyone know of any research/studies that have looked at how the carbon footprint of tablet medication compares with the carbon footprint of liquid medication? Many…
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The carbon footprint of waste streams in a UK hospital

Created on
25 Nov 2021
by
Rosie Hillson
'A number of studies have estimated the carbon footprint of healthcare provision in a variety of contexts, but the emission factors used to account for associated waste vary widely and are not…
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Climate Emergency Declarations

Created on
19 Nov 2021
by
Jim Davey-Hewins
Happy Friday everyone and welcome to all our latest members! Are you wondering what positive changes you can make at work? Well one effective action would be to encourage your place of work to make…
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Widely adopted pre-eclampsia test has additional environmental benefits

Created on
16 Nov 2021
by
Jacqueline Cutting
Summary Routine use of a blood test to rule out pre-eclampsia which is keeping thousands of pregnant women safe and out of hospital, as well as reducing NHS costs, has carbon reduction…
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Global Day of Action for Climate Justice

Created on
29 Oct 2021
by
Jim Davey-Hewins
Join other health workers on the streets during the COP26 climate talks! On Saturday 6th November, healthcare professionals and students all over the UK will be marching as part of the Global Day…