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Climate crisis: young people are the key to to the promise of a healthy future for all

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26 Feb 2022
by
Clare Webster
Recently published letter in the Lancet recommending stronger involvement of young people in decision making processes around climate…
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Sustainability projects

Created on
21 Jan 2022
by
Clare Webster
Happy 2022 to everyone. It would be great to share current sustainability projects here. Tell us what you have going on in your local area! I have created a 'Sustainable paediatrics' Teams page…
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Declaration by organisations that climate crises are health emergencies

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4 Jan 2022
by
Sivakami Chelladurai
Climate change has been described as "the greatest threat to global health of the 21st century". Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children (GOSH) has become the first London hospital to declare a…
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International conference: Community Nursing Towards Sustainable Health

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10 Dec 2021
by
Sue Campbell
International conference: Community Nursing Towards Sustainable Health Linnaeus University, Växjö, Sweden - June 21-22, 2022 Call for abstracts closes 7 January 2022.…
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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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RCPCH event - feedback

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3 Dec 2021
by
Clare Webster
Keen to hear from members who attended the recent RCPCH event -The impact of climate change on child health at home and abroad: COP26 and beyond If you would share your learning here that would be…
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Sustainability research

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26 Nov 2021
by
Clare Webster
Really keen to hear about the sustainability research within paediatrics going on out there. Where does PPE have a key role in infection control and where does handwashing suffice? How does the…
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Podcast- Why a new focus on sustainability in health care is urgently needed?

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19 Nov 2021
by
Sivakami Chelladurai
This podcast at BMJ Talk Medicine is from a series of podcasts produced by Cochrane sustainable Healthcare featuring the ideas of people who are actively working to windback harmful medical…
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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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Young people speak out on climate change

Created on
24 Oct 2021
by
Clare Webster
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/oct/17/gen-z-on-how-to-save-the-world-young-climate-activists-speak-out?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other