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National Clean Air Day announced

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5 Apr 2017
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Kat Peever
A National Clean Air Day has been announced by the SDU for 15th June 2017 "When it comes to reducing the impact of air pollution on our health, there's a gap in knowledge and confidence about what…
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Getting the ball rolling on a domestic level

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21 Mar 2017
by
James Warham
As a long term home heamodialysis patient who's just moved house, I've now come across a suprise, and perhaps challenge of continuing to recycle and process my domestic contaminated and non…
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Occupational Therapy Sustainability Volunteer - Getting sustainability on the curriculum!

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27 Feb 2017
by
Kat Peever
Hi, I'm Kat, I'm a postgraduate Occupational Therapy student currently at London South Bank University. I first became aware of theCentre for Sustainabile Healthcare when looking for more…
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OT Volunteer Part 2

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20 Feb 2017
by
Niamh Allum
Hello, I am Niamh Allum, an Occupational Therapist with an interest in sustainable practices in healthcare. Icurrently work within rehabilitation, however in my previous role I workedfor…
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Greetings from an OT Sustainability Volunteer

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6 Feb 2017
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Sam Eperson
Hello everyone, I just wanted to introduce myself as one of the new OT Sustainability Volunteers! I am an Occupational Therapist, specialising in Neurology at East Surrey Hospital and have a keen…
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National health organisations make their commitments to sustainable development

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30 Jan 2017
by
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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New blog by Richard Smith...

Created on
6 Jan 2017
by
Rachel Stancliffe
New blog by Richard Smith on sustainable mental health services in Lambeth http://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2017/01/05/richard-smith-tales-of-sustainability-i-transforming-mental-health-services-in-lambeth/
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Choosing Wisely

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8 Nov 2016
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A recent report from the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, after consultation with medical colleges and faculties, identified a list of treatments or procedures that were considered to be 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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Examples of sustainability in Occupational Therapy courses

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29 Jul 2016
by
Kay Fretwell
I’m Kay Fretwell - a student currently on placement with the Department for Sustainability at NUS. I’m putting together an A-Z of Sustainability in the Curriculum which will highlight 26 case studies,…