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Adding air pollution to your trust's risk register?

Created on
27 Oct 2024
by
Jennifer Nixon
Has anyone successfully added air pollution (outdoor, indoor, or both) to their trust's risk register. I've started looking into doing this after attending a trust board meeting where I learnt that…
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Next online network event - 14th November 7pm

Created on
23 Oct 2024
by
Jim Davey-Hewins
The next Art, Drama and Music Therapies Susnet Event will be held on Thursday 14th November from 7pm to 8pm. Guest speakers Emily Sheppard & Rebekah Price will bepresenting the findings of a small…
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Optimising asthma reviews

Created on
23 Oct 2024
by
Aarti Bansal
Check out this very practical BMJ article "Optimising inhaled therapies in asthma" in our resource section. Useful for anyone working with patients with asthma. Especially in primary care.
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Sustainable Respiratory Care Sharing Hour - Digital interventions to decarbonise asthma care

Created on
19 Oct 2024
by
Jennifer Nixon
We're back with our next 'sharing hour' on Tues 12thNov, 12-1pm. You can book your (free!) place here:https://buytickets.at/centreforsustainablehealthcareltd/1437109 We'll hear from Lynn Elsey,…
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Animal agriculture, air pollution & respiratory health

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17 Oct 2024
by
Laura-Jane Smith
Did you know that raising animals for food produces large volumes of air pollution? The government's own reports state that "Methane and non-methane volatile organic compounds (VOC) are emitted by…
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Call for group members: Task and Finish Group: BTS Sustainability Toolkit for Respiratory Professionals

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26 Sep 2024
by
Jennifer Nixon
The British Thoracic Society (BTS) is calling for applicants to join a task and finish group to develop a BTS Sustainability Toolkit for Respiratory Professionals. Following the publication of…
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RCPCH webinar: Upskilling child health professionals to talk about air pollution

Created on
28 Aug 2024
by
Emily Parker
Air pollution is the second leading risk factor for death in children under the age of five. In 2017-19, an estimated 7% ofpaediatricasthma admissions in London were linked to spikes in air pollution.…
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Climate Justice and Migrant Justice

Created on
13 Aug 2024
by
Kerry Atchison
The past few weeks have seen scenes of painful unrest in the UK, in terms of racism, Islamophobia and the continued demonisation and persecution of people seeking asylum in this country. Amidst the…
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Free ‘Introducing Climate Psychology’ training

Created on
5 Aug 2024
by
Jim Davey-Hewins
Open University have a wonderful introduction to Climate Psychology course that anyone can access and complete for free. The course is supported and endorsed by the Climate Psychology Alliance and is…
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"Simple changes to make the air cleaner" blog and Clean Air Calculator

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12 Jul 2024
by
Jennifer Nixon
A recent UKHACC bulletin signposted to this blog, and associated clean air calculator. I thought they might be useful to network members, both as individuals, and to sign-post patients and colleagues…