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Sustainability event at the College of Occupational Therapy- Friday 21st November

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24 Nov 2014
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the event focussing on what Occupational Therapists could be doing to promote the Sustainable Strategy published in January 2014 was inspirational. there was plenty of fodder to help infrom future…
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One Small Success - Transport Issues

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18 Nov 2014
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William Beale
Green Nephrology Blog One Small Success Last weekend the Bristol Health Partners hosted an event to encourage innovation. We only discovered this by accident and prepared a quick presentation…
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The RCPsych Sustainability Summit

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3 Oct 2014
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On the 1st October we had the first sustainability summit run by a medical royal college in the UK. However, people continue to think that sustainability remains the remit of politicians and…
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Taking a walk really does reduce depression

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29 Sep 2014
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Outdoor walking groups can facilitate interaction with nature, social interaction, and physical activity, yet little is known about their efficacy in promoting mental, emotional, and social wellbeing.…
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BJRM article: Cutting the carbon cost of dialysis: efficient delivery of acid concentrate

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25 Sep 2014
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Frances Mortimer
The British Journal of Renal Medicine has published an article on the opportunities for reducing waste in the delivery of acid for haemodialysis, authored by members of the Green Nephrology…
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COOL MAP BUT CONCERNING STATS!

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23 Sep 2014
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Check out thisinteractive mapthat displays how different countries are both contributing to nd affected by climate change.
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BMJ Blogs on Sustainability: What has Climate Change got to do with Mental Health?

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18 Sep 2014
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Mary Zacaroli
Daniel Maughan, the Royal College of Psychiatrists' Sustainability Fellowlooks at the evidence of how climate change is impacting on mental healthin the latest BMJ Blog coordinated by the Centre for…
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NHS Forest is shortlisted for HSJ Awards!

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17 Sep 2014
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Ingeborg Steinbach
The NHS Forest has been shortlisted for an HSJ award in the "Improving Environmental and Social Sustainability Category". With over 1300 entries this year we are very pleased to have got through the…
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Upgrade of our Australian Green Dialysis website

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16 Sep 2014
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John Agar
Dear 'Green' UK ... This is to let your members know that we launched an update/upgrade of our Australian Green Dialysis website during 'Renal Week', a 5 day meeting that encompassed the 50th…
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Why aren't we talking more about climate change?

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30 Jul 2014
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This year has been an interesting year for weather, from terrible floods to wonderful heat waves. Do we have to accept that from now on weather systems are going to become more unstable? If we do, how…