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Drugs on tap- the hidden enivronmental impact of prescription drugs

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27 Feb 2012
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Christelle Blunden
How our day-to-day prescribing habits impact the ecosystem- more incentives to reduce unecessary prescribing;http://www.theecologist.org/trial_investigations/268166/drugs_on_tap.htmlDoes anyone know…
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How to consider carbon through procurement

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26 Feb 2012
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Christelle Blunden
So, the largest part of the NHS carbon footprint is procurement- how do we as GPs make a difference to that? Here are some clues..Department of Health guidance- 'Procuring for Carbon…
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The Greening of Medicine

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29 Jan 2012
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Christelle Blunden
Most of you will have seen this article but if not don't miss it- the online responses are well worth a read to..http://www.bmj.com/content/344/bmj.d8360A particular challenge for budding GP…
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Reducing antibiotic pescribing

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25 Jan 2012
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Sally Aston
Reducing antibiotic prescribing… There are lots of reasons why a particular GP may or may not give antibiotics for a cough and sometimes I feel it’s more of an art than a science. The article in…
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Thinking about Occupation like a Mountain in the Mountains

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23 Jan 2012
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Mark Hudson
(Beaver dam and aspens from the Deer Valley Grocery-Café, Park City, Utah)In October 2011, I had the privilege of helping Mami Aoyama and Moses Ikiugu to organize a double session on occupation and…
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How a GP phone call is reducing patient travel to surgery by 40% - the Patient Access method.

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18 Jan 2012
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Harry Longman
Over 40 GP practices around the country offer an innovative service to all their patients. When they call, the receptionist will ask what the problem is and make sure their phone number is up to date.…
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Occupational Science and Sustainability: A Conference Report

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2 Jan 2012
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Mami Aoyama
(Left to Right:Izuru Sakai, Mark Hudson, Teena Clouston,Marie Anne Ben, Mami Aoyama. Inset: Moses Ikiugu)The annual meeting of the Society for the Study of Occupation: USA (SSO: USA) was held in Park…
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Say no to tat at Xmas!

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22 Dec 2011
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Sally Aston
Dear Sustainable Primary Care network colleagues, It's that time of the year when we are all rushing around frantically buying and gathering things for the home; struggling to find presents which may…
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Grants and loans for small businesses for renewables and low carbon technology

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28 Nov 2011
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Christelle Blunden
Dear allI spoke to the Carbon Trust todayhttp://www.carbontrust.co.uk/Pages/Default.aspxthey offer loans to small businesses taking up greener technologies, improving building efficiency on existing…
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OT Susnet - The Story so Far

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15 Nov 2011
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Ben Whittaker
Hello there! In the spring the Green Occupational Therapy Network was relaunched as the Occupational Therapy Sustainable Practice Network or OT Susnet. Since then I’ve been the network lead through a…