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…
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…
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…
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…
(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…
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.…
(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…
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…
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…
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…