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Sick note for Friday's Climate Strike

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19 Sep 2019
by
Stefi Barna
Thanks to HCWH for this global sick note for Friday's Climate Strike with handy hyperlinks. https://noharm-global.org/sites/default/files/documents-files/5965/Strikeletter.final_.pdf Dear…
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Reducing the estimated annual waste of £300 million pounds of NHS funds

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16 Sep 2019
by
Prema Taylor
I have posted my story on the general SHC board. I am currently running a petition regarding the waste of NHS funds and anyone who is interested can follow the link below and sign and share if they…
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Action to reduce the estimated £300 million pound annual waste of NHS funds

Created on
16 Sep 2019
by
Prema Taylor
Just over two years ago a close relative contracted sepsis after giving birth to her first child. Last year my husbandwas diagnosed with cancer. On both occasions we suffered delays in diagnosis and…
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Climate strike, climate emergency, XR and OT

Created on
16 Sep 2019
by
Ben Whittaker
The Centre for Sustainable Healthcare has published a new page about the current planetary health emergency:https://sustainablehealthcare.org.uk/planetary-health-emergency It includes links to…
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GMC: New guidance to help medical students reflect on their practice

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3 Sep 2019
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Sarah Walpole
Could reflective practice be a key part of Sustainable Healthcare Education?... From GMC: To support medical students in developing skills as reflective practitioners, the General Medical…
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BBC news feature on single use plastic in dentistry

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2 Sep 2019
by
Layla Taleb
Great publicity for sustainable dentistry on the BBC... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-south-yorkshire-49528007/sheffield-professor-urges-dentists-to-ditch-single-use-plastic A…
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Senior Clinical Auditor, Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

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29 Jul 2019
by
Admin *
We are just starting to try and introduce and rationalise waste recycling into theatres (the trust does not recycle anything!). If anyone else has already done something similar I would be grateful to…
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NICE inhaler decision aid - feedback anyone?

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19 Jul 2019
by
Frances Mortimer
Does anyone have experience of using the NICE patient decision aid forinhalers (which includesa section on environmental impacts)?It would be really useful to know how people have found it. Has it…
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*Dental Susnet on Social Media*

Created on
18 Jul 2019
by
Layla Taleb
Hi All! You can now find Dental Susneton Twitter and Facebook! https://mobile.twitter.com/DentalSusnet https://m.facebook.com/dentalsusnet/ We are also interested in hearing from…
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Climate Psychiatry Alliance series of articles

Created on
17 Jul 2019
by
Stefi Barna
The US-based publication Psychiatric Times features a range of relevant articles including: Climate Change and Its Impacts on Mental Health The Changing Face of Psychiatry in the Age of Climate…