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Cheddar Inter-Generations Project

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30 May 2017
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GP Sustainability scholar, Dr Claudia Wegner, is working on a project to improve the wellbeing of the elderly population in Cheddar. The initiative provides time and space for younger and older people…
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Inaugural IAPB Environmental Sustainability Working Group meeting Sept 15th

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25 May 2017
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Andy Cassels-Brown
The International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness is the main partner in the W.H.O."VISION 2020; Right to Sight" global initiative to prevent avoidable blindness by 2020. The IAPB board…
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Winner of the 2017 Sustainable ophthalmology prize announced

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24 May 2017
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John Somner
The Leeds Collective including Andy Cassels-Brown, Simon Dewsbery, Jen Green, Mitch Menage and Peter Galloway from St James's University Hospital won this year's sustainability prize for their work on…
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Sustainability Training Day for Foundation Year (FY2) doctors.

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23 May 2017
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In April 2017 Dr Robin Chisman, Sustainability Fellow at the Severn Deanery, organised a Sustainability Day for FY2 trainees. This was a great opportunity for those who attended to hear about the…
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May 2017 - The return of the Sustainable Ophthalmology Prize

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22 May 2017
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John Somner
This is the second year of the sustainable ophthalmology prize at the Annual Congress of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists. Seventy-three clinical teams entered of whom 15 have been…
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Transforming Mental Health and Dementia Provision with the Natural Environment Conference - Report

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11 May 2017
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In Mental Health Awareness Week, we are pleased to be able to publish the report from last year's conference, "Transforming Mental Health and Dementia Provision with the Natural Environment". This…
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Environmental Sustainability and Healthcare Sustainability, two sides of the same coin

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10 May 2017
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Dr Frances Mortimer (Centre for Sustainable Healthcare, Oxford) and Sir Muir Gray (Value Based Healthcare, University of Oxford) lead a session at the [“Igniting Collective Excellence”,] International…
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Surviving or Thriving?

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10 May 2017
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Shiva Marjani
It’s Mental Health Awareness Week. “Surviving or Thriving? The state of the UK's mental health” is the new report released by mental health Foundation, for this occasion. The report is brief but…
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BTS position statement on the environment and lung health

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4 May 2017
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Alexander Wilkinson
In case you didn't see it, the British Thoracic Society released its Position Statement on the Environment and Lung Health in March along with these 5 action points members can take: First and…
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Unmask My City: Anti-air pollution campaign launched in Europe

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2 May 2017
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Ingeborg Steinbach
The anti-air pollution campaign 'Unmask My City' has been launched today, 2nd May, coinciding with World Asthma Day 2017. It is a global initiative by doctors, nurses, public health practitioners, and…