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Sustainable healthcare education published in the Lancet

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1 Dec 2014
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Frances Mortimer
The Lancet has this week published a letter about the curriculum for sustainable healthcare, based on work by CSH and the Sustainable Healthcare Education network over the last four years.…
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Reducing wasted clinical resource in the NHS

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1 Dec 2014
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I was the lead author for an Academy of Medical Royal Colleges Report about wasted use of clinical resources in the NHS. It was launched last month and can be found here. The report states that to…
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Welcoming our Newest Intern, Brazilian medic Dr Karina Patricio

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25 Nov 2014
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Mary Zacaroli
I’m very happy to be here, at this fantastic Centre for Sustainable Healthcare!I’m a Physician and Professor at a University in Brazil (Faculty of Medicine of Botucatu - FMB / UNESP -…
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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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Navigo – a model of social sustainability

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18 Nov 2014
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On the 17th November I visited Navigo, which really is a remarkable organisation. It is an NHS funded social enterprise that provides mental health care across north Lincolnshire. They have three…
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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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Royal Colleges Demonstrate What Can Be Done on Sustainability

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13 Nov 2014
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October saw the launch of 'Facing the future: sustainability for Royal Colleges', and the first seminar for Royal Colleges to come together to share their progress on sustainability. The seminar,…
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NHS waste reduction explored at Westminster

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13 Nov 2014
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Frances Mortimer
“NHS: efficiency savings through waste reduction” was the subject of a joint meeting of the All-Party Parliamentary Health Group and the All-Party Parliamentary Sustainable Resource Group earlier this…
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Resource stewardship and the ethical duty to prevent waste

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12 Nov 2014
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Frances Mortimer
It was very good to switch on Radio 4 last Thursday morning to hear a discussion about whether doctors have an “ethical duty” to prevent waste. The debate was prompted by the launch of a new report…
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RCPsych Sustainability Award 2014 goes to.....

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11 Nov 2014
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The Growing Better Lives Project.Growing Better Lives is a social enterprise based in a yurt at an environmental centre near Uxbridge. Weekly therapy groups are based on principles of modified…