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Green building week

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16 Sep 2013
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Check out this article published in Metro, which gives very interesting statistics for how a green working space can improve your creativity, productivity and…
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What does it look like?

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2 Sep 2013
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Sustainability means many different things to many different people. Most people struggle to understand what it looks like. Prince Charles is big on it. Banks talk about it. Large multi-nationals put…
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Examining the role of OT- survey results

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30 Aug 2013
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Julie Dorsey
Hello everyone! First I wanted to say thank you for all of the great resources that have been shared on this site, especially the recent flurry from the COT conference. It is exciting to hear all…
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Don't forget to register for the Green Nephrology Summit on 25 September

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29 Aug 2013
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Frances Mortimer
Don't forget to register for the Green Nephrology Summit, taking place at Guy's Hospital in London on Wednesday 25th September. This is the yearly get-together of the Green Nephrology Network,…
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Linking energy saving to patient experience

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29 Aug 2013
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Frances Mortimer
Interesting to see this case study from Barts - lots of money saved by simple energy saving, but staff only changed behaviour after the link to patient experience was made, e.g. close doors to improve…
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BMA Students' Conference Passes Climate Change Resolution

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22 Aug 2013
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Alice Inman
Anna Watkinson-Powell has written a great blog on the Climate and Health Council Website describing the run up to the student's passing a climate change resolution. No 1 is for the inclusion of…
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About the Green Nephrology Network

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21 Aug 2013
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Frances Mortimer
What will kidney care look like in 10 or 15 years’ time, when carbon rationing is re-shaping the NHS? Will patients still travel three times a week to access dialysis, or cover hundreds of miles to…
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College of Occupational Therapists 37th Annual Conference, Glasgow SECC

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17 Aug 2013
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Ben Whittaker
College of Occupational Therapists 37th Annual Conference, Glasgow SECC These reflections on the COT Annual Conference in Glasgow have been delayed by me having had to take some unexpected time off…
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Improving Chances of Graft Survival

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13 Aug 2013
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William Beale
Improving Chances We have a theory that the food waste containers we have in our kitchens are a breeding and incubation area for nasty bacteria that is harmful to patients with a low immune…
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Start of RCPsych Research Fellowship in Sustainability

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13 Aug 2013
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This is my first blog as the Royal College of Psychiatrists Research Fellow in Sustainability.The announcement of my appointment to this fellowship was made in April’s edition of the RCPsych…