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WANTED: Primary Care Sustainability Case Studies!

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16 Aug 2012
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Isobel Braithwaite
My name’s Isobel Braithwaite and I’m a medical student interested in healthcare sustainability - I’ve recently started an internship at CSH, and would really appreciate your input! Part of what I’m…
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Free carbon literacy e-learning course

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29 Jul 2012
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Heather Baid
I just stumbled across this free e-learning course to improve your carbon literacy and understanding of the greenhouse effect and climate change.The website says it takes about 4 hours although it…
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Welcome to all new SHE members!

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23 Jul 2012
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Dear all,This is to welcome all the new members to this online network for Sustainable Healthcare Education (SHE). The online network replaces the previous email lists and is much better because…
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Are online journals actually greener compared to the print versions?

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22 Jul 2012
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Jayaindra Fernando
There is a general perception that online medical journals have a smaller carbon footprint than its printed version. The financial cost itself follows a similar argument. From this, it can be expected…
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Green Nephrology Awards - open to entries

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19 Jul 2012
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Frances Mortimer
in partnership with NHS Kidney Care Has your kidney unit successfully introduced a green change in the last 3 years? The Green Nephrology Awards celebrate the successes of local kidney services in…
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NHS Forest Needs GPs!

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16 Jul 2012
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The NHS Forest, Incredible Edible Towns and the Yorkshire Ambulance Service are partnering to increase the number of orchards planted on healthcare estates and engaging the community in creating,…
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NHS Forest needs GPs!

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16 Jul 2012
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Admin *
The NHS Forest, Incredible Edible towns, Yorkshire Ambulance service are partnering to increase the number of orchards planted on healthcare estates and engaging the community in creating, maintaining…
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OPPORTUNITY! Green link with quality improvement fellowships - advertising now

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11 Jul 2012
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Frances Mortimer
The previous Green Nephrology fellowships have shown that leading a move to sustainable healthcare is a great educational opportunity for an individual, as well as being an exciting project to be…
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Disruption as opportunity

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10 Jul 2012
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Toby Hillman
David Pencheon has been quoted recently as seeing opportunity in the disruption caused by the passing of the Health and Social Care Act. With new commissioning groups forming, priorities and visions…
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Article n the Guardian on pharmaceutical waste in the NHS

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4 Jul 2012
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Mark Rhodes
Not sure whether people have seen this article in the Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2012/jul/03/prescription-medicine-unused?INTCMP=SRCH Regards, Mark