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NEW Climate Smart Community

Created on
5 Mar 2024
by
Owain Vivian
Are you interested in sustainability and what you can do to make your work or practice more sustainable? Have you undertaken sustainable healthcare or carbon literacy training with HEIW or elsewhere?…
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Notes from our networking event on 22nd Feb

Created on
5 Mar 2024
by
Kerry Atchison
Thank you to all who attended the Art, Music and Drama Therapy Susnet networking event last Thursday! And a big thank you to our speaker, Sarah Garland who spoke to us about Greener AHP Week…
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Being a Therapist in a Time of Climate Breakdown

Created on
5 Mar 2024
by
Judith Anderson
Coming soon:https://www.routledge.com/Being-a-Therapist-in-a-Time-of-Climate-Breakdown/Anderson-Staunton-OGorman-Hickman/p/book/9781032565606
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The mental health of people displaced by climate change

Created on
5 Mar 2024
by
Rachael Ward
Aneventhosted last week by the Mental Health and Psycho-Social Support (MHPSS) Research Network at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) explored the mental health and…
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Teledentistry

Created on
1 Mar 2024
by
Tony Smith
I attended a course on sustainability in dentistry. While there are minor gains in the reduction of nitrous oxide, and understanding why plastic toothbrushes are more sustainable than Bamboo ones, the…
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Approximate financial cost of environmental harm to global economies

Created on
1 Mar 2024
by
Melissa Pegg
Hi Colleagues, As the title suggests, I know there are estimates for specific country settings regarding financial costs (economic damage) attributed to environmental harm. If anyone has a…
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International Day of the midwife climate webinar

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29 Feb 2024
by
Alice Clack
I have just noticed this event being held by The Royal College of Midwives to celebrate the international day of the midwife on Sunday the 5th May. Talk Theme: Midwives: a vital climate…
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March Carbon Footprinting for Healthcare Course

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29 Feb 2024
by
Rosie Hillson
Spaces left on our March Carbon Footprinting for Healthcare course! This is a carbon literacy course for health professionals, quality improvement leads, healthcare administrators, sustainability…
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Questions or themes? for SusQI Academy forum 20th March 2pm-3:30pm

Created on
29 Feb 2024
by
Catherine Richards
Dear Academy members, We look forward to seeing you on Wednesday 20th March 2-3:30pm for the next forum Please let us know by replying here if you have anything specific you'd like to ask,…
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British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology: The carbon footprint of different modes of birth in the UK and the Netherlands: An exploratory study using life cycle assessment

Created on
29 Feb 2024
by
Elizabeth Murphy
Recently published article in BJOG, comments welcome. Birth is common (~140 M births/year worldwide) and, in many countries, a caesarean birth is the commonest major surgical procedure. The…