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RCPCH webinar: Upskilling child health professionals to talk about air pollution

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28 Aug 2024
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Emily Parker
Air pollution is the second leading risk factor for death in children under the age of five. In 2017-19, an estimated 7% ofpaediatricasthma admissions in London were linked to spikes in air pollution.…
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RCPCH Webinar - Air Pollution and Child Health Advocacy

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13 Jun 2024
by
Emily Parker
Air Pollution and Child Health Advocacy - webinar | RCPCH 27th June, 13.00pm - 14.00pm The first webinar in our upcoming 'clean air and child health' series will be on Air Pollution Advocacy for…
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Calling all paediatric healthcare professionals - invitation to join new clean air network

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25 Apr 2024
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Emily Parker
Introducing the RCPCH Clean Air Network, an initiative aimed at addressing the threat of air pollution to children and young people's health. Join the RCPCH’s new Clean Air Network to access…
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Greener AHP Week: Greener Theatres

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18 Apr 2024
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Jacqueline Gordon
There are lots of sessions relevant to all in Greener AHP week including Greener NHS Net Zero Clinical Transformation launch on Monday 22nd 3pm & Making Greener food choices easy for in/out…
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Embedding sustainability into paediatric governance

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3 Apr 2024
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Emma Vittery
Hi all - I am hoping to support our Trust's neonatal team to embed sustainability into governance and practice, through our Trust's 10 step sustainability framework that our fab sustainability…
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HQIP sustainability hero award

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27 Mar 2024
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Emma Vittery
As part of HQIPs clinical audit hero awards which are now open, there is a sustainability section for all audit/ improvement work with a sustainability focus. Deadline is 5th May with full details in…
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CASCADES Publishes Sustainable Occupational Therapy Playbook

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25 Mar 2024
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Ben Whittaker
CASCADES (Creating a Sustainable Canadian Health System in a Climate Crisis) have published the Sustainable Occupational Therapy playbook, which is available here. This playbook provides background…
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Reducing un-necessary laboratory testing in critical care

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17 Mar 2024
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Sam Clark
Does anyone have experience they can share in this remit? Looking at reducing our 'routine' blood testing for critical care patients, including daily CRP, Amylase, Coagulation Screens etc. Thanks in…
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buccal midazolam prescribing

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21 Feb 2024
by
Fraser Scott
2 prongs to this idea 1. reduce prescritions for new patients who don't need it 2. review existing patients who have buccal midazolam: do they still need it; or could it be swapped to epistatus…
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Air pollution and asthma: Sadiq Khan apology to mother of Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah

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2 Feb 2024
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Emma Vittery
Ella, who died on February 15, 2013, from a fatal asthma attack, was the first person in the world to have air pollution listed as a cause of death on her death certificate. At an event at City…