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Less than 1 week until our next event

Created on
6 Nov 2024
by
Jennifer Nixon
It's less than week until our next 'sharing hour' on Tues 12thNov, 12-1pm. You can book your free place here:https://buytickets.at/centreforsustainablehealthcareltd/1437109 We'll be hearing from…
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Sleep/CPAP Innovation Project

Created on
5 Nov 2024
by
Madeleine Fairweather
I am currently looking at the referral process for the sleep service at my Trust. As part of an innovation project I am aiming to introduce a preventative medicine approach which encourages weight…
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Adding air pollution to your trust's risk register?

Created on
27 Oct 2024
by
Jennifer Nixon
Has anyone successfully added air pollution (outdoor, indoor, or both) to their trust's risk register. I've started looking into doing this after attending a trust board meeting where I learnt that…
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Optimising asthma reviews

Created on
23 Oct 2024
by
Aarti Bansal
Check out this very practical BMJ article "Optimising inhaled therapies in asthma" in our resource section. Useful for anyone working with patients with asthma. Especially in primary care.
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Sustainable Respiratory Care Sharing Hour - Digital interventions to decarbonise asthma care

Created on
19 Oct 2024
by
Jennifer Nixon
We're back with our next 'sharing hour' on Tues 12thNov, 12-1pm. You can book your (free!) place here:https://buytickets.at/centreforsustainablehealthcareltd/1437109 We'll hear from Lynn Elsey,…
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Animal agriculture, air pollution & respiratory health

Created on
17 Oct 2024
by
Laura-Jane Smith
Did you know that raising animals for food produces large volumes of air pollution? The government's own reports state that "Methane and non-methane volatile organic compounds (VOC) are emitted by…
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Call for group members: Task and Finish Group: BTS Sustainability Toolkit for Respiratory Professionals

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26 Sep 2024
by
Jennifer Nixon
The British Thoracic Society (BTS) is calling for applicants to join a task and finish group to develop a BTS Sustainability Toolkit for Respiratory Professionals. Following the publication of…
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RCPCH webinar: Upskilling child health professionals to talk about air pollution

Created on
28 Aug 2024
by
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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"Simple changes to make the air cleaner" blog and Clean Air Calculator

Created on
12 Jul 2024
by
Jennifer Nixon
A recent UKHACC bulletin signposted to this blog, and associated clean air calculator. I thought they might be useful to network members, both as individuals, and to sign-post patients and colleagues…
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South East London Inhaler Recycling Pilot Launched

Created on
8 Jul 2024
by
Minna Eii
South East London inhaler recycling pilot has now launched and the participating sites can be found on the web page…