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The Royal College of Ophthalmologists/Bausch and Lomb Sustainability Prize 8 January 2019

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4 Jan 2019
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Beth Barnes
Submit an abstract for the 2019 RCOphth Annual Congress. Prize awards include The Royal College of Ophthalmology/ Bausch and Lomb Sustainability Prize. A prize for sustainability of £200 will be…
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Mobile Health: Potential for Better Health and Good Environmental Outcomes

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3 Jan 2019
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Andriele Madison
This week’s highlight project is the Virtual Glaucoma Surveillance Clinic carried out by the Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust. This project offers a unique approach to curbing the high demand for…
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Referrals to Comprehensive Ophthalmology and Potential for Improvements in Efficiency

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18 Dec 2018
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Andriele Madison
Due to increases in the demand forophthalmology services,providers have been overburdened with referrals. Understanding how referral networks currentlywork can be an important tool toward reducing…
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Call for Submissions: Special Issue in RCR on Sustainable Healthcare

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12 Dec 2018
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Cassandra Thiel
The journal Resources, Conservation and Recycling is lookingfor original papers (research, case studies, review articles) on sustainable healthcare, to be submitted before June 1, 2019. For more…
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Acid concentrate dilution

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29 Nov 2018
by
Fraser Gilmour
From the sustainability session discussions at the recent ART conference it was identified that there are still a significant number of UK trusts using 1:34 dilution acidinstead of the stronger and…
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"Can a Whisper become a Roar" A call to action for the healthcare community

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15 Nov 2018
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James Szymankiewicz
"As clinicians we are taught to value evidence based interventions that benefit health and wellbeing. We look for the causes of disease and aim to change behaviour to improve outcomes. We have a…
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Sustainability sessions at the Association of Renal Technologists Conference 2018

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18 Oct 2018
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Fraser Gilmour
Great presentation by Dr Frances Mortimer at the recent ART conference in Grantham on the challenges we face to reduce our impact on resourceswhen providing healthcare and the work the green…
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International Green Nephrology

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17 Oct 2018
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Frances Mortimer
The International Society of Nephrology (ISN) has expressed an interest in supporting collective efforts to improve the environmental sustainability of kidney care. This could…
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New examples from kidney units needed!

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18 Sep 2018
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Frances Mortimer
Dear kidney teams and patients, I have been invited to run a session at the Association for Renal Technicians' conference in October 2018. I will be presenting examples of green practice from…
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Calling all Q members (Health Foundation) with a passion for sustainability

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12 Sep 2018
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Chantelle Rizan
Calling all sustainability friends… are you a Q member (Health Foundation)? We are pleased to announce we have just started a new Sustainability Specialist Interest group- please do join us…