Rational use of investigations in medicine... NICE publishes new guidance which suggests
- tests from primary care should be communicated to secondary/tertiary centres to avoid unnecessary repeats,…
The world may be getting smaller, but it’s not getting simpler. In the lead up to the Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE) annual conference 2016, we are working to prepare sessions fit…
This is the second of a series of five-yearly assessments of climate change risks and opportunities produced by the Committee on Climate Change for the UK as a whole and also separately for the…
This new report has found that if the U.S. healthcare sector were ranked as a nation, it would be the world's 13th-largest emitter of greenhouse gases, more than all of the UK!!! The study estimates…
Last week saw the 40thCOT Annual Conference in Harrogateand as always it was a great conference, making people excited by what occupational therapy has to offer, and with lots of sustainability…
A Public Health Approach to Mental Health Improvement
The UK’s Faculty of Public Health (FPH) has produced a report: ‘Better Mental Health for All; A public health approach to mental health…
Here's a poem I came up with about sustainability, with a little help from Frances, who prefers to call it a rap!
Just what is sustainable mental health?!
Working in mental health is a difficult…
Eurostat data published online and also discussed in the Lancet sets a staggering prevention challenge for us. One million of the 1.7 million deaths that occured in the under 75s in 2013 might have…
At this year's NHS Sustainability Awards, many deserving NHS Trusts were commended and recognised for their work in the sustainability arena. We were delighted to see University Hospitals Bristol NHS…