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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

Created on
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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Update to Online SusQI Resource - Measuring Impact, Environmental Outcomes

Created on
2 Sep 2024
by
Ayoma Ratnappuli
The 'Environmental outcomes - carbon footprinting for healthcare' document available on SusQI.org under 'Resources' and the 'Step-by-step guide: Step 4 Measure the Impact' has been updated to reflect…
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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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Towards environmentally sustainable healthcare: using quality improvement to deliver a net zero NHS

Created on
27 Aug 2024
by
Catherine Richards
Dear all, East London NHS Foundation Trust (ELFT) recently published this journal article in the British Journal of Healthcare Management about their approach in using QI methodology to deliver…
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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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Submit your SusQI Project for the GHASP Conference

Created on
10 Jul 2024
by
Ayoma Ratnappuli
The Greener Healthcare and Sustainability Project (GHASP) Conference 2024 has a call for abstracts for SusQI Projects. If you are working on something, or supervising a project that you want to share…
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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…
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NICE, BTS, SIGN Asthma Guidance Consultation

Created on
20 Jun 2024
by
Nuala Hampson
The new draft Asthma guideline from NICE, SIGN and BTS is open for consultation until 30.07.24 Please see the draft documents and consultation process at the link below. This is your opportunity to…
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SusQI in asthma care

Created on
18 Jun 2024
by
Nuala Hampson
The Pharmacy SusNet online event at 7pm on Wednesday 19th June will hear from Dr Aarti Bansal from Greener Practice on practical tips for sustainable high quality low carbon asthma care. Pharmacist…