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Greener Inhalers for the UK

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13 Jun 2012
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Rachel Stancliffe
The Centre's Sustainable Respiratory Care group will lead research on why the UK continues to use inhalers with a much higher carbon footprint than other European countries. 25,000 people a year die…
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SHE Network (medical schools) - June 2012 update

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12 Jun 2012
by
Frances Mortimer
Update on SHE Network activities in 2011-12 - including award of HEA grant, GMC liaison, draft curriculum consultation, conference presentations and workshops, publications by SHE members. Download…
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Cost-Effective and Sustainable Surgery

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12 Jun 2012
by
Ingeborg Steinbach
The Association of Surgeons in Great Britain and the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland have published a Consensus Statement on Cost-effective and Sustainable Surgery. The statement is based on …
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Dialysis heat exchangers - June update

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12 Jun 2012
by
Frances Mortimer
The Green Nephrology Programme successfully bid for funding for the Heat Exchangers project from 10:10 in 2011. The objective is to save energy and carbon in kidney care by encouraging retrofitting of…
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Training sustainably

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7 Jun 2012
by
Shara Paulo
If you are involved in teaching or training, or would like to influence the future GP workforce in areas concerning sustainability, you might find the following link to the Severn Deanery website…
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Bike Week 16-24 June

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7 Jun 2012
by
Frances Mortimer
June has arrived and this month's green theme is... cycling. Bike Week 2012 is running from 16-24 June this year and it would be great if kidney units could take part. The main aim is to encourage…
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Could ophthalmology be the next green specialty?

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6 Jun 2012
by
Frances Mortimer
The concept of "Carbon Sustainable Ophthalmology" was explored on 15th May at a satellite meeting of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists. The event was organised by specialist trainee Aditi Das…
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Help needed with OT case study template

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28 May 2012
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Frances Mortimer
Dear OT Susnet friends,we would like to follow in the footsteps of the Green Nephrology network and start a case library of OT Susnet case studies - to share experiences of making OT departments run…
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Bristol's Naked bike ride, Cycling as a GP, Bike Week

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21 May 2012
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Annie Elkins
I am currently researching a project into the benefits, barriers and practicalities of cycling to work and home visits as a GP. Please let me know your stories if you are a cycling GP.... I would love…
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Productive General Practice

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21 May 2012
by
Sally Aston
Have you heard about the ‘Productive General Practice'?This is a programme from the NHS Institute which aims to support general practices in realising internal efficiencies, while maintaining quality…