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Pharmaceutical pollution

Created on
9 Mar 2022
by
Bethan Davies
Good resource on pharmaceutical pollution - public bodies in Scotland working together to reduce pharmaceutical pollution in the environment. https://ohbp.org/ This is an environmental cost that…
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Association between greenspace and blood pressure: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Created on
24 Jan 2022
by
Jacqueline Cutting
This new review shows a positive link between greenspace and blood pressure. Meta-analysis showed a decrease in blood pressure and risk of hypertension in a greater greenspace living…
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UK attitudes towards waste in cataract surgery

Created on
20 Oct 2021
by
Aijing Wang
Cataract surgery is the most commonly performed surgery in the world and the UK. Therefore, there are a number of papers looking at carbon footprint of cataract surgery and ways to reduce it. In…
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WSO webinar - environment and stroke

Created on
13 Oct 2021
by
Bethan Davies
Upcoming WSO webinaron effects of climate change on stroke and opportunities for stroke prevention - should be well worth watching. With previous WSO webinars, if you have registered, you can watch…
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CFMS HEART: NATIONAL REPORT ON PLANETARY HEALTH EDUCATION 2021

Created on
13 Sep 2021
by
Heather Baid
The Canadian Federation of Medical Students Health and Environment Adaptive Reponse Task Force recently released this report: CFMS HEART: National Report on Planetary Health Education…
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Climate Change Urgency and Action webinar series

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8 Sep 2021
by
Heather Baid
The Intensive Care Society has a fantastic lineup of speakers for a weekly lunchtime (one hour) webinar series called Climate Change Urgency and…
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Ideas for carbon reduction in a stroke service?

Created on
27 Aug 2021
by
Rustam Al-Shahi Salman
Help! I'm applying to my local NHS carbon reinvestment fund for a pathfinder project to scope ways that carbon and cost can be reduced in the stroke service. Has anyone quantified major targets for…
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Delivering outpatient clinics remotely

Created on
3 Jul 2021
by
Bethan Davies
NHS planning guidance includes a target of25% of outpatient activity beingdelivered remotely by telephone or video consultation. This would have benefits in terms of carbon and air pollution…
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Sustainable Healthcare Reading List

Created on
25 Jun 2021
by
Jennifer Strong
Hi all, I work in the sustainability team for my Trust and I'm collaborating with our libraries to curate a sustainable healthcare reading list for them to promote in the coming months on the run up…
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Talking about air pollution

Created on
10 Jun 2021
by
Bethan Davies
Should we be talking to our patients about air pollution? Does anyone have experience of doing this routinely when addressing other stroke risk…