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RCPCH webinar: Upskilling child health professionals to talk about air pollution

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28 Aug 2024
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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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Sustainability in Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment

Created on
1 Aug 2024
by
Nuala Hampson
Has anyone been involved in or aware of including sustainability considerations into localPharmaceutical Needs Assessments? Any examples or relevant resources would be…
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Coming soon - Green Maternity challenge

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16 Jul 2024
by
Alice Clack
Applications for the first UK Green Maternity challenge will be launched on the 24th of July and 6 teams will be mentored to undertake Sustainability in Quality Improvement projects within the field…
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"Simple changes to make the air cleaner" blog and Clean Air Calculator

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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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Recording of latest Women's Health sustainability event: Sustainability in NHS procurement and resource us - solutions and dilemmas

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12 Jul 2024
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Alice Clack
Please watch and share this recording of the latest Women's Health Sustainability network event. Please note I will re-share once fully edited and uploaded to you-tube but for now the recording can be…
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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

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20 Jun 2024
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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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'Only Order What You Need' - NHS Dorset's patient education campaign to reduce waste, £ & environmental impact.

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18 Jun 2024
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Tracy Lyons-Blake
NHS Dorset ICBs 'Only Order What You Need' (OOWYN) campaign was a system wide programme to increase patient empowerment, and consequently reduce unnecessary primary care medicines prescribing in…
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SusQI in asthma care

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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…
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British Thoracic Societry Position Statement on Sustainability and the Environment: Climate Change and Lung Health

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16 Jun 2024
by
Jennifer Nixon
The British Thoracic Society (BTS) recently published a "Position Statement on Sustainability and the Environment: Climate Change and Lung Health". The BTS explains that this statement "...sets out…