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Your support is essential to help the NHS reach its Net Zero goal!

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28 Oct 2024
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Ane Lund Ringen
Join the campaign to make plant-based meals the default option in NHS facilities. The program’s first milestone was achieved by reaching Timothy Radcliffe, Net Zero Food Programme Manager, and his…
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Adding air pollution to your trust's risk register?

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27 Oct 2024
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Jennifer Nixon
Has anyone successfully added air pollution (outdoor, indoor, or both) to their trust's risk register. I've started looking into doing this after attending a trust board meeting where I learnt that…
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Tackling a throwaway healthcare economy

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25 Oct 2024
by
Greta Hughson
“I’ve made a few changes in the hospital I work in, and we estimate an annual saving of about a quarter of a million pounds. If nothing else, we can’t afford not to be green.” Single-use products…
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International Plastics Treaty

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22 Oct 2024
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Amy Manning
Plastics, the chemicals they are made of and the fossil fuels that produce them are harming human health. Healthcare is contributing to the evolving human and planetary health crisis, we need to turn…
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Please book for our Health Sector Roundtable (Round 2) next week!

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21 Oct 2024
by
Clare Dias
BOOK HERE In July, experts from across the health sector joined together in a whiteboarding session to discuss processes for understanding and managing climate risk to the health system, local and…
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Re-usable patient warming blankets

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21 Oct 2024
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Jennifer Nixon
Does anyone have any experience of re-usable patient warming blankets (as opposed to the disposable type eg "Bair Hugger"TM)? Our procurement team have asked me to look into this, but mentioned that…
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Sustainable Respiratory Care Sharing Hour - Digital interventions to decarbonise asthma care

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19 Oct 2024
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Jennifer Nixon
The Sustainable Respiratory Care Network team are back with our next 'sharing hour' on Tues 12thNov, 12-1pm. You can book your (free!) place…
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Infection control and risk assessment for live plants in hospital waiting rooms

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8 Oct 2024
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Katie Fisher
Hi there, I am looking at introducing live plants into a hospital waiting room in order to brighten the space, create a talking point and gain the benefits of nature viewing for patients waiting…
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GreenTech in Healthcare Call - Ireland

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7 Oct 2024
by
Nuala Hampson
Health Innovation Hub Ireland (HIHI), with the HSE and the Irish College of GPs are launching a national first -GreenTechin Healthcare call.This callis searching for innovative products and services…
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One Health Ethics and the Ethics of Zoonoses: A Silent Call for Global Action

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26 Sep 2024
by
Jeyver Rodriguez
🌍 New article published: In my new article in Veterinary Sciences MDPI, I explore how One Health ethics can address the global challenges of zoonoses and why global ethical action is urgent. Find…