The GMC consultation on changes to Good Medical Practice guidelines closes on the 20th July. Please take the time to respond to this.Take part in the Good medical practice consultation - GMC…
Exciting news! We’re hosting our first networking event on Tuesday 13th September,7-8pm BST.
We’d love to meet with anyone working in SLT (anywhere in the world!) who has an interest in…
The GMC is currently consulting on updates to the Good medical practice guidelines which will then be fixed for another five years. Given the urgency of acting on the climate crisis we therefore need…
I recently came across this chart from the World Health Organisation (in their Environmentally sustainable health systems: a strategic document), and it got me thinking… what can I do? When thinking…
I joined the SLT Sustainability Network last year, and have been working hard to improve the sustainability of my practice since then, sharing ideas with my colleagues when I can, and I feel good…
Professionalism and Sustainability
For the first time our professional body, RCSLT has mentioned sustainability in its 5 year strategy.
Among its declaration of commitments the RSCSLT now…
Many of us have been involved in a quality improvement (QI) project at some point. This project is likely to have reported data and outcomes, particularly the benefits to patients. But did it mention…
This series of recommendations launched by UK climate and health experts (Grantham Institute, Imperial College London, Institute of Global Health Innovation, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust,…
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…
Have you seen that RCSLT have a new page on their website about sustainability and the environment? Check it out (we even get a mention!)
https://www.rcslt.org/about-us/rcslt-and-the-environment/