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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…
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1 week until our next Sustainable Respiratory Care 'sharing hour' - How can a visual guide support high quality and low carbon asthma reviews?

Created on
23 Apr 2024
by
Jennifer Nixon
This time next week, we'll be discussing what we can focus on during asthma reviews with our patients. What will help them understand their condition better, take their preventer inhaler, and use the…
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Call for papers on Sustainable Medicine Use

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22 Apr 2024
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Nuala Hampson
Call for papers for a special themed issue of the International Journal of Pharmacy Practice on the climate, nature and pollution crises and how more sustainable medicines use can make a…
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Greener AHP Week: Greener Theatres

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18 Apr 2024
by
Jacqueline Gordon
There are lots of sessions relevant to all in Greener AHP week including Greener NHS Net Zero Clinical Transformation launch on Monday 22nd 3pm & Making Greener food choices easy for in/out…
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CASCADES Publishes Sustainable Occupational Therapy Playbook

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25 Mar 2024
by
Ben Whittaker
CASCADES (Creating a Sustainable Canadian Health System in a Climate Crisis) have published the Sustainable Occupational Therapy playbook, which is available here. This playbook provides background…
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Recycling schemes for CPAP packaging.

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22 Mar 2024
by
Madeleine Fairweather
As a physiologist I play a significant role in delivering the CPAP service at my Trust. Quite frankly it is terribly wasteful and so for my first post I would like to pose a question: “does anyone…
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Reducing un-necessary laboratory testing in critical care

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17 Mar 2024
by
Sam Clark
Does anyone have experience they can share in this remit? Looking at reducing our 'routine' blood testing for critical care patients, including daily CRP, Amylase, Coagulation Screens etc. Thanks in…
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Disposable vapes ban - an environmental good news story!

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7 Feb 2024
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Jennifer Nixon
There aren't many environmental good news stories at the moment, so I wanted to highlight a recent one, which will also have huge health benefits, especially for respiratory health. Following the…
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Critical Care Susnet - sustainability fellows

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21 Jan 2024
by
Heather Baid
Critical Care Susnet Networking event 8 Feb 2024 2pm-3pm Registration here Theme - critical care sustainability fellowships. Rhea Conn, Imogen Stringer and James Dalton will share…
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Call for new co-leads for the Respiratory Care Sustainability Network

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16 Jan 2024
by
Jennifer Nixon
We are seeking 1-2 new co-leads for the Respiratory Care Sustainability Network. We are keen to have co-leads representing the whole multi-disciplinary respiratory team, so are particularly keen to…