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Interest in the e-learning module at the European Association of Dental Public Health Annual Conference 2016!

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17 Oct 2016
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Devika Vadher
Delivering a poster and oral presentation on development of the e-learning module "An introduction to sustainable dentistry and measuring carbon in healthcare" generated interest from the wider…
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£2.2 billion public health payoff from green spaces

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23 Sep 2016
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The Centre for Sustainable Healthcare welcomes a study, reported in the journal “Preventative Medicine”, which has calculated that the public purse benefits to the tune of £2.2 billion each year, from…
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BDJ In Practice Interview Feature

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24 Aug 2016
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Devika Vadher
Divya and I are happy to announce our interview on Sustainable dental practice has been published in the latest issue of BDJ In Practice! The interview feature can be found electronically by…
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Feasibility study into resource management in the dental practice

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25 Jul 2016
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Devika Vadher
A paper published in the BDJ, exploring knowledge and attitudes to sustainability amongst the dental team offers an interesting read and insight into staff behaviour with regards to "reduce, reuse and…
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Making your dental practice green

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23 Jun 2016
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Divya Verma
Check this article out on ways to make your dental practice more sustainable: http://www.nature.com/articles/bdjteam2016101
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Physical inactivity: economic costs to NHS clinical commissioning groups

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28 May 2016
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This short report from Public Health England provides analysis based on NHS England's 2010 to 2014 programme budgeting data. It looks at population attributable fractions for ischaemic heart disease,…
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Green Ward teams show impact of clinical sustainability projects

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4 May 2016
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Frances Mortimer
On NHS Sustainability Day 2016, clinical teams at two Trusts showed what can be achieved at ward and department level to improve sustainability. Taking part in CSH’s Green Ward Competition, teams…
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UK health services unprepared for climate change, warns major new health alliance

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30 Mar 2016
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Frances Mortimer
UK health services are currently unprepared for the risks posed by climate change, warns a major newhealth alliancelaunching today. In an unprecedented move, the heads of the UK’s leading health…
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Minamata Convention confirms amalgam to be gradually phased out

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25 Feb 2016
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Divya Verma
The final ratification of the Minamata Convention on Mercury has beenagreedconfirmingthat individual nations can work gradually to scale down the use of amalgam.The Convention is aninternational…
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Health sector hits first target in combating climate change - SDU report

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28 Jan 2016
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Frances Mortimer
The health sector is over the first hurdle in the race to reach carbon reduction targets and help limit the effects of climate change. A report from the Sustainable Development Unit shows the NHS…