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OTnews article: A Greener Future

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Resource created Fri, 2020-11-20 08:16 by Ben Whittaker Featured resource

OTnews article by Ben Whittaker and Sonia Roschnik exploring sustainable healthcare, with examples of sustainable occupational therapy practice. 

RCOT members can view issues of OTnews here: www.rcot.co.uk/news/otnews

OTnews. 28(11): pp.24-27
November, 2020
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Greener Practice website

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Resource created Mon, 2020-06-15 07:46 in the Sustainable Primary Care network by Frances Mortimer Featured resource

A resource created by a group of GPs, medical students and others to engage the primary care community towards Greener Practice: actions that improve the health of both people and planet.

June, 2020
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Green Nephrology review article

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Resource created Wed, 2020-02-26 18:02 in the Green Nephrology network by Frances Mortimer Featured resource

John Agar and Katherine Barraclough have produced a fantastic review looking at the impacts of environmental change on kidney health as well as the environmental damage caused by kidney services (especially dialysis) and strategies to mitigate this. 

Nature Reviews Nephrology
February, 2020
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Please can you complete our survey on reducing desflurane/nitrous oxide?

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Post created Wed, 2020-02-19 12:56 in the Sustainable Operating Theatres network by Charlotte Holbrook Featured post

We are keen to get a snapshot of how people are trying to reduce the use of desflurane and nitrous oxide in their workplace. 

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New GP contract incentivises lower carbon inhalers

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Post created Thu, 2020-02-13 20:52 by Frances Mortimer Featured post

The new GP contract published last week includes a new incentive to encourage lower carbon inhalers.

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BDJ Sustainable Dentistry section

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Resource created Wed, 2019-10-09 07:07 in the Dental Susnet network by Frances Mortimer Featured resource

This collection of papers from the British Dental Journalexplores how dentistry can be carried out more sustainably and covers topics including procurement, climate change, waste disposal, energy use and biodiversity.

British Dental Journal
May, 2019
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RCGP Green Impact for Health toolkit

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Resource created Fri, 2019-10-04 22:12 in the Sustainable Primary Care network by Frances Mortimer Featured resource

A toolkit to help general practices improve their sustainability and environmental impact, and reduce their practice expenses.

RCGP and SOS
October, 2014
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Green Inhaler website

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Resource created Mon, 2019-09-16 10:19 by Frances Mortimer Featured resource

This patient- and clinician-facing website gives guidance on choosing inhalers with lower environmental impact - something which is now included in the BTS asthma guidelines.

Dr Alex Wilkinson
September, 2019
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New BTS asthma guidelines encourage use of low-GWP inhalers

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Resource created Wed, 2019-07-31 16:36 by Frances Mortimer Featured resource

Section 8.6 of the new BTS/SIGN Guideline for the management of asthma highlights the environmental impact of metered dose inhalers (pMDI) and recommends that inhalers with low global-warming potential (GWP) should be used when likely to be equally effective.

British Thoracic Society
July, 2019
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Asthma UK inhaler videos

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Resource created Thu, 2019-07-18 10:58 by Frances Mortimer Featured resource

Are you confident in teaching patients how to use their inhalers? The first step in improving environmental sustainability of inhaler use is to ensure that people use the correct technique to get the drug to where it is needed. 

Asthma UK
July, 2019
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Teaching and learning of sustainable healthcare in the medical education curriculum

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Resource created Thu, 2019-06-27 13:40 in the Education for Sustainable Healthcare network by Stefi Barna Featured resource

Congratulations and thanks to SanYuMay for this extremely helpful article summarising current knowledge on how sustainable healthcare can be incorporated into the medical curriculum.

Free downloads are available via the green PDF button on the link below.

Medical Teacher
June, 2019
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Green Impact for Dentists

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Resource created Thu, 2019-04-25 11:59 in the Dental Susnet network by Charlotte Bonner Featured resource

Green Impact is a sustainability accreditation scheme with an audit and awards element designed specifically for dental practices. It’s an international programme, recognised by UNESCO as a global laureate for education for sustainable development.

March, 2019
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NICE encourages use of greener asthma inhalers

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Post created Thu, 2019-04-25 10:19 by Frances Mortimer Featured post

"People with asthma will be helped to choose the inhaler that is best for them, and best for the environment, by a new patient decision aid from NI

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Sustainable Dentistry: How-to Guide for Dental Practices

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Resource created Wed, 2019-01-30 17:40 in the Dental Susnet network by Frances Mortimer Featured resource

The Centre for Sustainable Healthcare, with funding from Health Education England, has developed a free-to-access Guide for improving the sustainability of a dental practice.

Centre for Sustainable Healthcare
January, 2019
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Sustainable Healthcare Education case studies 2016-17

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Resource created Thu, 2018-07-26 14:32 in the Education for Sustainable Healthcare network by Frances Mortimer Featured resource

Case studies from 2016/17 onwards from eight medical and health professional schools in the UK, Brazil and USA.

Centre for Sustainable Healthcare & Healthy Planet UK
July, 2018
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