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Final programme released for Transforming Mental Health and Dementia Provision with the Natural Environment conference

We're pleased to release our final programme for the upcoming "Transforming Mental Health and Dementia Provision with the Natural Environment" conf

Green and Healthy Marston

Thanks to a grant from Big Lottery's 'Awards for All' and the generosity of several other donors, The Centre for Sustainable Healthcare has coordin

COP22 Conference on Climate and Health Care- Marrakech, November 14

As world leaders convene in Marrakech to map out strategies to achieve the climate goals agreed upon in Paris, Health Care Without Harm and The Moh

Conference: Transforming Mental Health and Dementia Provision with the Natural Environment

LAST FEW DAYS AT EARLY BIRD RATE!

£2.2 billion public health payoff from green spaces

The Centre for Sustainable Healthcare welcomes a study, reported in the journal “Preventative Medicine”, which has calculated that the public purse

Saving Lives with Solar: NHS Community Energy Scheme

The University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM) would like to invite you to become involved in our truly unique and sustainable Communi

Research Project on Reducing Demand for Energy and Travel in Hospitals

Hello all!

New analysis on anticipated effects of climate change on the UK

This is the second of a series of five-yearly assessments of climate change risks and opportunities produced by the Committee on Climate Change for

40th COT Annual Conference

Last week saw the 40th COT Annual Conference in Harrogate and a

Physical inactivity: economic costs to NHS clinical commissioning groups

This short report from Public Health England provides analysis based on NHS England's 2010 to 2014 programme budgeting data. It looks at popu

Green Ward teams show impact of clinical sustainability projects

On NHS Sustainability Day 2016, clinical teams at two Trusts showed what can be achieved at ward and department level to improve sustainability.

UK health services unprepared for climate change, warns major new health alliance

UK health services are currently unprepared for the risks posed by climate change, warns a major new health alliance launching today.

Mental Health and Education...

Mental Health and Education resource under threat.

CCG case studies on prevention and early diagnosis

NHS Clinical Commissioners have launched a new publication: Delivering a healthier future: How CCGs are leading the way on prevention and early diagnosis.

NHS Clinical Commissioners

January, 2016

Health sector hits first target in combating climate change - SDU report

The health sector is over the first hurdle in the race to reach carbon reduction targets and help limit the effects of climate change.

Happy New Year 2016!

The start of a new year is a time for standing back and seeing a broader perspective, and for those of us working in health, this includes thinking about how we can improve the health of our patients and the general public, and at the same time make healthcare more sustainable.

Mental health outcomes of using waterways

The Centre for Sustainable Healthcare is delighted to announce the start of a new project with the Canal & River Trust, the charity which cares for 2,000 miles of waterway in England and Wales.

How cycling could help the Paris talks change the world

Impressive carbon reductions possible from EU-wide adoption of Denmark-style cycling policies - and of course there would be a great health go

My own contribution to the green movement

As a consultant general surgeon in Sri Lanka, always found time to pursue hobbies of wildlife and painting.

Tackling Childhood Obesity in West Yorkshire: The role of nature and the outdoors

CSH and the Ecosystems Knowledge Network are holding a workshop on the 25th November in partnership with South Pennines LNP. The workshop aims to bring about effective working relationships between local organisations in the health sector and those who can deliver improved access to the natural outdoors in Bradford and Airedale Districts to tackle childhood obesity.

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The environmental footprint of health care: a global assessment

Background: Health-care services are necessary for sustaining and improving human wellbeing, yet they have an environmental footprint that contributes to environment-related threats to human health.

July, 2020

Recording: National Allied Health Professions Sustainability Webinar

This is a recording of the AHP Sustainability webinar from June 18th 2020, part of the National Allied Health Professions fornightly webinar series.

June, 2020

Utilizing off-the-shelf LCA methods to develop a ‘triple bottom line’ auditing tool for global cataract surgical services

The cataract surgery audit tool ‘Eyefficiency’ was designed to identify opportunities for sites to minimize the footprint of cataract surgical services and to increase access to cataract surgery for patients worldwide.

May, 2020

Prescribing Movement resource

This toolkit gives you everything you need for a 1 minute, 5 minute and even more minute conversation, complete with step-by-step guides, behavioural change insights and all the evidence to back it up.

Moving Medicine

January, 2020

How to … provide tasty, healthy and environmentally friendly hospital meals

A guide for hospital trusts' hotel services, procurement teams and caterers to provide more sustainable food.

Centre for Sustainable Healthcare

October, 2009

Triple Bottom Line Analysis of Eye Motility Services at Moorfields Eye Hospital and its Satellite Clinics

The study analyses the impact of service provision at different locations on health outcomes, cost of service, carbon emissions and patients and their families.

Centre for Sustainable Healthcare

June, 2018

Making Sense of Social Prescription

The University of Westminster has published an excellent explanatory document on social prescription. It's a fantastic end to end resource with explanations of terminology, structures, different types of social prescription, and referral examples.

August, 2017

Too much medicine: insights and explanations from economic theory and research

I hope this might be interesting to some members, this article reports on work we have been doing to look at overuse in health care as a form of overconsumption, and examines health care overuse from the perspectives of ecological economics and sustainable consumption (amongst other economic pers

January, 2017

MH Service Sustainability Review Framework

This framework has been developed as a practical tool for service development or commissioning of sustainable mental health services.

Centre for Sustainable Healthcare, Royal College of Psychiatrists

March, 2017

Sustainability in Quality Improvement learning resources

Sustainability has been recognised as a domain of quality in healthcare, and building it into quality improvement (QI) is a practical way to drive incremental change towards a more ethical, sustainable health system.

Centre for Sustainable Healthcare

March, 2017

Introduction to Sustainable Healthcare goes international!

Our first Introduction course was by attended remotely by health professionals from across the UK, Australia and Canada.

AHP Sustainability Survey: Deadline Extended Until 31st July

NHS Improvement's AHP Sustainability Survey has 11 questions and should take about 5-15 minutes to complete:

AHP Sustainability Survey: Four Days Left

NHS Improvement's AHP Sustainability Survey is designed to help understand how Allied Health Professionals are addressing sustainability issue

COVID-19: Microbes, Nature and Health - PhD Research Questionnaire

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Cambridge research: 'Making safer emergency hospitals'

The university has just posted our work on limiting droplet dispersion in rapidly adapted emergency COVID-19 hospitals as a short film and web news

Cambridge research: 'Making safer emergency hospitals'

The university has just posted our work on limiting droplet dispersion in rapidly adapted emergency COVID-19 hospitals as a short film and web news

JOB OPPORTUNITY: CSH Education Lead for Quality Improvement

The Centre for Sustainable Healthcare is recruiting to a new full-time, permanent position based at least two days per week in our office in Oxford. Application deadline 10 February.