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Less than 1 week until our next event

Created on
6 Nov 2024
by
Jennifer Nixon
It's less than week until our next 'sharing hour' on Tues 12thNov, 12-1pm. You can book your free place here:https://buytickets.at/centreforsustainablehealthcareltd/1437109 We'll be hearing from…
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Sleep/CPAP Innovation Project

Created on
5 Nov 2024
by
Madeleine Fairweather
I am currently looking at the referral process for the sleep service at my Trust. As part of an innovation project I am aiming to introduce a preventative medicine approach which encourages weight…
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Adding air pollution to your trust's risk register?

Created on
27 Oct 2024
by
Jennifer Nixon
Has anyone successfully added air pollution (outdoor, indoor, or both) to their trust's risk register. I've started looking into doing this after attending a trust board meeting where I learnt that…
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Optimising asthma reviews

Created on
23 Oct 2024
by
Aarti Bansal
Check out this very practical BMJ article "Optimising inhaled therapies in asthma" in our resource section. Useful for anyone working with patients with asthma. Especially in primary care.
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Kidney X Sustainability Prize - up to $7.25 million prizes for innovations to reduce water and power use in dialysis

Created on
21 Oct 2024
by
Lucy Brown
KidneyX Sustainability Prize - KidneyX The Opportunity The sustainability challenges in the treatment of kidney diseases present an opportunity for innovation and collaboration in treatment…
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Sustainable Respiratory Care Sharing Hour - Digital interventions to decarbonise asthma care

Created on
19 Oct 2024
by
Jennifer Nixon
We're back with our next 'sharing hour' on Tues 12thNov, 12-1pm. You can book your (free!) place here:https://buytickets.at/centreforsustainablehealthcareltd/1437109 We'll hear from Lynn Elsey,…
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Animal agriculture, air pollution & respiratory health

Created on
17 Oct 2024
by
Laura-Jane Smith
Did you know that raising animals for food produces large volumes of air pollution? The government's own reports state that "Methane and non-methane volatile organic compounds (VOC) are emitted by…
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'carbon' savings of recycling dialysis canisters?

Created on
3 Oct 2024
by
Eleanor Murray
Before we start a time consuming carbon footprinting / LCA exercise, can anyone point me in the direction of any data around the carbon footprint of dialysis canisters, and carbon savings of recycling…
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Call for group members: Task and Finish Group: BTS Sustainability Toolkit for Respiratory Professionals

Created on
26 Sep 2024
by
Jennifer Nixon
The British Thoracic Society (BTS) is calling for applicants to join a task and finish group to develop a BTS Sustainability Toolkit for Respiratory Professionals. Following the publication of…
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Environmental Checklist for Renal Centres from EDTNA/ERCA

Created on
23 Sep 2024
by
Lucy Brown
Renal replacement therapy has a significant impact on the environment as various natural recourses are consumed, hazardous waste is generated and chemical substances are being used. To address this…