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Ward host sustainability project

Created on
8 Apr 2024
by
Louise Davey-Hewins
Hi all, We’re considering a project investigating whether increased knowledge and awareness of sustainability for ward hosts may help us to increase uptake of plant based meals, reduce uptake of…
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Disposal of used HRT patches and oestrogel pumps

Created on
28 Mar 2024
by
Nuala Hampson
Hi everyone I'm doing a bit of fact finding on disposal of HRT products. The UK patient information leaflets forHRT patchesstate the following: Peel an edge of the patch smoothly away from…
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BJOG Themed Issue - Women's and Reproductive Health and the Environment

Created on
26 Mar 2024
by
Amy Manning
Many interesting articles in this issue of the BJOG, Volume 131 issue 5 - Women's Health in the anthropocene - Air pollution, toxic exposure from sanitary products, alteration of sex ratios and…
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CASCADES Publishes Sustainable Occupational Therapy Playbook

Created on
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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Focus group invitation: Identifying and reducing waste from piped nitrous in the NHS

Created on
22 Mar 2024
by
Claudia Rees
I work forUCLPartners Health Innovation Networkas Senior Implementation Manager for Climate, and am leading a project with NHS England to create a comprehensive toolkit to support NHS organisations…
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CSH, RCOG and RCM project on equitable, sustainable maternity care- PPIE recruitment

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19 Mar 2024
by
Hazel Walsh
CSH is working with the RCOG and RCM to deliver a project engaging the maternity community in how to make changes to drive more equitable and sustainable maternity care. Our first steps include…
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International Day of the midwife climate webinar

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29 Feb 2024
by
Alice Clack
I have just noticed this event being held by The Royal College of Midwives to celebrate the international day of the midwife on Sunday the 5th May. Talk Theme: Midwives: a vital climate…
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British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology: The carbon footprint of different modes of birth in the UK and the Netherlands: An exploratory study using life cycle assessment

Created on
29 Feb 2024
by
Elizabeth Murphy
Recently published article in BJOG, comments welcome. Birth is common (~140 M births/year worldwide) and, in many countries, a caesarean birth is the commonest major surgical procedure. The…
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The International Confederation of Midwives IDM Theme 2024 Announcement!

Created on
28 Feb 2024
by
Rachael Ward
The International Confederation of Midwives(ICM) recognises that midwives are a vital solution in adapting health systems to climate change, and lowering carbon emissions overall. Midwives deliver…
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More on Food System Equality

Created on
21 Feb 2024
by
Simon Gibbons
https://www.agrifood4netzero.net/webinars--podcast/webinar-the-undeserving-poor-why-food-system-transformation-is-middle-class This is related to next Tuesday's network event. A powerful webinar…