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9 things you can do for your health and the planet

Created on
22 Mar 2022
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Bethan Davies
This series of recommendations launched by UK climate and health experts (Grantham Institute, Imperial College London, Institute of Global Health Innovation, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust,…
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Pharmaceutical pollution

Created on
9 Mar 2022
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Bethan Davies
Good resource on pharmaceutical pollution - public bodies in Scotland working together to reduce pharmaceutical pollution in the environment. https://ohbp.org/ This is an environmental cost that…
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The breathe green project- low carbon inhaler clinical champion scheme & resources; https://www.breathegreenproject.com

Created on
17 Feb 2022
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Ross Sayers
We are launching a green respiratory care and inhaler clinical champion scheme to improve awareness of the potential to reduce the NHS carbon footprint through low carbon inhaler use in both primary…
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Association between greenspace and blood pressure: A systematic review and meta-analysis

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24 Jan 2022
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Jacqueline Cutting
This new review shows a positive link between greenspace and blood pressure. Meta-analysis showed a decrease in blood pressure and risk of hypertension in a greater greenspace living…
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Inhaler switching on Radio 4!

Created on
22 Jan 2022
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Jennifer Nixon
This week's "Inside Health" on BBC Radio 4 devoted half the programme to the climate impact of MDI inhalers, and the potental benefits (envrinomental and clinical) of switching inhalers. A great…
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First steps to SusQI - A simple Sustainability Audit

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7 Jan 2022
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Sarah Walpole
Whatdo we wantyoutodo? Wewillprovideyouwitha questionnaireforyoutoundertakewithatleast20patientsinyourhospital. The questionnaire isan'inhaler…
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WSO webinar - environment and stroke

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13 Oct 2021
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Bethan Davies
Upcoming WSO webinaron effects of climate change on stroke and opportunities for stroke prevention - should be well worth watching. With previous WSO webinars, if you have registered, you can watch…
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CFMS HEART: NATIONAL REPORT ON PLANETARY HEALTH EDUCATION 2021

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13 Sep 2021
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Heather Baid
The Canadian Federation of Medical Students Health and Environment Adaptive Reponse Task Force recently released this report: CFMS HEART: National Report on Planetary Health Education…
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Climate Change Urgency and Action webinar series

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8 Sep 2021
by
Heather Baid
The Intensive Care Society has a fantastic lineup of speakers for a weekly lunchtime (one hour) webinar series called Climate Change Urgency and…
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Ideas for carbon reduction in a stroke service?

Created on
27 Aug 2021
by
Rustam Al-Shahi Salman
Help! I'm applying to my local NHS carbon reinvestment fund for a pathfinder project to scope ways that carbon and cost can be reduced in the stroke service. Has anyone quantified major targets for…