Greener Healthcare

Climate change 'grave threat' to security and health
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19 Oct. 2011 — added by Emma Gollub, 2degrees

The Climate Change Health and Security conference co-hosted by University College London (UCL), British Medical Journal (BMJ), UK Ministry of Defence and 2degrees, amongst …
Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council launches
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7 April 2011 — added by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees

Kimberly-Clark and Johnson & Johnson are amongst eight organisations behind a new coalition to increase the recycling of healthcare plastics.
NHS Reuse goes live
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6 April 2011 — added by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees

NHS Reuse is an online tool being developed by University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trusts and Serco to enable NHS Trusts reuse surplus and redundant furniture …
Climate change, ill health, and conflict
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6 April 2011 — added by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees

An editorial in the BMJ calls on doctors to make their voices heard on the issue of climate change.
The NHS and Climate Week
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3 March 2011 — added by Alexandra Hammond, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Follow this link for more info on Climate Week (21-27 March) and what your NHS trust can do.
NHS threatened by 'disruptive' reforms, says Shirley Williams
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2 March 2011 — added by Emma Gollub, 2degrees

Shirley Williams, a Liberal Democrat peer, has challenged Andrew Lansley's planned reform of the NHS, saying it will "dismember" the service through an "untried and …
Public Bodies Sustainable Food Bill
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2 Dec. 2010 — added by Guppi Bola, Campaign for Greener Healthcare

The Public Bodies (Sustainable Food) Bill would introduce mandatory health, environmental and ethical standards for public sector food by doing two simple things: It would …
Share your interests for upcoming webinars with us
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3 Nov. 2010 — added by Guppi Bola, Campaign for Greener Healthcare

If you're interested in a specific area of sustainability and healthcare, we would love you to take a second to fill out our short survey which will help us design an …
The Carbon Footprint of a Renal Service in the United Kingdom
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24 Aug. 2010 — added by Emma Gollub, 2degrees

This study represents the first assessment of the carbon footprint of an individual specialty service to include both direct and indirect emissions.The Dorset Renal Service …
White Paper consultations “Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS” on the DH website
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11 Aug. 2010 — added by Emma Gollub, 2degrees

By responding to the consultations you can highlight the sustainability message to senior members of the Government and to the Department of Health.