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Registration now open for the 2022 NHS Forest conference!

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7 Jul 2022
by
Miriam Dobson
Date: Wednesday 19 October 2021 Time: 2pm-5pm Registration: for free, viaEventbrite The more biodiverse our ecosystems, the more resilient they tend to be – to climate change, invasive…
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Food growing to go ahead on hospital land in Wales

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5 Jul 2022
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Susannah McWilliam
Healthy eating will soon take on a whole new meaning with exciting plans to develop a “farm” on land near Morriston Hospital near Swansea in Wales. The health board has agreed to turn over an area…
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Glucose lab sample carbon footprint estimation

Created on
5 Jul 2022
by
Eleanor Murray
I have seen paper that has analysed the carbon footprint of U&E, FBC, coag, and ABG. However, I am aware that energy source in Australia where the study was based is very different to Scotland and…
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Green Space and Health course: 21 July

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4 Jul 2022
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Vicki Brown
CSH's Green Space and Heath Course provides an overview of the field for health and social care staff at any level who are new to the concept of nature-based interventions and/or sustainable…
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Ranger evaluation finds wins for ecology and engagement at NHS sites

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30 Jun 2022
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Vicki Brown
In 2021, CSH launched an innovative project to employNature RecoveryRangersat NHS sites in three locations around England. The rangers arrived at the hospitals with a remit to run nature engagement…
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Green spaces: Can we ensure equal access for all?

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28 Jun 2022
by
Vicki Brown
The pandemic has thrown a spotlight on the link between human health and the environment. In cities, it has highlighted the importance of green space for wellbeing and the huge public appetite for…
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Gardening 4 Health: A Directory of Social and Therapeutic Horticulture

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27 Jun 2022
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Vicki Brown
The COVID19 Pandemic and the UK Lockdown in 2020 saw a rapid growth in the wider use of gardening to maintain mental and physical well-being for many people. Moreover, there has been a steady growth…
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Useful websites and organisations

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25 Jun 2022
by
Sheri Scott
Early this year,The Biologist published an article on lab sustainability - this article features four focussed projects for improving sustainable laboratory practice. Below I would like to share with…
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Free journal club 15 June: Minimizing carbon and financial costs of steam sterilization and packaging of reusable surgical instruments

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10 Jun 2022
by
Catherine Floyd
The next paper to be discussed at the Planetary Healthcare Journal Club is Chantalle Rizan'srecent“Minimizing carbon and financial costs of steam sterilization and packaging of reusable surgical…
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Laboratory sustainability in healthcare - Looking ahead

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9 Jun 2022
by
Sheri Scott
Welcome! This second post on our new network is really about sharing with you current work and the exciting times ahead. New guidance from UK Gov has been released for health professionals -…