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Call to Action for Environmentally Sustainable Practices in the Eye Health Sector

Created on
22 Apr 2021
by
Ingeborg Steinbach
In celebration of #EarthDay2021, the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) has declared a #ClimateEmergency and released a Call to Action for Environmentally Sustainable…
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The Green Surgery Challenge Launch!

Created on
2 Feb 2021
by
Vivien De Greef
Calling all surgical healthcare professionals!** Would you like to find solutions that transform surgical practice to become less harmful to the environment and build social sustainability?…
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My role as W.I.S.E. Sustainability Fellow in Ophthalmology

Created on
27 Jan 2021
by
Aijing Wang
Environment and climate change have been areas I’ve been passionate about for a while, and I have made changes in my personal life to decrease my own carbon footprint. However, I have been at a loss…
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Breastfeeding and Climate Change Group - Yorkshire and Humber

Created on
25 Nov 2020
by
Sally Goodwin-mills
Who are we? We are a new, friendly and welcoming group of Infant Feeding leads working in a variety of settings who are passionate about supporting breastfeeding and increasing the number of women…
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NHS becomes the world’s first national health system to commit to become ‘carbon net zero’

Created on
2 Oct 2020
by
Siobhan Parslow-Williams
NHS chief executiveSir Simon Stevens said: “2020 has been dominated by Covid-19 and is the most pressing health emergency facing us. But undoubtedly climate change poses the most profound long-term…
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New Nurses and Midwives global climate movement

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26 Aug 2020
by
Siobhan Parslow-Williams
Nurses and Midwives from across the world are being invited to join the new Nurses Drawdown movement bycommitting to taking personal and professional action. To join the movement and to find out more…
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Introduction to Sustainable Healthcare goes international!

Created on
29 Jul 2020
by
Vivien De Greef
Our first Introduction course was by attended remotely by health professionals from across the UK, Australia and Canada. After a four-hour self-study module, we met in a four-hour workshop to discuss…
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"Covid Crisis"....aka......Climate Change and General/Eye Healthcare!

Created on
9 May 2020
by
Andy Cassels-Brown
We all want to "restart" elective care as soon as is safely possible in this Covid Crisis, and in some areas post-Covid era...... and restarting cataract surgery to reverse and prevent blindness has…
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Sustainability Diary March

Created on
17 Mar 2020
by
Alexander Chiu
Hi Sustainability Friends!!! Before I start I just want to wish everyone good health; these are testing times for all our healths and health systems. #staysafe#letsbeatcoronavirus. The…
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Global challenges in health and health care for nurses and midwives everywhere

Created on
1 Mar 2020
by
Stefi Barna
"The next decade is likely to produce any number of global challenges that will affect health and health care. .... The future resilience of healthcare services will depend on having sufficient…