The Canadian Coalition for Green Health Care (@ccghc.bsky.social) is hosting a workshop later this month on reducing plastic in health care. Some interactive elements, so register soon to guarantee a place: events.zoom.us/ev/AsmHHmgEZ...

Work in gastroenterology services in the UK? This funded programme from the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare (CSH) @sushealthcare.bsky.social is for you! Apply by 20th March: sustainablehealthcare.org.uk/activity/gre...

United for Global Mental Health (@unitedgmh.bsky.social) is collecting case studies on interventions to address the impact of heat on mental health. Submit this week: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Critical win for the Ecocide (Scotland) Bill as MSPs vote to progress it to Stage 2 ⬇️ Congratulations and thanks to @monicalennon.bsky.social for her unrelenting work! We look forward to the next steps. Press release: www.ercs.scot/news/landmar...

This is really interesting from @saludporderecho.bsky.social - what does it mean for health care and citizens when medicines policy is framed in terms of 'security' rather than public health and rights? saludporderecho.org/en/security-...

🆕from GIRFT: A practical guide to decarbonising the hip replacement pathway, developed with #GreenerNHS & national clinical partners. It highlights 13 high‑impact actions trusts can take now to cut carbon while improving patient care.💚 📥Download ow.ly/iNWO50Y16YO #NetZeroNHS #Orthopaedics #NHS

Happy to see research asking patients about their experience of how the changing climate is impacting their condition - this is from the Department of Dermatology at UCSF: derma.jmir.org/2026/1/e8067...

Public Affairs & Policy Lead – Devolved Nations with @cosrh.org, the leader in the field of sexual and reproductive healthcare, driving their engagement and policy work in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland 📍Remote 💷 £36,955 – £38,509 pro-rata 📅21hpw, 12 month FTC tinyurl.com/3v5edstr #Policy

Heat prevention plans reduced heat deaths in Europe by a quarter, saving over 14,000 lives - research from @lshtm.bsky.social and Czech University of Life Sciences looking at 30 years of data: www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen...

Health Care Without Harm @global.noharm.org is recruiting an English- and Spanish-speaking Global Communications Consultant - fully remote, full time: global.noharm.org/work-with-us

If I were feeling salty, I might say Governments should stop subsidising airlines and instead subsidise other forms of travel like trains Telling consumers the carbon impact changes very little. For the vast majority of cases, if consumers can't afford a more carbon-lite option, they won't take it

The new edition of the climate and health round-up is out now! Packed with goodness. 💚 open.substack.com/pub/climatea...

CSH are hiring! Could you co-lead the facilitation of educational workshops, both online and in-person, for healthcare professionals across the UK? If so, apply for our part-time Lead Facilitator role. https://sustainablehealthcare.org.uk/career/lead-facilitator-education-team-2/

Interesting paper from @joacimrocklov.bsky.social et al. on the increasing risk of chikungunya and dengue transmission in Europe: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

"Joy in ordinary things, in each other, in embodied life, and the language with which to value it, is essential to this resistance, which is resistance to dehumanisation." Beautiful essay from @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social in @theguardian.com: www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...

Do you work in a kidney / renal care centre in the UK or another European country? This could be an opportunity for you! Apply by 13th February: kitnewcare.eu/call-for-app...

"Leadership is an emotional process." There's been some interesting action research happening at The King's Fund (@thekingsfund.bsky.social) exploring emotions and leadership in health and social care: www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-...

📢 We're hiring a Policy and Engagement Manager (Europe). The postholder will drive IDAlert’s policy engagement and evidence translation work, and support collaboration with key partners across the climate and health policy landscape. 👉️ More details : buff.ly/A1CdjJa

"Because networks can pivot and self-organize, the exact project you join matters less than you might at first think. Just about anything you do in a way that builds trust and connection with others is a deposit into an account of preparedness for a tumultuous future." us20.campaign-archiv...

Published by @wellcomecollection.bsky.social, I enjoyed 'The blue space blueprint' by Leila Taheri (artwork by Lottie Cassidy) reflecting on Brent Reservoir, nature connection, litter picking and care. wellcomecollection.org/stories/the-...

Want to make sustainability changes in healthcare? Maybe it's time to engage with procurement! climateandhealth.substack.com/p/how-to-dec...

I spoke to Ben Rossington of @thriveldn.bsky.social about a partnership project that will support Londoners to tackle climate change and improve their mental health. climateandhealth.substack.com/p/partnershi...

Here's my January climate and health round-up - I hope you find something inspiring in there... climateandhealth.substack.com/p/january-20...

Season's greetings from me and my garden! Notes from the winter solstice. open.substack.com/pub/norfolkg...

This whole thread. 💜

These are wonderful! Thank you for alerting me to them @simonlandmine.bsky.social!

"Implementing strategies to reduce unused medication could mitigate environmental contamination that threatens human health, while enhancing economic sustainability of healthcare systems." www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Top ten research priorities in women's health - developed at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) through a large UK consultation and published in @lancetobgyn-wh.bsky.social: www.rcog.org.uk/news/rcog-se...

We're hiring! New Nature Recovery Ranger roles for healthcare sites in Manchester, Stockport, Bradford and London. Closing date - 12 January. Apply now: https://sustainablehealthcare.org.uk/career/nature-recovery-ranger/ #hiring #naturerecovery

A satisfying winter job - saving the seeds from lettuces that flowered, ready to sow in the spring. Still some colour in the garden, bright berries, a pantry for the little birds.

For the December @cosrh.org policy eBulletin, Katie Clark from @tht.org.uk sets out some of the highlights in the new HIV Action Plan for England: cosrh.org/Public/Publi...

Reducing regulated medical waste: A roadmap for process improvement: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Time flies, soup season begins. norfolkgarden.substack.com/p/time-flies...

The December issue of the Sexual Health, Reproductive Health & HIV Policy eBulletin produced by @cosrh.org just landed - lots to explore! Policy developments, guidance, data, research, campaigns and lots of other news. mailchi.mp/cosrh/sexual...

In November, the @ukhsa.bsky.social published a new report bringing together the available evidence on climate change and mental health in the UK: www.gov.uk/government/p...

Interested in planetary health and sustainable healthcare? Here's my monthly round-up - including the 2025 Lancet Countdown report, the Belém Health Action Plan launched at COP30, free training for nurses and midwives, webinars, jobs and lots more! climateandhealth.substack.com/p/november-2...

Lots of interesting thread to pull on in this month's climate and health news round-up! Do sign up (free) if you'd like to receive it by email. climateandhealth.substack.com/p/june-2025-...

Editorial in the WHO journal on "the difficulty of translating 'well-being' from English to Arabic": pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

A new ten-year plan for the NHS in England is expected any day now. How do the government’s ‘three big shifts’ fit with a vision of sustainable healthcare?

Huge news from the Commons last night, as the decriminalisation of abortion takes a step forward. But you know what? There is loads of other news in the world of sexual and reproductive health too! Check out some highlights here: mailchi.mp/fsrh/sexual-...

The first hearing of the @who.int Pan-European Commission on Climate and Health is being held in Iceland next week (11th June) - register to view the livestream: www.who.int/europe/news-...

"We are closer to wildness than we think." Latest from the wonderful @wildmosaic.bsky.social: wildmosaic.substack.com/p/the-wild-i...

The good people at Asthma and Lung UK @asthmaandlung.org.uk are hiring a media officer (air quality) for their clean air and media team. Apply by 15th June: vacancies.asthmaandlung.org.uk/job/715312

Wellbeing of Women (WoW) and @fsrh.org are once again funding a research project in sexual and reproductive healthcare. Apply by 7th July. www.fsrh.org/Public/News/...

You might’ve seen the headlines: ‘West Nile virus in UK mosquitoes’ - but how did our scientists find it? 🦟 Our latest blog dives into the science behind mosquito surveillance and how we’re responding to climate change to protect public health. 🔗 ukhsa.blog.gov.uk/2025/05/21/h...

UK HIV and sexual health folks, the BMA MEDFASH prize is open now, until the end of the month, via @bmafoundationmr.bsky.social. For any health or social care organisation actively involved in the delivery of HIV and/or sexual healthcare in the UK. bmafoundationmr.org.uk/bma-medfash-...

Work in kidney care in the UK? CSH @sushealthcare.bsky.social has an opportunity for 60 Kidney Centre Sustainability Champions to work on QI initiatives that make care more sustainable, address inequalities and improve quality of patient care. sustainablehealthcare.org.uk/what-we-do/o...

The team at The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change (@lancetcountdown.bsky.social) is recruiting for a Communications Manager and also a lead for working group four in Europe (economics and financing): lancetcountdown.org/join-our-team/

I had the pleasure of speaking to Mary about her experience for this case study. The QuicDNA liquid biopsy is a really exciting development for lung cancer care in Wales and meant Mary could start treatment early.

We stand with RCOG in expressing concern over the Police Chief's guidance on child death investigations. This guidance leaves women vulnerable to investigation after pregnancy loss & at risk of criminalisation for using abortion medication. #DecriminaliseAbortion 🔗 www.rcog.org.uk/news/rcog-ra...