Sustainability and working sustainably
Catch up with our blog posts on sustainability, written by psychiatrists who are passionate about what needs to be done to prevent a climate crisis and ecological crisis. Also see our sustainability, climate change and mental health page for more information about our work in this area.
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Sustainable clinical leadership: More tips for engaging your Trust on sustainability (part 3)
Following on from last week's post, we continue with some more tips about engaging your Trust around the topic of sustainability.
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Sustainable clinical leadership: Dial down the enthusiasm (part 2)
In the second part of his three-part series, Dr Daniel Harwood, provides some hints and tips based on past experience to support you gaining traction with colleagues.
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Sustainable clinical leadership: How to move clinicians and managers from words to action (part 1)
In the first of a three-part series, Dr Dan Harwood writes about how hard it can be to champion clinical sustainability in a mental health Trust and gives some practical ...
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Nature matters in mental health
In this blog post, authors Rosa Roberts and Tom Fisher explain the concept of nature-based practice, and discuss the growing body of evidence for its benefits to mental health.
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What’s the point of connecting with nature?
Dr Dan Harwood, a consultant in older adult psychiatry and member of the Planetary Health and Sustainability Committee, shares his own personal and professional reflections connecting with nature.
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Sustainable psychiatrists – where to begin!
Dr Katie Blissard Barnes - a member of the College's Sustainability and Planetary Health Committee - signposts some great resources for psychiatrists looking to better understand, and implement, sustainable practices ...
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Co-benefits at COP: four ways in which improving the environment could also improve mental health
Dr Lisa Page, the College’s Associate Registrar for Sustainability, reflects on what she has seen at COP and on some win-win situations where climate change improvements would also lead to ...
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Green spaces and mental health – what’s the connection?
Dr Katherine Kennet, the College’s Social Prescribing Lead, reports back from COP26 on the importance of green spaces and nature for mental health.
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What do we want, and when do we want it?
Dr Nick Barnes spoke to dozens of young people at COP26 - here he summarises their key asks and calls passionately for action to achieve them.
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Ideas emerging from week one at COP26
Professor Bernadka Dubicka's blog post offers five ideas after a thought-provoking first week at COP26.
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Are we really listening and who are we listening to?
Dr Nick Barnes has spent the week at COP26 - are the right voices being heard?
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Depicting the climate emergency through art
Dr Elaine Lockhart has been inspired by artists, scientists and businesspeople at COP26 as she considers how we can support young people worried about the climate crisis.