Greener Practice Learn more (3 minute read) Greener Practice is a not-for-profit community interest company, run by clinicians for clinicians. Our mission is to educate and enable primary care to move towards…

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Care about climate change but feeling a bit helpless?

In this year's annual climate issue of @bmj.com doctors share their advice on practical actions doctors can take...

Read all the advice here: www.bmj.com/content/391/...

Wood burners linked to 2,500 deaths a year in the UK, analysis finds Use of wood-burning stoves and fires in homes is mostly unnecessary and their toxic pollution costs the NHS millions

BREAKING: Our research with Ricardo and @hertscc.bsky.social reveals that air pollution from burning in the home contributes to nearly 2,500 deaths across the UK each year.

Check out the Guardian's coverage of our research: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

What a fab cause and way to publicise! Great to get out and get active as part of a community

October is #cholesterol month & parkrun's birthday, so it’s the perfect time to help patients and staff improve their health through being more active
➡️find out about the #ActivePracticeCharter tinyurl.com/bdeyscsy
➡️become a #ParkrunPractice tinyurl.com/3hb89vn8
➡️Moving Medicine has great tools

Tree canopy cover linked to lower risk of pedestrian falls Higher levels of tree canopy cover may help prevent injurious pedestrian falls, according to a new study led by researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.

Human #health is a part of #PlanetaryHealth:

"Higher levels of tree canopy cover may help prevent injurious pedestrian falls, according to a new study... The protective effect of tree canopy cover is potentially due to the cooling effects of shade from trees."

medicalxpress.com/news/2025-10...

An urban park in fall with many deciduous trees changing color.

A new systematic review of 1,550 studies examined how different green and blue spaces in cities support human health. The evidence shows a wide variety of positive health outcomes, including better physical and mental health and more physical activity.

natureandhealth.uw.edu/publications...

A delicate spider web glistens in the morning light with dewdrops, set against a blurred background of plants and sunlight. Text on the image explains that nature-based solutions (NbS) use nature's own methods to address climate change, water scarcity, and other challenges. UN Environment Programme logo is in the top right corner.

Nature-based solutions harness the power of natural systems to help people and the planet thrive.

They offer cost-effective ways to tackle #ClimateChange, biodiversity loss, and pollution. www.unep.org/unep-and-nat...

Great step forward to protect population health!

#healthcareprofessionals
#generalpractice #healthcare #NHS #NHSprofessionals
@rcgp.bsky.social

Looking for your tribe in green healthcare?
We're UK #primarycare professionals, caring for patients and the planet 🩺🌍

Get connected with the issues that matter most to you by signing up to any of our 'Special Interest' WhatsApp groups

Visit www.greenerpractice.co.uk/special-inte... to join!

Glad you enjoyed hearing the talk by Munro Stewart and Guy Pilsworth 💚

@rcgp.bsky.social @england.nhs.uk

Are you a PCN/ICB lead? We can support your busy leadership role! Our resources:
🩺Align with NHS priorities- #netzero targets, #healthequity, #preventativemedicine
🔢 Demonstrate impact & scalability of #primarycare decarbonisation
💰Support cost-effectiveness measures

@rcgp.bsky.social @rcgp-innovait.bsky.social #GPtraining #GP #primarycare

Greener Practice Learn more (3 minute read) Greener Practice is a not-for-profit community interest company, run by clinicians for clinicians. Our mission is to educate and enable primary care to move towards…

Hi there busy GPSTs! We can help support you through your training:

✅Use our resources to tick off RCGP e-portfolio target areas
📜Save time with our step-by-step QIP/QIA templates
💊Use our prescribing templates to foster best practice and prepare for the ST3 Prescribing Assessment

Join us below!

If you're holding a Fairtrade International event, we'd love to see pictures!

Remember, if you're a GP surgery and part of the #GIFH toolkit, this can be used as part of 'FOD004'

#foodsecurity #nutrition #healthcare #climatejustice #socialjustice

Fairtrade fortnight. Choose the world you want: choose fair, choose change. Be the change. This Sept 22nd - Oct 5th

Join us for a cuppa? It has to be #fairtrade though

➡️ Nutritious, affordable food is essential for good health
➡️ Sustainable food chains need fair wages for farmers & other workers
➡️ Fair wages allow farmers to invest in climate resilience practices
#fairtradefortnight

@rcophth.bsky.social @specsaversuk.bsky.social

National Eye Health Week 22-28 September 2025

Do you wear glasses or contact lenses? Maybe you're an optician or ophthalmologist? 👁️

This #EyeHealthWeek, tell us what the challenges are in making eye health more sustainable. We’d love to hear examples of how opticians or hospital eye clinics are trailblazing in green practice! 🪴

@thecsp.bsky.social

Never too Late - maintaining strength as we age YouTube video by The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy

See this great video about strengthening exercises from the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EAZ...

This #FallsPreventionWeek, help your older patients assess their risk of falls and put preventative measures in place:
- Sit up & go test 🪑
- Meds review 💊
- Healthy eating: calcium & hydration 🦴💧
- Balance & strength exercises 🏋️‍♀️
- Look for trip hazards❗

What other tips do you share with patients?

Do you #KnowYourNumbers?

🫀High blood pressure often has no symptoms, but can cause heart attacks, strokes, dementia and erectile problems.
🩺Check your BP at your local pharmacy and take control of your health.

Thanks for following us and helping make healthcare better for patients and the planet.

Hey busy GPs! Think sustainable healthcare isn’t ‘clinical’?
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✔️Clean air = fewer chest infections
✔️Less polypharmacy = fewer hospital admissions
✔️Minimising wasted medicines saves money
✔️Lifestyle discussions = healthier eating & food security
✔️Recycling projects = popular with patients
Join us!

Job opportunities Find your next opportunity to create sustainable primary care. Greener Practice is a not-for-profit Community Interest Company (CIC). Our mission is to enable primary care to move towards…

We're hiring!

We’re seeking a Membership and Network Development Officer to work with our directors and our wider network members, to support the growth and development of our existing network, and to promote Greener Practice CIC across the UK.

www.greenerpractice.co.uk/jobopportuni...

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- Sustainability IS clinical care
⬇️ polypharmacy means fewer admissions

- Time-saving
Our #GreenPlan template saves time and provides evidence for CQC

- Empowerment
We help from beginner to expert via simple actions, up to detailed audits.

- Peer support
See our video!

We remain enormously grateful for the enthusiasm and dedication of our directors, members, and volunteers. This new website will provide a better user experience, help grow our network further, and move the organisation forward!

Click link in bio for more info.

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Coming soon in May: the Greener Practice Platform, our new website!

🤝simplified membership with streamlined WhatsApp groups
ℹ️Network+ membership: a paid upgrade giving access to our new Project & Resource Libraries
📍Improved connections via an opt-in ‘People Map’ enabling better networking
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This Bowel Cancer Awareness month, Primary Care HCPs can:
🚬discuss risk factors
🫛encourage ⬇️processed meats & red meat
👟promote exercise, incl chair-based work-outs, exercise on prescription, and e.g. @moveitorloseituk.bsky.social @parkrunuk.bsky.social
🧘advise on prehabilitation prior to surgery