And you showed so eloquently why we need to tackle climate justice and health equity together.

*National Earth Day* Planet vs. Plastics
Microplastics >harm vulnerable communities.
Priority *health abundance*(ecological approach to health)
NHS can save > £635million in Green Prescribing (WildlifeTrust). And more through Blue & Social prescribing (singing for breathing)

'As an anchor institution that touches the lives of every person in the UK, the NHS must be a powerful advocate and driver for the societal changes needed to respond to the climate and biodiversity crises'
Why sustainability is critical for future proofing the NHS Centre for Sustainable Healthcare

“The work of justice is difficult but care is a renewable resource”
Victor Montori, MD 💙

#DeepEndIntConf2024
#healthierhealthcare
#flourishing

Poetry by Austin o Carroll

Access to food, is unattainable for millions.
In conflict zones, nearly 60% (158 million) displaced hungry people live with destroyed economies & infrastructure, and high prices for scarce food.
World Health Day theme today is ‘my health, my right’. bit.ly/3VPz61f

Less than 2 weeks to go until the #DeepEndConf2024 …

➡️ Inspiring speakers ✅

➡️ Engaging workshops ✅

➡️ Online option ✅

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We have to lay a path toward the social care future. The incoming government will need strong, specific, doable actions to get big change started. Here they are. Living good lives in the place we call home - An outline programme for the next government socialcarefuture.org.uk/noticeboard/li…

Ask not what we do but what are we part of?
We are part of co-creating fairer systems and healthier places with love and courage for our wonderful world. And like these sunflowers we are flourishing in tight spaces. #healthierhealthcare

bit.ly/3umjaIN

Declaring war on the poor. In what universe is this anything other than immoral? I have been citing figures like these. Yet again, scarcely can I believe that society would reduce education spending at all, let alone reduce it more for disadvantaged children.

Let's concentrate on health rather than disease. Unfortunately doctors, a powerful group, are fixated on disease and think health somebody else's business.

New @MarmotIHE report confirms 1m people in 90% of areas in England lived shorter lives than they should in decade after 2011 @UCL #BuildBackFairer bit.ly/3H5Fpp9

Despite more than 30yrs of warning of the escalating danger, there has not been the response that is needed. It is in these extreme circumstances that doctors committed to public health have resorted to actions judged criminal. Richard Smith writes to GMC ukhealthalliance.org/news-item/a-le…

Starting with this day for ourselves our families communities countries regions and for our wonderful world. Love and courage in 2024

“By excluding exclusions and building relationships, inclusive health care is a civilising force in an increasingly dangerous, fragmented and uncertain world.”

Season’s Greetings!

[and credit to graham watt for quote and tree🎄🙌]

75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). '75 years on, the world is tested and tormented by an agonising array of conflicts in which human rights violations are not secondary outcomes, but rather central to such conflicts' bit.ly/3Nqf4p9

Calling GP Surgeries in North East London: Do you want to support a local resident kick start their career in the NHS? Why not host a 2 week placement, and help shape the future workforce! Full pre placement training provided. Submit your interest here: forms.gle/MzdzEw7fnQuWyN…

peaceandhealthblog.com/2023/11/14/ipp…

This has just been published. Do read and share - it is something of my experience working as a Hackney GP for many years…@bjgplife ⁦Andrew Papanikitas⁩ ⁦TeamGP⁩ ⁦Elsdale Street Surgery (City & Hackney)⁩ bjgplife.com/flourishing-at…

Counting the kids. Children killed in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from 2000 until today. countingthekids.org