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Applying behavioural insights for sustainable policy (Defra)

Mon, 03/10/2011

The first annual report is available on the work of the Behavioural Insights Team and examples of the application of behavioural insights to encourage sustainable lifestyles. Click here to access the annual report, and for a summary, visit the Defra Sustainability in Government pages by clicking HERE.

Free Battery Recycling at Torbay Care Trust

Project: 
Battery Back at Torbay Care Trust

Torbay Care Trust have set up domestic battery recycling with Battery Back, a free service set up in conjunction through NHS Supply Chain under The Waste Batteries and Accumulators Regulations 2009. Battery Back offer three size containers, 5 litres, 60 litres and 120 litres. Torbay Care Trust have implemented the scheme at all Trust sites and GP practices creating 54 drop off points. 

Testing the National Flood Readiness

Tue, 05/10/2010

More than 3,500 emergency responders and numerous community groups are signing up to the country's largest national multi-agency flooding exercise, testing almost every aspect of England and Wales' water infrastructure to check its flood readiness.

What Home Healthcare Means to Me

Date: 
18/08/2010
Location: 
Online at your desk

This is an open online roundtable discussing the opportunities, barriers, policy decisions and technical considerations that might help or hinder a transformation to increasing home healthcare: from telephone appointments to full telecare and telehealth systems. To what extent could home healthcare lead to greater modernisation, efficiency and sustainability in the NHS? The roundtable will be run as a webinar on 2degrees. You are welcome to listen in and participate in the Q&A session.

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