A spotlight on Women's Health and Sexual Health

It's encouraging to witness the growing momentum for sustainability within Women's health, as numerous events and initiatives take shape in the field. 

Key Resources 

• Dr Ayoma Ratnappuli's great blog provides an outline of sustainable healthcare as it relates to sexual health, and signposts to examples of work undertaken in the field
• The British Association of Sexual and HIV Health Conference (26-28th June) features key note speakers on sustainability and a Sustainability in Quality Improvement workshop 
• The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) produces clinical Green-top Guidelines (GTGs) to support their membership to deliver high quality care for women, other obstetrics and gynaecology service users and their families. They are currently involved in the Green Surgery Report, an evidence-based guide providing recommendations on how to mitigate the carbon footprint associated with surgical practices, and due to be published soon
• There are increasing examples of work to find solutions to our Entonox emissions like the work carried out in Hull last year), and projects seeking to re-introduce re-usable specula

Meet Your Peers

We are excited to have seen the launch of the Women's Health Sustainability Network in the last month, and invite all interested parties to join. If you have work, or ideas to share, or would like to be kept abreast of recent developments, please join our network and say hi.
Our launch event is on the 26th July between 7pm and 8pm, and we have three fabulous speakers joining us to present their work and answer questions. For more information and to register, please follow this link.