May 30 2023 37 mins 1
#TeamGP Perspectives are peer-to-peer conversations digging into anything and everything general practice.
This episode for National Volunteer's Week is hosted by Dr Victoria Tzortziou-Brown, RCGP Vice Chair for External Affairs, with special guests Dr Aarti Bansal and Dr Mona Aquilina. Hear their discussion about turning causes and passions into thriving Member communities and getting a seat at the top table to affect change in a growing area of concern. Aarti and Mona share their personal journeys from interested parties to Committee Lead and elected Council Member, and give advice on how you can take your first steps in reaching out and getting involved with College too.
Guests
Dr Aarti Bansal is the College’s first Climate and Sustainability Lead from South Yorkshire North Trent Faculty and is still active in this arena as an elected member of RCGP Council and through the Greener Practice movement.
Dr Mona Aquilina is a retired GP from London and Malta who pioneered the College’s now thriving Later Career and Retired Members Committee and was their first Chair.
Follow Aarti and Mona on Twitter:
@MonaAquilina
@draartibansal and @greenerpractice
Resources and Links
· The Greener Practice website is the one-stop hub for environmentally sustainable primary care. You can learn about the links between planetary and human health, do quality improvement on asthma care and learn how to join the network in your local area or through national special interest groups.
· The RCGP has a Net Zero Hub which consists of three excellent 30min e-learning modules on sustainable healthcare, a guide to decarbonising practices and links to the Green Impact for Health Toolkit to help you take action at a practice level.
· Scroll through our Established GP pages for lots of later career and retirement information, including links to your local LCARM groups and personal stories from Members at this stage of career.
Email [email protected] for more information on how to get involved with the College's work or find your local Faculty team for a friendly discussion about what’s going on close to you.
Please note that the views expressed in these conversations are that of RCGP members and may not represent RCGP views or policy.
This episode for National Volunteer's Week is hosted by Dr Victoria Tzortziou-Brown, RCGP Vice Chair for External Affairs, with special guests Dr Aarti Bansal and Dr Mona Aquilina. Hear their discussion about turning causes and passions into thriving Member communities and getting a seat at the top table to affect change in a growing area of concern. Aarti and Mona share their personal journeys from interested parties to Committee Lead and elected Council Member, and give advice on how you can take your first steps in reaching out and getting involved with College too.
Guests
Dr Aarti Bansal is the College’s first Climate and Sustainability Lead from South Yorkshire North Trent Faculty and is still active in this arena as an elected member of RCGP Council and through the Greener Practice movement.
Dr Mona Aquilina is a retired GP from London and Malta who pioneered the College’s now thriving Later Career and Retired Members Committee and was their first Chair.
Follow Aarti and Mona on Twitter:
@MonaAquilina
@draartibansal and @greenerpractice
Resources and Links
· The Greener Practice website is the one-stop hub for environmentally sustainable primary care. You can learn about the links between planetary and human health, do quality improvement on asthma care and learn how to join the network in your local area or through national special interest groups.
· The RCGP has a Net Zero Hub which consists of three excellent 30min e-learning modules on sustainable healthcare, a guide to decarbonising practices and links to the Green Impact for Health Toolkit to help you take action at a practice level.
· Scroll through our Established GP pages for lots of later career and retirement information, including links to your local LCARM groups and personal stories from Members at this stage of career.
Email [email protected] for more information on how to get involved with the College's work or find your local Faculty team for a friendly discussion about what’s going on close to you.
Please note that the views expressed in these conversations are that of RCGP members and may not represent RCGP views or policy.
