A recent report claims that onshore wind farms can bring significant economic benefit locally and nationally.  It was worth £548 million to the UK economy in 2011 and supported 8,600 jobs and suggests by 2020 the economy could benefit by £780 million and support 11,600 jobs.  Wind farms in the UK produce about 4.5 gigawatts of electricity which is the equivalent of four large conventional power stations. 

Dr Alys Cole- King has produced a very readable and compassionate leaflet to give to people who feel that they have reached the end of the road and present at Accident and Emergency Departments.  It offers simple advise and support and has useful contacts of organisations.  It is a helpful leaflet for people that are a suicide risk.

Book soon for this popular conference for students as places will be highly subsidised at £60 for the 2 days which will include; ALL teaching, catering/refreshments, The Summer School Dinner, accommodation and WIFI access!

‘Healthy Ageing’ is co-hosted by the University of Birmingham and the Centre for Healthy Ageing Research. This unique event will brings together students from different clinical backgrounds including medics, nurses, and the allied health professions with expert patients, internationally acclaimed academics and clinicians to  discuss new perspectives on health and ageing.  

Date: Friday 7th - Saturday 8th September 2012 To register your interest email; kate.fismer@collegeofmedicine.org.uk

There are three apects to self compassion.

One is self-kindness, as opposed to self-judgment. Self-compassion involves being warm and supportive—actively soothing ourselves—as opposed to being cold and judging ourselves.

Second is remembering that imperfection is part of the shared human experience—that you’re not alone in your suffering and you can actually feel more connected to people in those moments.

Third is mindfulness. If you aren’t mindfully aware that you’re suffering, if you’re just repressing your pain or ignoring it or getting lost in problem solving, you can’t give yourself compassion.

‘We humans are soft-wired for sociability, affection, to belong, and to empathize. The question is "Can we extend our empathy to the entire human race, fellow creatures and biosphere?" If we can imagine that possibility, we can save our species and our planet! Jeremy Rifkin's short 10 minute video on the empathic civilization is mapped out in a stunningly visual and cohesive way.