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Pilot project of switching to reusable stainless steel specula in a sexual health clinic including carbon footprint and cost estimations

you might be interested by a recent BMJ leadership blog which looks at how planetary health is part of better primary care rather than an additional concept as well as mentioning a forthcoming book…

Sub-optimally controlled asthma is common, leading to preventable symptoms, asthma attacks and death. This is in part because of normalisation of symptoms, underuse of preventer therapy, overuse of…

This TOG commentary outlines why the climate and ecological crises should be of particular concern to all those working in women's health, the ways in which our healthcare systems contribute to the…

Commentary on the impacts of the climate and ecological crisis on Women's health, the contribution of Obstetrics and Gynaecology to the crisis, and the ways in which we as clinicians can be part of…

Touchpoint 1: Healthcare screening Touchpoint 2: History taking Touchpoint 3: Management of long term conditions Touchpoint 4: Discharge planning Touchpoint 5: Using prompts to encourage civic…

Microplastics may be present in food and drinks from various sources, exposing pregnant women to these particles. Consumption of contaminated food can lead to the ingestion of microplastics by…

Recently, microplastic accumulation was observed in the human placenta, raising important questions related to the biological effects of these contaminants on the health of pregnancies and offspring.

UK retrospective, cohort, healthCARe-Based envirONmental cost of treatment (CARBON) study estimated greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the UK associated with the management of well-controlled versus…

Objective: To evaluate patient satisfaction on gynaecological examination with metal, plastic and biobased plastic vaginal specula, and to investigate whether patients are willing to compromise on…