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The Sustainability in Femtech 2023 report is the first of its kind to look at attitudes, perceptions and experiences of sustainability across the Femtech industry.
Project completed as part of the Great Ormond Street Hospital Green Team Competition.
Team members
Jessica Gowing - Dispensing Optician
Meera Nagji - Optometrist
Setting / patent…
Published date
April 2024
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by
Jessica Gowing - Dispensing Optician and Meera Nagji - Optometrist
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…
Abstract
The healthcare sector is a significant producer of greenhouse gas emissions. Gases that contribute to climate change include carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and chlorofluorocarbons.…
As trusted advisors, health professionals can listen to their patients, raise awareness of climate change as a health issue, provide personalised guidance, and share solutions to protect the health of…
Interventions that consider climate change, sustainability, and nature should be integral to health system functioning. Placing sustainability at the core of the NHS’s future offers opportunities to…
For a greener ICU, we call for healthcare researchers to measure the environmental benefits of interventions to limit low-value care, and for healthcare practitioners to increase implementation of…
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.
