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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.…
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.…
Book chapter
This practical guide for primary care provides a context-specific introduction to the sustainability challenges associated with good health-care delivery and provides easy-to-implement…
This article explores systems theory and behaviour change for environmentally sustainable orthopaedics and trauma healthcare, but the main principles are transferrable to all types of healthcare…
The healthcare sector is a major contributor to climate change and there are international calls to mitigate environmental degradation through more sustainable forms of clinical care. The UK…
There is a pressing need for more sustainable healthcare. UK medical graduates are required to apply social, economic, and environmental principles of sustainability to their practice. The Centre for…
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Clery P, d'Arch Smith S, Marsden O, and Leedham-Green K.
It has become apparent that the climate crisis is reaching critical levels and Governments and key organisations are recognising the need for change. A review of current literature reveals very little…
The annual CSH SusQI Showcase is a webinar event designed to share best practice within SusQI education and implementation. This year we were joined by local and international speakers who shared the…
In-hospital promotion of the oral route and IV to oral switch (IVOST) are key antimicrobial stewardship (AS) initiatives providing benefits for patients, staff and the environment, including reduced…
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August 2024
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Rodger R, Robertson A, Thompson E, Downie K, Thompson S, Ray G, Chisholm L, Hillson R
A short video introducing the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare'swork in supporting clinical specialties to improve sustainability. This video focuses on initiatives in kidney care, where the approach…
