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In this annual review of Air Pollution Professor Chris Whitty recognises progress in reducing outdoor air pollution but stresses England needs to go further, and says tackling indoor air pollution…
John Agar and Katherine Barraclough have produced a fantastic review looking at the impacts of environmental change on kidney health as well asthe environmental damage caused bykidney services…
A project I did back in 2019/2020 looking at staff attitudes to sustainability at University Hospital Southampton.
Over 1,100 responses.
Mix of scale answer questions with some free text options…
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Abstract
The US Environmental Protection Agency Resource Conservation website begins: “Natural resource and energy conservation is achieved by…
Perspective paper arguing for use of sterile water in endoscopic procedures and outlines justification for this in relation to sustainable use of resources.
Summary
Background and objectivesHemodialysis resource use—especially water and power, smarter processing and reuse of postdialysis waste, and improved ecosensitive building design, insulation, and…
Resource Description:
Duane et al. “Carbon mitigation, patient choice and cost reduction – triple bottom line optimisation for health care planning” Public Health 2014…
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27 Jun 2018 •
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Duane, B., Taylor, T., Stahl-Timmins, W., Hyland, J., Mackie, P. & Pollard, A.
Determining the carbon footprint of specific health care activities such as cataract surgery allows the assessment of associated emissions and identifies opportunities for reduction.
This is the…
10 years ago detailed a vital role for the medical profession in addressing climate change and was used in Australia to form Doctors for the Environment Australia (DEA). Progress has been slow, with…