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The deleterious effects of climate change mean that environmental sustainability is increasingly becoming a moral and economic necessity. Consequently, clinicians will increasingly be called upon to…
The 2013 report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has caused renewed concern amongst both clinicians and health policy-makers. Climate change has not slowed but is continuing at an…
"No time for the recommended 30 minutes of exercise a day? But have you got time for illness? Physical inactivity is a major risk factor for cancer and a bigger risk factor for coronary heart…
In Sustainability in Ophthalmology the Royal College of Ophthalmologists calls for leadership from the profession and the healthcare industry to develop best practice and integrate these into our…
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…
This report demonstrates that the healthcare system and those working within it have an important and often under-utilised role in reducing health inequalities through action on the social…
Climate change is a key public health challenge of the 21st century. To address this we need to move to a more sustainable way of living and working. This report presents what public health registrars…
Carbon footprinting study by D S Morris, T Wright, J E A Somner and A Connor published in Eye(22 February 2013):This was a component analysis study for one patient having first eye cataract surgery in…
Published late last year in BMJ Thorax, editorial by Ashley Woodcock: "The Montreal Protocol was signed 25 years ago. As a result, the irreversible destruction of the ozone layer was prevented.…