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How one healthcare body is introducing education on sustainable healthcare across the sector.Embedding environmental sustainability into the health sector has been the goal of the Centre of…
This report is an analysis by Malhotra and colleagues, who explain how and why a US initiative to get doctors to stop using interventions with no benefit is being brought to the UK.
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13 Nov 2024 •
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Malhotra, A., Maughan, D., Ansell, J., Lehman, R., Henderson, A., Gray, M., and Stephenson, T.
The mental health effects of climate change are significant and highly concerning, yet little is known about the magnitude of these effects or how best to manage them. This introduction to the…
A survey was conducted in the UK investigating communication methods used by staff to inform and remind patients about appointments.Increased number of communication methods used was associated with a…
Social networking sites (SNS) are having an increasing influence on patients' lives and doctors are far from certain about how to deal with this new challenge. In our literature search, we could find…
Awareness about the waste that occurs throughout clinical care is increasing. The wasteful use of clinical resources suggests a need to improve sustainability in health care, given the current context…
This report argues that health organisations in the UK and elsewhere should end investment in the 200 largest publicly-listed fossil fuel companies. Continued investment in these companies runs…
A template for patients to use if they are commencing/currently on a Symbicort inhaler for asthma. It is laid out as an action plan for personal details to be filled in by a clinician. Frequently…
This is not a new resource (published in 2017) but provides some really thought provoking reading on overdiagnosis, overtreatment and waste, including pharmaceutical waste.
