'A number of studies have estimated the carbon footprint of healthcare provision in a variety of contexts, but the emission factors used to account for associated waste vary widely and are not…
On Monday 22 November for theGreenerNHS Estates and Facilities Spotlight Day, key staff from the National NHS Estates Team visited a number of projects showcasing Green NHS ideas. These…
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Routine use of a blood test to rule out pre-eclampsia which is keeping thousands of pregnant women safe and out of hospital, as well as reducing NHS costs, has carbon reduction…
Last week, the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare was delighted to host the event ‘Green Prescribing for Sustainable Healthcare: from policy to practice’.
We hope those who attended enjoyed hearing…
West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care Partnership are doing some fantastic workon theirGreen Social Prescribing programme.Details of the projects can be found half way down the webpage.…
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This is a short video from the BBC about Nick Ray, a sea kayaker from the Isle of Mull speaking about living with severe depression,…
Hi network members,
I created a free collection of actions that dentists can take to become a sustainable practice.In sharing this with you I hope to spreadideas for sustainable initiatives in turn…
I enjoyed this article this month, which may be familiar to some of you already interested in this topic:https://www.pnas.org/content/116/11/5188
Published a few years ago now, this is a large…
Hello! My name is Nian and I am excited to have recently joined the CSH team as a project volunteer. Over the next few months I will be working alongside Ben to support the growth of the Green Walking…
Our first Introduction course was by attended remotely by health professionals from across the UK, Australia and Canada. After a four-hour self-study module, we met in a four-hour workshop to discuss…