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Sustainable Healthcare Education—a network of academics, doctors, and health-care students—has developed three simple learning objectives to communicate the links between medical practice and a more…
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November 2014
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Thompson, T., Walpole, S., Braithwaite, I., Inman, A., Barna, S., and Mortimer, F.
Hi everyone! We are excited to share that we've published the Nitrous oxide toolkit: Reducing waste in NHS trusts, which we developed with NHSEngland.We hope this is helpful for all areas that use…
Abstract: Climate change has been increasingly recognized in the healthcare sector over recent years, with global implications in infrastructure, economics, and public health. As a result, a growing…
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April 2022
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Engler, Ian D. MD; Curley, Andrew J. MD; Fu, Freddie H. MD, et al
Information and guidance for health and care professionals on how to promote social prescribing in their practice.
This resource helps health professionals prevent ill health and promote wellbeing…
Discussion highlighting the energy wastage stemming from unnecessary colonoscopies. Offers a proposed outline to reduce number of colonoscopies, which are not necessary, as a means to reduce energy…
Weather systems are likely to become more unstable as global temperatures rise, but could unstable weather have an effect on the development of mental disorders? This blog gives evidence that even…
This article recognises that climate change and an aging population are two of the greatest challenges facing current and future healthcare services and practices. It investigates the wide range…
The targets of the Climate Change Act are very challenging for the NHS, which means fundamental transformation of clinical practices will be required to meet them.Sustainability in the NHS has mostly…
The Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society (ANZICS) have produced this toolkit:
A beginners guide to sustainability in the ICU
There is guidance on these themes for intensive care…