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BackgroundThe growing challenge of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is increasingly understood to be driven by multiple factors including the misuse of antimicrobial products and environmental…
This case study outlines the implementation and impact of Theatre Badge Hats: reusable scrub caps with detachable name badges at Musgrove Park Hospital, Somerset NHS Foundation Trust. Designed to…
This is a new guide for talking to children about climate change designed for parents and teachers. It is comprehensive, easy to read and includes helpful ideas about disaster preparedness and a…
The toolkit was compiled by the Joint BASHH/BHIVA Sustainable Healthcare Special Interest Group and is co-badged by The Centre for Sustainable Healthcare.It is designed to spark change within your…
Published date
April 2025
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Sustainable Health Special Interest Group (Joint BASHH/BHIVA)
Plain language summary:Occupational therapists believe that it is important to support people to participate in occupations that matter to them. However, the activities that some people choose to…
Abstract
The healthcare sector is a significant producer of greenhouse gas emissions. Gases that contribute to climate change include carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and chlorofluorocarbons.…
Dr Mark Miller is a Reader (Senior Research Scientist) working in the Centre for Cardiovascular Science at the University of Edinburgh, funded by the British Heart Foundation. Mark’s research…
Published date
January 2024
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Dr Mark Miller, BHF Centre for Cardiovascular Science, The University of Edinburgh
The following document complies with some of the most up-to-date research that has been conducted with regard to nursing and climate change. We have compiled the literature into one document to direct…
Due to climate change the risks and variety of pandemics is increasing. This is an article written by an American nurse practitioner about their experience of setting up a vaccination programme for…
