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Practice Greenhealth is an American organisation working to promote sustainable, eco-friendly practices in healthcare https://practicegreenhealth.org/initiatives/greening-operating-room. This tool can…

"Sustainable healthcare education: integrating planetary health into clinical education" (Walpole, Barna, Richardson, Rother) situates the work of the Sustainable Healthcare Education network within…

An example of how surgeons can help reduce carbon emissions outside of theatres too! This study looked at the clinical, financial and environmental benefits of a telemedicine urology clinic by…

3rd year medical students at Sheffield University have a student self selected placement in social accountability, which focusses on the social determinants of health. I wrote a proposal for students…

Case study submitted as part of Lancet Commission call for case studies. Team members / location: England, Yorkshire Issue: An Ipsos MORI survey commissioned by the Health Foundation in 2021…

Case study submitted as part of Lancet Commission call for case studies. Team members / location: Wales, UK Issue: The healthcare sector contributes heavily to climate change, producing 4.4% of…

Case study submitted as part of Lancet Commission call for case studies. Team members / location: Netherlands, Amsterdam Issue: Although medications contribute substantially to the…

Keele University Medical School educators have developed their own cases based around four prominent types of waste within the NHS: food, pharmaceutical, clinical and fuel, which they have given…

Global Consortium on Climate and Health Education (GCCHE) We are excited to share with you the recently developed GCCHE online knowledge bankthat includes resources for educators on the health…

Short animation to raise awareness of the NHS contribution to environmental issues such as climate change and air pollution, and encourage health professionals to look for environmentally friendly…