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This report aims to calculate and analyze the carbon footprint of 17 of the most common dental procedures, and to indentify types of service which are responsible for large amounts of greenhouse gas…
This recent BNMS team award submission details some measures that have improved the environmental sustainability of the Nottingham nuclear medicine service. We hope it's useful!
SusQI project was completed as part of theLeedsGreen Ward Competition10th January - 25th March by the Patient Environment Action Team (PEAT).
Team members:
Jemma Robinson - Facilities…
Publication:Operating room waste management: A case study of primary hip operations at a leading National Health Service hospital in the United Kingdom - Melissa Pegg, Rebecca Rawson, Uchechukwu…
This guide is intended to help frontline health and care professionals use their trusted relationships with individuals, families and communities to address the impact of climate change on health. It…
Podiatrists, as allied health professionals, have wide community engagement, and hence, can model positive
environmental practices, which may be effective in changing wider community behaviours, as…
*please note: this article is behind a paywall*
Abstract
The current global ecological crisis threatens to irreversibly alter the conditions under which human civilization has evolved. Within…
The study used life cycle assessment (LCA) to estimate the environmental impacts and financial cost of repairing surgical scissors. The functional unit was one use of a reusable surgical scissor, and…
Published date
June 2022
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by
Rizan, C., Brophy, T., Lillywhite, R., Reed M. & Bhutta, M. F.
People are increasingly concerned about climate change, and COP26 is an important and imminent
meeting for human and planet health.
This commentary on Green Podiatry directs us all to lighten our…
