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This project was highly commended in the 2018 Green Ward Competition Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust. Key learning point: There are multiple opportunities to reduce waste and water…

Royal College of Podiatry members look at the green initiatives that they have been implementing in their departments and clinics to help reduce their carbon…

Propellants in metered dose inhalers are powerful greenhouse gases. It is five years since the Climate Change Act (2008) was introduced to ensure that by 2050 the United Kingdom cuts its carbon…

Abstract The health effects of climate change are becoming increasingly important; there are direct effects from heatwaves and floods, and indirect effects from the altered distribution of…

This review looks at how a 20-year-old male grew Rhodotorula muciliginosa (fungal infection) from his peritoneal dialysis fluid on three separate occasions. Peritoneal dialysis-associated peritonitis…

This is a free online non-clinical carbon footprint calculator for General Practices in the UK to use. The calculator measures and identifies the non-clinical greenhouse gas emission hotspots from…

Morgan, T. and Ryan, B. (2021), How does the optometry profession move up a gear to tackle the problem of climate change?. Ophthalmic Physiol Opt.https://doi.org/10.1111/opo.12920 In August 2021…

This opinion piece proposes that the paradigm guiding occupational therapy be expanded to incorporate a global perspective, thereby integrating exploration of sustainability issues. Sustainable global…

Check out the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh's 12 quick steps to improve your environmental impact in operating theatres!

Project completed as part of the Green Surgery Challenge 2021. Setting/Patient Group: 2 hospital sites Issue to be addressed: To reduce the carbon footprint of carpal tunnel release…