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Published in 2022, Social Science Perspectives on Global Public Health is an open access book. This means you can…
This article looks at how public health is becoming increasingly threatened by global warming, land use, and changing wildfire patterns that shape vegetation type, structure, and biodiversity and…
In 2015 the Sustainable Development Unit (SDU) (now known as Greener NHS) in partnership with Environmental Resources Management estimated carbon footprints for the following units of healthcare…
This blog contains a nurse’s perspective regarding the role of the nurse and why they are vital to the NHS achieving their set goal of net zero, by 2040. The blog connects the role of the nurse in…
The British Society of Dermatological Surgery recognises the contribution of skin surgery and patient pathways to climate change. Dermatological surgery plays both a role in the unfolding ecological…
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Ali F, Nikookam N, Hunt W, Holloran S, Ang E, Chaolin C, Charalambides M, Lowe A, Brindley L, Abbott R, Wernham A.
The environmental impact of dermatological services may seem negligible compared to that of global events. And the evidence-base may be limited compared to the evidence generated over centuries of…
Skin surgery and the patient pathway for those with skin cancer significantly contribute to the climate crisis. Dermatological surgeons recognize the role of global climate change as a significant…
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Fatima Ali, Yasmin Nikookam, William Hunt, Sophie Holloran, Eshen Ang, Catriona Chaolin, Maria Charlambides, Ashima Lowe, Luke Brindley, Rachel Abbott, Aaron Wernham
The aims of this report are to (1) inform Medical Royal Colleges about sustainability initiatives occurring within other colleges, to (2) share knowledge about college-led sustainability initiatives…
