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Realising the health benefits of acting on air pollution
This report on air pollution describes the current problem, the reasons it exists and the critical need to resolve it, and includes high…
Perspective paper arguing for use of sterile water in endoscopic procedures and outlines justification for this in relation to sustainable use of resources.
There is a climate emergency and need to achieve 45% reduction in Carbon emission by 2030 to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°c. The UK
NHS has a national environmental sustainability target to…
Good practice guidance for healthcare professionals in England.This guidance provides four guiding principles for medicines optimisation that will help all healthcare professionals to support patients…
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Abstract
Objectives:This study aimed to better understand the carbon emission impact of haemodialysis (HD) throughout Australia by determining its…
A really interesting article looking at the individual contribution of different methods of ‘greening’ strategies in operating theatres.
It highlights how changesin anaesthetic gas usage can have…
Resource Description:
Duane et al. “Carbon mitigation, patient choice and cost reduction – triple bottom line optimisation for health care planning” Public Health 2014…
Published date
June 2018
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Duane, B., Taylor, T., Stahl-Timmins, W., Hyland, J., Mackie, P. & Pollard, A.
This paper proposes an adaptation of the concept of value in healthcare and puts forwarda practical framework for incorporating sustainability into mainstream Quality Improvement methodologies:the…
Published date
June 2018
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by
Mortimer, F., Isherwood, J., Wilkinson, A., Vaux, E.
