The next paper to be discussed at the Planetary Healthcare Journal Club is Chantalle Rizan'srecent“Minimizing carbon and financial costs of steam sterilization and packaging of reusable surgical…
The University of Brighton will be launching a new module in the next academic year called:
Sustainable Healthcare Principles
This module is open to all disciplines and can be taken as…
Yesterday CSH hosted the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Green Ward Competition showcase and awards ceremony.
The combined projects of the five Green Ward Competition teams have projected annual…
Hello All,
We know that nitrous oxide is one of the largest carbon hotspots in our work in the emergency departments and it is good to see that there are a few alternatives available.
We have…
SHARE conference - Sustainable Healthcare Academic Research and Enterprise
6 May 2022 10am-4pm BST (British Standard Time)
Free on Zoom - open to anyone interested in sustainable…
I'd like to see a section in the BNF about carbon footprints of care. Please help achieve this by pushing for it with any contacts you have.
I know that it's not going to be feasible to give exact…
Hi All,
Does anyone know of any research/studies that have looked at how the carbon footprint of tablet medication compares with the carbon footprint of liquid medication?
Many…
'A number of studies have estimated the carbon footprint of healthcare provision in a variety of contexts, but the emission factors used to account for associated waste vary widely and are not…
Summary
Routine use of a blood test to rule out pre-eclampsia which is keeping thousands of pregnant women safe and out of hospital, as well as reducing NHS costs, has carbon reduction…