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Animal agriculture, air pollution & respiratory health

Created on
17 Oct 2024
by
Laura-Jane Smith
Did you know that raising animals for food produces large volumes of air pollution? The government's own reports state that "Methane and non-methane volatile organic compounds (VOC) are emitted by…
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Call for group members: Task and Finish Group: BTS Sustainability Toolkit for Respiratory Professionals

Created on
26 Sep 2024
by
Jennifer Nixon
The British Thoracic Society (BTS) is calling for applicants to join a task and finish group to develop a BTS Sustainability Toolkit for Respiratory Professionals. Following the publication of…
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Call for Abstracts! Research in Greener Surgery Conference

Created on
26 Sep 2024
by
Ingeborg Steinbach
The University of Birmingham is calling for abstract submissions for poster presentations for its Research for Greener Surgery Conference 2024 on Tuesday 17 December 2024, held on campus. The…
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Generate Carbon Reduction Plan at no cost

Created on
3 Sep 2024
by
Tushar Sharma
Hi Everyone, Our team has developed a free Carbon Reduction Plan (CRP) generator tool to streamline the process of creating a carbon reduction plan. This tool eliminates the need for manual data…
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Update to Online SusQI Resource - Measuring Impact, Environmental Outcomes

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2 Sep 2024
by
Ayoma Ratnappuli
The 'Environmental outcomes - carbon footprinting for healthcare' document available on SusQI.org under 'Resources' and the 'Step-by-step guide: Step 4 Measure the Impact' has been updated to reflect…
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RCPCH webinar: Upskilling child health professionals to talk about air pollution

Created on
28 Aug 2024
by
Emily Parker
Air pollution is the second leading risk factor for death in children under the age of five. In 2017-19, an estimated 7% ofpaediatricasthma admissions in London were linked to spikes in air pollution.…
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Carbon intensity of medicines...

Created on
17 Aug 2024
by
Gerry Lowe
Hi Does anyone know of a list of the carbon emissions per unit dose of some drugs and related items, please? Specifically the following... Hartmann’s fluid, 0.5% bupivacaine (“heavy” – so with…
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Healthcare Facilities Management Conference-Waste and Carbon Net Zero Stream

Created on
13 Aug 2024
by
David Nicholls
We are proud to announce that the final funded(free) places for the conference Healthcare Facilities Management, taking place on the 10th of September 2024, at The National Conference Centre in…
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"Simple changes to make the air cleaner" blog and Clean Air Calculator

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12 Jul 2024
by
Jennifer Nixon
A recent UKHACC bulletin signposted to this blog, and associated clean air calculator. I thought they might be useful to network members, both as individuals, and to sign-post patients and colleagues…
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South East London Inhaler Recycling Pilot Launched

Created on
8 Jul 2024
by
Minna Eii
South East London inhaler recycling pilot has now launched and the participating sites can be found on the web page…