International conference: Community Nursing Towards Sustainable Health Linnaeus University, Växjö, Sweden - June 21-22, 2022 Call for abstracts closes 7 January 2022.…
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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…
Carbon footprint of single-use &reusable sharps
This open access BMJ article investigates the carbon footprint of converting fromsingle-useto reusable sharps containers in 40 UK NHS trusts.
The…
Upcoming WSO webinaron effects of climate change on stroke and opportunities for stroke prevention - should be well worth watching. With previous WSO webinars, if you have registered, you can watch…
If you missed it, you can now watch thisepisode on Sustainabilty in Healthcare on mhTV; featuring Heather Baid, Anna Fuhrmann and myself withNicky Lambert and Vanessa Gilmartin Garrity.
Its also…
The Canadian Federation of Medical Students Health and Environment Adaptive Reponse Task Force recently released this report:
CFMS HEART: National Report on Planetary Health Education…
Help! I'm applying to my local NHS carbon reinvestment fund for a pathfinder project to scope ways that carbon and cost can be reduced in the stroke service. Has anyone quantified major targets for…
Here’s a very short but useful article about oxygen waste from turning the flow all the way up to the top (past 15 l/min) which is commonly done:
Arora, N. et al. 2021. Delivery of oxygen by…
NHS planning guidance includes a target of25% of outpatient activity beingdelivered remotely by telephone or video consultation. This would have benefits in terms of carbon and air pollution…