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The Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) has released three new Climate Change and Health Position Statements, promoting policies to deliver the health benefits of climate action. The…
Chen, M., Zhou, R., Du, C. et al. Int Urol Nephrol (2016). doi:10.1007/s11255-016-1418-5
This study aimed to determine the carbon footprints of peritoneal dialysis (PD) with the different…
This occasional paper is making the case for using patient-level information and costing systems (PLICS) and service line reporting (SLR) for carbon accounting purposes.
This case study about an early mobilisation project in a cardiac intensive care unit is available on the SusQI website as one of the examples for how sustainability can be embedded into the quality…
Setting/Patient Group: Dialysis, Emergency Department and Theatres
Issue to be addressed:
Healthcare is a major contributor to demand for virgin single-use plastic.
A successful model for PVC…
Programme andslidepresentations from the launch ofthe JCP-MH Guidance for Commissioners of Financially, Environmentally and SociallySustainable Mental Health Services, on 27th October 2015.
This guide supports commissioners, local health authorities and providers to think broadly, but practically, about building sustainable, resilient communities that have the potential, over time,…
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28 Oct 2015 •
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The Centre for Sustainable Healthcare & Joint Commissioning Panel for Mental Health
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. (2015) 30 (6): 1018-1027.
Approximately 2 million chronic haemodialysis patients produce over 2 000 000 tons of waste per year that includes about 600 000 tons of…
The 2015 Lancet Commission on Health and Climate Change maps out the impacts of climate change, and the necessary policy responses, to ensure the highest attainable standards of health for populations…
These are the slides from the Saving Resources, Improving Health: Sustainable Occupational Therapy in Practiceevent at COT HQ on November 21st 2014.
The day's consensus statement can be found here…
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29 Jan 2015 •
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Roschnik, S., Whittaker, B., Hindle, L. & Smyth, G.