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Today WHO launches new guidance for climate resilient health systems which places preparing the workforce as one its four main strategies. See page 32/38 for details - I've excerpted the introduction…
Please see the new and improved Green Impact for Healthcare (GIFH) Toolkit. This toolkit provides detailed guidance on specific practical actions that GP Practices can take towards environmentally…
This study by McGain et al. (2018) carbon footprinted the daily care of 10 patients with septic shock in an Australian intensive care unit in comparison with 10 patients with septic shock in an…
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28 Jul 2022 •
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McGain, F., Burnham, J. P., Lau, R., Aye, L., Kollef, M. H., & McAlister, S.
The Kent Surrey Sussex (KSS), Oxford and Wessex AHSNs have created a practical guide for healthcare professionals working in the respiratory field which aims to benefit patients and reduce the…
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13 Jul 2023 •
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Developed by Kent Surrey Sussex AHSN, Oxford AHSN and Wessex AHSN
British Journal of Anaesthesia, 125 (5): 680e692 (2020)
Forbes McGain, Jane Muret, Cathy Lawson and Jodi D. Sherman
Key points:
The scientific foundation for environmental sustainability in…
This report investigates the plan which needs to be created to promote the environmental justice of today. We must work to ensure health care workers are researching, educating, being an advocate and…
This journal details the importance of restoring biodiversity and protecting the health of people by tackling the global temperature rise. It details the importance of nurses and midwives working on…
Within this article, the focus was to look at how climate change impacts the health status of patients, the significant lack of understanding around climate change, and the implications it has on…
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3 Jul 2023 •
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Thierno Diallo, Anouk Bérubé, Martin Roberge, Pierre-Paul Audate, Stephanie Larente-Marcotte, Édith Jobin, Nisrine Moubarak, Laurence Guillaumie , Sophie Dupéré, Anne Guichard, Isabelle, Goupil-Sormany
This article highlights the impact climate change has on the health of mankind and the difficulties practicing nurses must address regarding resulting issues. The article calls for a public health…
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27 Jun 2023 •
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Lucia Sayre, Nadia Rhazi, Holly Carpenter, Nancy L Hughes