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"We advocate that every renal unit both in the United Kingdom and throughout Europe considers salvaging reject water as it offers a major opportunity to reduce not only the…
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18 Oct 2022 •
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Connor, A., Milne, S., Owen, A., Boyle, G., Mortimer, F., & Stevens, P.
Asthma summary
Asthma is very common. Almost 10% of people living in the European Union have a diagnosis of asthma. Among children, asthma is the most common chronic medical condition.…
Project completed as part of the 2019 Royal Devon & Exeter Green Ward Competition. The project was completed by the catering team, who aimed to reduce plastic waste associated with catering…
Practice Greenhealth is an American organisation working to promote sustainable, eco-friendly practices in healthcare https://practicegreenhealth.org/initiatives/greening-operating-room. This tool can…
3rd year medical students at Sheffield University have a student self selected placement in social accountability, which focusses on the social determinants of health. I wrote a proposal for students…
This is the most recent carbon/natural resources footprint of health and social care in England, based on 2017 data. Of note, the greenhouse gas emissions from metered dose inhalers are estimated at…
Keele University Medical School educators have developed their own cases based around four prominent types of waste within the NHS: food, pharmaceutical, clinical and fuel, which they have given…
We describe a clinical-skills based approach to teaching medical and public health students the health effects of climate change. This resource presents eleven simulation exercises used with over 100…
Case studies from 2016/17 onwards from eight medical and health professional schools in the UK, Brazil and USA.
The case studiesrepresent successful integration of sustainable healthcare education,…