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Light fitting change resulted in improved the energy efficiency leading to carbon reduction whilst improving illumination and saving finances.
Setting/Patient Group:Renal Unit…
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16 May 2023 •
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Mr Nsipa Siwale, Energy Manager, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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“Finding money for green initiatives is always difficult, It would be wonderful if the Unit would re-invest some of its cost savings into more carbon reductions, for example to…
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15 May 2023 •
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Simeon Edwards, Renal Unit Manager, Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
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…
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Avoiding unnecessary secondary care referrals is an effective way of releasing resources in specialist units, saving on patient transport and other environmental costs.
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Background: Health-care services are necessary for sustaining and improving human wellbeing, yet they have an environmental footprint that contributes to environment-related threats to human health.…
Headline results from Natural England's People and Nature Survey during the pandemic- taken from a presentation by Beth Brockettat Natural England, July 2020.
"The updated WHO Global Air Quality Guidelines (AQGs) provide recommendations on air quality guideline levels as well as interim targets for six key air pollutants. They also offer qualitative…
"The Global Action Plan Knowledge Hub for Health Professionals provides downloadble resources and training videos for healthcare professionals on air pollution."