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Newly qualified midwives will now be required to know about sustainable healthcare.The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has included sustainable healthcare in itsnew Standards of Proficiency…
Planetary health and primary care: what’s the emergency?
Terry Kemple
British Journal of General Practice 2019; 69 (688): 536-537. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp19X706145
"In 30…
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Abstract
Objectives:This study aimed to better understand the carbon emission impact of haemodialysis (HD) throughout Australia by determining its…
Health Care’s Climate Footprint: How the Health Sector Contributes to the Global Climate Crisis and Opportunities for Action.
This report co-produced by Health Care Without Harm and Arup is useful…
Summary
Background and objectivesHemodialysis resource use—especially water and power, smarter processing and reuse of postdialysis waste, and improved ecosensitive building design, insulation, and…
Key learning point:
Switching to the 44 to 1 concentration cans is a relatively easy process at negligible cost and may be a simpler method of reducing concentrate solution storage without…
Created on
18 Oct 2022 •
by
Fraser Campbell, Renal Technician, East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
Resources on climate change and health have been developed by the Faculty of Public Health Sustainable Development Special Interest Group. Although intended primarily for Public Health Trainees, they…