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Abstract
The healthcare sector is a significant producer of greenhouse gas emissions. Gases that contribute to climate change include carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and chlorofluorocarbons.…
Project completed as part of the 2023-4 Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Green Team Competition.
Team members
• Dr Kay Stewart Consultant in Palliative Medicine
• Dr Hayley Evans SpR in…
Created on
7 Mar 2024 •
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Dr Kay Stewart Consultant in Palliative Medicine, Dr Hayley Evans, speciality doctor, Palliative Medicine
Case study submitted as part of Lancet Commission call for case studies.
Team members / location: Netherlands, Amsterdam
Issue: Although medications contribute substantially to the…
This interactiveTangible actions for sustainable healthcaretool in the BMJ is great - it collates articles related to sustainable healthcare in various ways, including by specialty. Lots of examples…
The UK- basedSustainability in Pharmacy Education Group has developed a document which mapsenvironmental sustainability to the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) learning outcomes for the initial…
Created on
28 Jun 2023 •
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Sustainability in Pharmacy Education Group, Pharmacy Schools Council
Some great teaching resources here from Canada on reducing the environmental impacts of prescribing, including a case vignette, key facts about environmental impacts of prescribing, plus a webinar and…
This article aims for readers to be able to:
Outline the importance of the biosphere and its constituent parts.
Describe the impact of pollution and climate change on each other and on the…
SSCreport + recorded workshop
- background/context of sustainable respiratory care
- summary of interviews with practice patients
- framework for action/SusQI projects in GP
supervisor --> Dr…
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…