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It is well established that the climate crisis threatens global public health, and the healthcare sector, tasked with protecting human well-being, is a major source of greenhouse gas emissions.…

If you missed our Tree Week talks about planting tree on healthcare sites, you can watch them again on the NHS Forest website. In recent years, there has been a growing recognition of the…

The NHS Forest recently worked with theRSK groupto develop a myth-busting resource around tree planting. Many people think urban trees are a problem that is best avoided, but this new resource shows…

Poster that was shown at Infection Prevention Society Conference 2024 in Birmingham

ONS publishes the UK natural capital accounts for 2024 The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has published the estimates of the financial and societal value of natural resources to people in the…

The ‘Garden for the Future’ project aimed to redesign an outdated, inaccessible and underused outdoor play area at the Great North Children’s Hospital in Newcastle. The project was sparked by a young…

Project completed as part of the South Health Campus, Alberta Health Services Green Team Competition, 2024 Team members: Megan Yaraskavitch: Physician Lead, General Neurology Program and…

Promoting practical action that can help to reduce the environmental impact of respiratory healthcare. The PCRS has published a calendar of practical steps you can take to make your respiratory…

In-hospital promotion of the oral route and IV to oral switch (IVOST) are key antimicrobial stewardship (AS) initiatives providing benefits for patients, staff and the environment, including reduced…

The aim of this study was to scale and spread a quality improvement (QI) initiative promoting appropriate intravenous to oral switch (IVOST) of metronidazole in all adult inpatient wards in NHSGGC…